Financial topics dominated the latest Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission meeting. At the Oct. 23 meeting, the commission received and accepted its 2017-18 audit and Assistant Chief Mark LaMont presented the first-quarter results for 2018-19, the current fiscal year. Chris Brown, senior partner in Fedak and Brown LLP of Riverside, presented the audit’s results. He…
On Nov. 6, the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group will conduct an emergency drill. About 4 p.m., an announcement will go out to MDP members that an emergency has occurred. The Community Emergency Response Team members will report to the Disaster Assistance Station to which they are assigned. The medical team, co-chaired by Dr. Richard Goldberg…
The Idyllwild Water District directors held a special meeting Wednesday evening, Oct. 24. Director David Hunt was absent. The other four directors went into closed session to review the performance of General Manager Jack Hoagland, who did not attend the meeting. After they finished, President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly announced that no actions were taken….
The Town Crier’s Membership lists keep expanding. This week, we’ll just show you the running totals: Town Crier new 2nd-year Memberships (43 brand-new 2nd-year Memberships as of Oct. 30, 2018) Town Crier renewed 2nd-year Memberships (Already 170 renewed Memberships as of Oct. 30, 2018) Town Crier active Memberships (676 total active memberships as of Oct….
Votes to recommend continuing advisory committee oversight Two headlines came out of the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25. One, that construction has begun on the Idyllwild Community Center amphitheater, funded by a previously announced $1-million donation from David and Loie Butterfield. The amphitheater will be completed in Part 1…
Two crashes occurred on Hill roads over the last week with one of them resulting in an arrest for suspected driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Ed Nuñez. At 4:25 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, Garrison Osburn, 31, of Ramona, was driving a white 2016 Ford F150 pickup truck eastbound on Highway…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are a few of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to from Monday to Sunday, Oct. 22 to 28. • Oct. 25 — Medical, 3:47 p.m. Pine Crest Ave, Idyllwild. • Oct. 28 — Traffic incident, 9:22 a.m. E. Hwy. 74 at Spring Crest Dr., Pinyon Pines. Sheriff’s log The Riverside…
Funds to help create more defensible space around local homes At the Oct. 23, Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington recommended his colleagues concur with a $4,000 grant to the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. These monies will be used in conjunction with the $600,000 state fire prevention grant, which…
Last Saturday, Allan Tiso stood on his ranch talking to Team Rubicon USA volunteers who had arrived bright and early to help clear his property of the wreckage left behind by the Cranston Wildfire. First, they cleaned around the burned tractor and put piles of metal in the dumpster. Then they took down the charred…
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has settled its state-court lawsuit against Tarek Al-Shawaff and his local employees, James and Donna Nowlin. The settlement was entered into and the lawsuit then dismissed as to those parties on Sept. 4, 2018. Although the Town Crier requested information from Ross Hirsch, deputy attorney…
