The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has settled its lawsuit against Dr. Tarek M. Al-Shawaf and his two employees, James and Donna Nowlin, for $1,566,666, according to a copy of the formal settlement agreement received from the California Attorney General’s Office in response to the Town Crier’s formal California Public Records…
Last month, the California Department of Education released the spring 2018 test results for the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress in English Language arts and mathematics. Idyllwild School students exceeded both the statewide and Hemet Unified School District results in both English and mathematics. Statewide, in all tested grades, 49.9 percent of students…
If the 7 a.m. voters at Town Hall are an indicator, the turnout in Idyllwild will be quite high this year. By 7:15 a.m., more than 15 people were in line to get their ballots, another four were already casting votes, and at least eight people had brought in completed mail ballots. Rebecca Spencer, Riverside…
Apparently a large oak branch fell on power lines in the Saunders Meadow Road neighborhood. Southern California Edison is already there repairing the outage, which occurred about 2 p.m.
For those looking for a weekend adventure, or those who have to leave the Hill early and don’t return until late, or just work off the Hill, or forgot to request a mail ballot, Riverside County is offering you a chance to cast a ballot in the November 2018 Election this weekend. Early voting will…
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…
