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…
By Idyllwild School PTAContributed Faculty at Idyllwild School were treated to some well-deserved pampering May 3 through 7 during Teacher Appreciation Week.Idyllwild School PTA organized and sponsored the week of morning goodies, lunches and gifts of gratitude.“We know how challenging it’s been for teachers in 2020 and 2021 given the pandemic and having to totally…
One reportable collision occurred on Highway 243 almost two weeks ago, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier.The newspaper will report on the fatality that occurred on Sunday, May 9 as soon as CHP is able to release information.At 10:55 p.m. Saturday, May 8, Jaimethon Llyr Titties, 20 of Twentynine Palms,…
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) Board of Directors held its meeting last week. Directors Rose Venard and Lou Padula were absent.The approval of the March and April financial statements were tabled to the next meeting. Director Vicki Jakubac abstains from voting on the items due to her ties to SoCal Propane. The present board…
Your new or renewed Town Crier Membership comes with a big extra: Thanks to the generosity of Bruce Ross and Eileen Gallo-Ross, each TC new or renewed Membership receives discounts at the Red Kettle restaurant in downtown Idyllwild on up to two meals per day for six months!So, become a Member, if you’re not already,…
David Gotfredson, investigative producer with CBS News 8, published a story April 5 regarding a petition filed by Keith Harper, Lydia “Dia” Abrams’ self-proclaimed live-in boyfriend/fiancé, with the Riverside County court March 22 “asking a judge to appoint him successor trustee to the Abrams estate, as spelled out in the trust agreement. “The Dia Kenshalo…
