Ann SmithReporter Ronnie Imel, founder of the nonprofit Veterans Paying It Forward, accepted a $10,000 donation from the Soboba Foundation Tuesday, May 25. Imel, a longtime resident of Mountain Center, is a Vietnam veteran. After spending a few years working for the Richfield Company, Imel went into the U.S. Army. In his early twenties, he…
Backpacker.com published a story by Bill Donahue titled “Kidnapped on the Pacific Crest Trail” Dec. 17, 2019. The introduction reads: “This is the story of an alleged kidnapping and rape on the Pacific Crest Trail. No charges have been filed against the alleged perpetrator [James William Parrillo]. The accuser [Kira Moon] died on February 7,…
All five directors were present at the May Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) meeting to discuss the FY 2021/22 draft budget, water conservation and the upcoming district elections.The district made its second payment to El-Co Contractors, Inc. for $136,301.25 for the emergency pipeline replacement project. The asphalt work still needs to be completed. General Manager…
The Town Crier asked our Members and Readers to consider whether they really need their one-time $1,400 ($2,800 per couple) COVID-19 relief money for their own, personal COVID relief. If not, we asked that you consider passing it along to those who really do need it for rent, utilities, fuel, laptops and internet connections for…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire ProtectionDistrict recently responded to the following calls. • May 16 — Medical aid, 11:10 p.m. Pine Crest Ave.• May 16 — Medical aid, 11:36 p.m. Delano Rd.• May 17 — Medical aid, 9:36 a.m. Delano Rd.• May 19 — Assist invalid, 9 a.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• May 19 — Walk-in medical…
At the beginning of last week’s Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors meeting, Board President Dr. Charles Schelly read a resignation letter from Dave Hunt, who was not present at the meeting. The letter was addressed to the board and the community. The newspaper obtained a copy of the letter from Hunt. The letter…
Norm Walker President, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council As I am writing this article, Los Angeles Fire Department and their cooperators are fighting a brush fire in Pacific Palisades (Palisades Fire). This in itself is not unusual except for the fact that there is no “fire weather” to speak of in the area. The humidity…
The newspaper asked the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau (MIB) if there were any updates on the missing people in and around the Idyllwild area. The newspaper also asked: “We are approaching a year for two [Melissa Lane and Lydia “Dia” Abrams] of the four still missing. Roy Prifogle went missing over…
Riverside County is still in the orange tier of the state’s tier system.The newspaper has heard of locals experiencing adverse reactions to the COVID-19 shot. Email melissa@towncrier.com by 5 p.m. Sunday, May 23 if you would like to share your experience for an upcoming story.According to the Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS)…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • May 10 — Public service assist, 3:20 a.m. N. Circle Dr.• May 10 — Medical aid, 12:31 p.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• May 10 — Medical aid, 1:22 p.m. N. Circle Dr.• May 10 — Medical aid, 10:25 p.m. Marian View Dr.• May…
