The Town Crier ended its first membership year with 650 Charter Members. People have asked us how many are renewing their memberships. Well, so far, 149 TC reader/supporters already have renewed — that’s 22.9 percent of the Charter Members — in only the seventh week of our second membership year. And we have 30 more…
The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for from 3 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, due to strong winds and low humidity in this area, as well as others in Southern California. However, a Southern California Edison media spokesperson said SCE has no plans to shut down power to the Hill…
There were four vehicle crashes over this last weekend on Hill roads, according to reports provided by California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. At 12:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, Kelly Price, 22, of San Jacinto, was driving a blue 2015 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Highway 74, 500 feet east of the intersection with…
As of Tuesday, Oct 16, the Idyllwild Transfer Station returned to its normal operating schedule. The Transfer Station will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday to Monday. Riverside County has told CR&R to return to its normal schedule since there has been very little use of the facility on Tuesdays and Wednesdays,…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 7 to Oct. 13. Idyllwild • Oct. 8 — Suspicious vehicle, 12:52 a.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 8 — Alarm call, 8:29 a.m., Fernleaf Dr. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 8 — Petty theft,…
The past week offered a panoply of weather — rain, lightning, thunder, sunshine and wind. Residents encountered this variety of celestial entertainment and then the shock of no electricity for more than 24 hours. As the weekend’s sky violence passed, the fabled Santa Ana winds began arriving Monday. The bursts were forecast and Southern California…
The Idyllwild Forest Health Project team organized an evening of speakers Wednesday night at Idyllwild Arts to discuss the recent Cranston Fire and wildfires on the Hill in general. Joining the featured speaker, noted fire ecologist Dr. Richard Minnich of the University of California, Riverside, were Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz, U.S. Forest Service Forester…
The Cranston Fire has cost several Riverside County departments close to $1 million, according to figures released this week to the Town Crier by the Emergency Management Department. “The current costs of $813,000 are approximate as the county is still in the recovery process and some departments may continue to accrue costs,” EMD Senior Public…
As of 3 p.m., most of the power has been restored to the Hill. Not all circuits have been re-energized, according to Media Advisor Mary Ann Milbourn.They are moving cautiously and expect complete restoration between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Edison media staff assured inquirers that this was not a planned power shutoff due to…
As of Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, at 1:56 p.m. Jerry Hagen, District 3 coordinator of the Riverside County Emergency Management Department, states that Edison has located and repaired the cause of the power outage and estimates that power will be restored to the Idyllwild-Pine Cove-Mountain Center area no later than early this evening, Monday. Edison…
