The Crier sat down this week with Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) Film and Digital Media Chair Catalina Alcaraz-Guzman to discuss her recent Teacher of the Year award at the All-American Film Festival in New York City. The festival, now in its 10th year, is dedicated to high school film students and receives thousands of submissions…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent For those of you who were really swamped from the winter weather emergencies or preparing your state and federal taxes last week thinking the deadline was Oct. 16, it is now Thursday, Nov. 16. Yes, at the last minute, both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the state Franchise Tax Board…
By JP CrumrineCorrespondent Before the forecast, just a recognition that it was warm, actually very hot, on the Hill last week. The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that the temperature reached 88 degrees in Idyllwild Oct. 18. That is 3 degrees higher than the previous high of 85 degrees recorded in 2003. As this week…
By David Jerome Correspondent Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) President Gary Erb presented his letter of resignation at the board meeting last Thursday. With escrow near complete on his home and business, the Fern Valley Inn, he is no longer eligible. “We are looking forward to retirement and have found suitable residence in Palm Desert….
New curbs are a blight Editor’s note: This letter was sent as an email to Riverside County supervisors V. Manuel Perez and Chuck Washington. Dear editor: Please stop the Idyllwild paving curb installation project now and fix the enormous berms installed. The long-awaited paving project is well into the last phase with installing what were…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent In 1959, fentanyl was created as an anesthesia for use in operating rooms and later as a painkiller. However, it is entirely synthetic and evolved into an addictive drug, becoming the leading cause of death in the United States. Fentanyl is an opioid and for medicinal use is classified as a…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire firefighters form the Pinyon Pines station responded to the Silent Valley Club, 46300 block of Poppet Flats Road, at 2:21 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, to a reported drowning. “One juvenile patient was transported to area trauma center via airship,” said Public Safety Information Specialist Maggie Cline De La Rosa. She said…
Idyllwild Fire The Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 15 to 21. • Oct. 15 — Dispatched, canceled en route. Bonita Vista. • Oct. 15 — EMS. Fir St. • Oct. 15 — EMS. Tollgate Rd. • Oct. 15 — EMS, basic life support. Delano Rd. • Oct….
Melinda passed peacefully at home Saturday Sept. 23, 2023, surrounded by her loving family after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Dallas, Texas to Donna and George Lyon April 16, 1951, she was the second of four daughters. Growing up, she had a quiet independent nature and marched to the beat of her…
