Idyllwild News

Plywood boards up the recently removed Bank of America ATM at the BBVA Compass Bank location.

3:21 p.m.: The Cal Fire helicopter was released from the fire. 3:05 p.m.: TC photographer Steven King reports “it looks primarily like ground fuel, they have a handle on it, heli[copter] circulating but not currently dropping.” 2:47 p.m.: Indian Fire incident commander has started canceling resources, a good sign. IC is requesting an arson investigator….

Removed from endangered and threatened status The Hidden Lake Bluecurls will officially be removed from the federal list of Endangered and Threatened Species on July 2. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the threats to the plant’s continued existence no longer exist or have been mitigated. The Bluecurl, whose whose official name…

Due to consistently low attendance, Town Hall recently cancelled the primary-school, after-care program for the coming year. Idyllwild Community Center Program Director Bob Lewis and ICC Recreation Committee Chair Pete Capparelli assure Idyllwild parents that the afterschool Kinder Program will continue in the fall in its current format. Scott Payne, coordinator of Hemet Unified School…

Imperial Valley native Terry Shirley has cherished memories of childhood visits to his aunt and uncle’s cabin near Strawberry Creek. His fondest memory is of riding a horse into town. Shirley attended San Diego State University, majoring in political science and minoring in business. Professionally, he excelled at Internet marketing in San Diego in the…

So, you own a business on the Hill that is open to the public. Or you own a business building. Maybe both. Who is responsible for compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990? Idyllwild was recently visited by David Kelly, a privately employed certified access specialist — an ADA compliance expert. Kelly, a…

Membership renewals approaching By Jack Clark Co-publisher and General Counsel Yes, the Town Crier is for sale. But, no, we’re not in a hurry. We are committed to finding the right publishers who will continue a real newspaper for our Hill — a paper that will carry on as a community watchdog publishing the bad…