Unlike the skies in major metropolitan areas in Southern California, the skies over Idyllwild are not crowded with roaring jet aircraft and crisscrossing contrails. Many residents enjoy the quality of life on the Hill, with a preference for raptors circling overhead and the wind whistling through the trees. But recently, a few people have noted…
About 5:30 a.m., this morning a 2.9 magnitude earthquake occurred about 4 miles south of Idyllwild. It was originally estimated to be 3.4 magnitude. The quake rumbled for several seconds before endingin a boom. No major damage has been reported. No further information is available.
The Town Crier is now up to 20 business members, eight nonprofit members and four public agency members: Business Members are: Baily Winery (Carol & Phil Baily); Baldy Mountain Ranch (Alma Peters); Ying Chen & Andrew Lichtman, attorneys at law; David Cutter Certified Financial Planner™ (Barbara & David Cutter); Everitt’s Minerals & Gallery (Janet &…
Preparing for next year’s budget Members of County Service Area 38’s (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee began preparation of its fiscal year 2018-19 budget, which begins July 1. The committee, last week, reviewed the status of several already approved and funded projects, and its current financial balance before discussing some ideas for next fiscal year. At…
A protest hearing on the proposed elimination of County Service Area 60 (Pinyon Pines and Pinyon Flats) will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 24. The Riverside County Local Agency Formation Commission will hold the hearing at its office, 3850 Vine Street, Suite 240, in Riverside. Any registered voter within the CSA 60 boundaries…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 8 to 14. Idyllwild • April 8 — Alarm call, 7:35 a.m., Jameson Rd. Handled by deputy. • April 8 — Alarm call, 6:07 p.m., Shady View Dr. Handled by deputy. • April 8 — Alarm call,…
Opening statements in the trial of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith, both 29, charged with the 2006 murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli and Vicki’s daughter Becky in Pinyon, began Monday. Both have pleaded not guilty. Three counts of murder, with a special circumstance allegation of committing multiple murders, were filed on June 8, 2016,…
The Idyllwild grinding facility will resume Monday operations Monday, May 7. The facility will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, (closed noon to 1 p.m. for lunch) from May 1 to Nov. 30. The facility will then close again on Mondays during the winter months (December through April) due…
Besides a discussion of the possible rate increases, the Pine Cove Water District directors reviewed the current financial condition and authorized a possible income survey of customers last week. After three-quarters of the fiscal year, which ends June 30, expenses of $655,000 are about $41,500 greater than the district’s revenues. However, May is when the…
The Idyllwild Water District directors held a special meeting last week to hear an initial report from its rate consultant, NBS of Temecula. Before describing the proposals for rate levels and structures, Greg Henry of NBS explained that the analysis started with IWD’s draft budget for fiscal year 2018-19. From that point, it relied on…
