The Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award committee at the Town Crier has decided on three top candidates for the community to choose among. The honor is given to an individual or group who represents EMax’s spirit of community and volunteerism. Prior awardees took actions that created a spark sufficient to bring others into the fray…
65 years ago – 1951 Opening of trout season was marred by severe weather and tragedy. Ten camping parties had to be rescued from Dark Canyon Campground and a boy froze to death when he attempted to hike out seeking help for his father who had suffered a heart attack. 60 years ago – 1956…
Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF dogs and cats were discussing the change in cattery dynamics with the arrival of kittens and possible departure of Mishka, the husky. Leia: (bursting into the room) Well, it has happened again. The dogs are gone. Bill: Gone? Do you mean they’re with forever families?…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Monday to Sunday, May 9 to 15. Idyllwild • May 9 — Three medical aids. • May 10 — Two medical aids. • May 10 — Fire, other. • May 11 — Three medical aids. • May 13 — Medical aid. • May 14…
May 23 is the deadline for eligible California citizens to register to vote for the first time or to update their voter registration information for the June 7 presidential primary election. Secretary of State Alex Padilla has provided the following tips for voters registered with no-party preference planning to vote in the June 7 primary….
Randy Voepel, longtime Santee mayor and insurance underwriter and broker, is analytical by nature. “I call myself a manly nerd,” he said. “I like analysis and problem solving. As mayor of Santee, I’ve worked hard to implement a conservative, limited-government vision for Santee.” Voepel has been mayor of Santee, a San Diego suburb of just…
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife manages more than 1.1 million acres. State law authorizes the establishment and imposition of an entrance-of-use fee, called a Lands Pass. The CDFW charges a Lands Pass fee for visitors to certain areas who do not possess a hunting, fishing or trapping license. For 2016, a daily Lands…
“Things don’t last forever. The surging tide of revenue is beginning to turn as it always does,” said Gov. Jerry Brown at the news conference Friday, May 13, releasing his May revisions for the fiscal year 2016-17 budget proposal. Brown’s statement, which began the conference, demonstrates his fears about the future, reflected in the current…
Editor’s note: Three names will appear on the ballot for the Assembly District 71 race. However, Leo Hamel has withdrawn from the race, but not in time to have his name removed. Centrist Republican Tony Teora repeats his run for Assembly District 71, this time against Santee Mayor Randy Voepel. Voepel, a conservative, is favored…
By Bobbie Glasheen Rummaging in a drawer for stray M&Ms, I come across an envelope, splotched and stained with what I hope is coffee. Aha! It is addressed to me. Carefully, even reverently, I draw the invitation from the envelope. The card stock is feathery and all but falls apart in my hands. This could…
