Political letters during election season are paid at 10 cents per word. No letters will be accepted the week before the Aug. 25 election. This year’s races include Idyllwild and Pine Cove water districts candidates. Idyllwild Water District is at it again Spending money on a project that sounds good in essence but has not…
Editor: Re: “Public urges Idyllwild Water to permit new construction,” I applaud the water district’s policy of refusing to sell new water meters. I have been a resident of Idyllwild, living in the same house on Double View Drive, since 1982. I retired to Idyllwild for the beauty and peace. I remember when two or…
Editor: Who wouldn’t want a better life for themselves and their loved ones, a life without having to look over your shoulders and being afraid? America has always welcomed people from all over the world but there is a limit of capacity. How many should we or can we absorb? It took me more than…
Monday morning, Jack greeted me with “Happy Anniversary.” I paused, suddenly feeling guilty for not remembering our anniversary. (I’m the one who forgets in the marriage.) I suddenly realized September was months away and looked at him puzzled. “For what?” I asked. Sunday, June 28, marks two years since we bought the TC. In those…
As fire season begins, the San Bernardino National Forest implemented seasonal fire restrictions effective Monday, June 29. One of the restrictions, “No wood or charcoal fires anywhere on the San Bernardino National Forest,” has not been necessary since 2003, according to John Miller, SBNF public affairs officer. “This was added because of the drought,” he…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Saturday, July 4, to observe Independence Day.
Financial issues dominated the agenda of the June 23 Idyllwild Fire Protection District meeting, as the commission began preparing for the coming fiscal year. The budget for fiscal year 2015-16 was adopted unanimously, 4-0. President Jerry Buchanan was absent. The preliminary budget was identical to the draft presented at the May meeting, according to Fire…
Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff met with the editorial and reporting staff of the Idyllwild Town Crier last week. One of the first topics discussed was Sniff’s recent decision to expand the use of body worn cameras. Currently deputies in the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station have been testing the use of the cameras on a…
During fire season, federal, state and local fire agencies are at maximum alert; and a cadre of nearly 300 volunteers provides critical help. The Fire Lookout Host program is composed of volunteers from through the Southern California, who trek out to the seven Lookout stations strategically located throughout the San Bernardino National Forest. The Hill…
Gov. Jerry Brown has imposed strict vaccination rules on school children beginning next year. Senate Bill 277, which revokes the vaccination exemption based on personal belief, was approved by the State Assembly with amendments Friday, June 26. On Monday, June 29, the State Senate approved the bill (25-11) with those amendments. While vociferous and contentious…
