The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) was awarded a grant to continue the San Jac Fuels Reduction program. The new phase began Nov. 1 and will include Pinyon Pines, Garner Valley, Mountain Center, Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Poppet Flats. The grant is for $200,000 with a matching amount of $200,000. California Fire Safe Council…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners met Oct. 27. After the invocation, the board took 30 seconds of silence in honor of the five firefighters of Engine 57 — Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser, Engineer Jess McLean, Assistant Engineer Jason McKay, firefighter Pablo Cerda and firefighter Daniel Hoover-Najera — who died Oct. 26, 2006…
Since the beginning of June, the Town Crier has contacted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau every week in an attempt to receive updates about the missing people in and around the Idyllwild area. On Oct. 30, the Town Crier wrote, “I emailed a couple of weeks ago about getting information on…
Wildland Organics offers eco-conscious hair and body care products, helping people live a healthy and organic lifestyle. On Halloween, Wildland Organics officially opened a new storefront in Oakwood Village — a dream come true for owners Marisa Quintanilla and Daane Griffeth. “We’ve always loved this spot,” Quintanilla said. “We wanted to open a shop but…
Sandi Austin has called Idyllwild her home since 2016. After moving from her hometown of San Diego, Austin immediately immersed herself into Idyllwild’s art culture. Austin has always been artistic but found her niche and passion in creating mosaic art. “I started doing mosaic art about 30 years ago but I didn’t start selling any…
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Throughout our country, community newspapers have closed down because of serious losses in advertising revenue.The Town Crier needs help from our Readers to continue serving our Hill community and they are responding.Each week, our Members are renewing generously, and new Members are joining them. So, the Town Crier can continue to do its task of…
Riverside County returned to the purple tier last week after it was allowed one extra week in the red tier. According to the state’s tier system, purple means the virus is widespread and that many nonessential indoor business operations are closed.“Right now, there is no legal action anticipated,” wrote a county representative Monday in response…
The Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors received a presentation of the annual audit by Scott Manno from Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP at its October meeting. General Manager Jerry Holldber presented a list of enhancements and a 10-20-50-plus year plan.The newspaper will cover the audits of the local districts in a separate…
Idyllwild FireIdyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Oct. 19 — Public service, 12:02 p.m.• Oct. 19 — Good intent call, 5:06 p.m. Delano Dr.• Oct. 20 — Medical aid, 3:04 p.m. Fern Valley Rd.• Oct. 20 — Walk-in medical aid, 8:01 p.m.• Oct. 21 — Medical aid, 3:34 a.m. Pine Crest…
