Golf is a fickle game, it’s just fickle for pros on a different level. For Brendan Steele, the first three rounds of the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta were quite promising: He went from 32nd after Thursday, to eighth after Friday, to 10th after Saturday — and he was as high at fifth at one…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Jan. 18 to 24. Idyllwild • Jan. 18 — Medical aid, street not given. • Jan. 19 — Medical aid, street not given. • Jan. 19 — Cover assignment, standby, move up, street not given. • Jan. 20 — Smoke scare,…
On Friday, Jan. 22, Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang of the Sacramento Superior Court granted the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers’ Association’s motion to notice a class of litigants pursuing the overturn of the state’s SRA Fire Fee. “We now have the judge’s approval of the Class Notice’s contents and the ways it will be publicized,” HJTA wrote…
After serving three years as superintendent of Hemet Unified School District, Dr. Barry L. Kayrell announced his plan to retire at the end of this school year. Kayrell has more than 40 years in the education profession. He began his tenure as HUSD superintendent on Oct. 1, 2012. While he doesn’t have specific plans for…
In the past several months, Idyllwild’s Animal Rescue Friends, commonly known as ARF, has been inundated with found dogs. Unfortunately, that creates problems for ARF as well as the owners of the missing dogs, said Janice Murasko, ARF’s director of operations. Not only is ARF not an animal shelter, but owners are not taking simple…
The Finance Committee for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District met last week to review its budget halfway through the fiscal year, which ends June 30. The goal was to identify possible accounts that may need adjusting during the commission’s budget review. Financial consultant Rob Dennis’ balances through the end of December show expenditures are currently…
Editor: I appreciate your long explanation on the County CUP approval process [see page 1 story from last week’s Town Crier on the Idyllwild Community Center]. It would be good to have an article with the name, phone number and email of the county planner, Phayvanh Nanthavongdouangsy (PNANTHAV@rctlma.org). If the planner is contacted, a hard…
Editor: One boulder falling on our highway was a major inconvenience and not the first of its kind. It would be better if the gentlemen who wrote the letters regarding “bouldergeddon” and many other people on the Hill were aware of Mountain Disaster Preparedness. This group, along with first responders from IFPD, Cal Fire, CHP…
Editor: Regarding the article on the new parking lot in the Jan. 21 edition of the Town Crier, I applaud Mr. Stewart and his efforts to reduce the parking problems of Idyllwild. I think the way he has proposed to construct the lot, with minimal impact on existing businesses and buildings, speaks highly of his…
Editor: If you are recently paying anything over $2 a gallon, delivered, you are getting ripped off. And, sorry, it’s your fault. You have not done the basic research, the same as you might do for groceries, gasoline or a new car. The word “might” is my way of saying that some people just pay…
