Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Feb. 18 to 24. Idyllwild • Feb. 18 — Alarm call, 2:37 p.m., Chipmunk Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 19 — Alarm call, 9:18 a.m., Village Center Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 19 — Incorrigible minor,…
DA still pursuing embezzlement conviction Joe Aklufi, former city attorney for Beaumont, and one of seven city officials charged with embezzlement, had his Thursday, Feb. 22, hearing continued to May 18. Aklufi is the only one of the seven who has not pleaded guilty to the effort to take more than $43 million from the…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers We thank you all for your continuing support of the Town Crier and our community. We are actively seeking new, younger and experienced publishers who will carry the Town Crier into the foreseeable future. Currently, there are at least two potential publishers who have shown some interest. We will…
By Don Stoll Idyllwild Arts Manager of Communications and International Student Relations “That’s ancient history. I’ll tell you what resonates today, though.” Bill Lowman, Idyllwild Arts Academy’s founding president, could have talked all day about Dr. Richard MacNeal, who had died in January at age 94. Lowman was planning what to say as one of the speakers at his…
More than 10 years after the crime and 20 months since the defendants were re-arrested and re-charged, Judge Bernard Schwartz of the Riverside County Superior Court has set March 27 as a tentative start of the murder trial for Robert Lars Pape, 29, and Cristin Conrad Smith, 29. In June 2016, they were charged for…
Cancer takes another thoughtful mind Geoffrey Caine passed away Saturday, Feb. 24. He was 71 years old. Caine, along with his wife Dr. Renate Caine, founded the Caine Learning Center in Idyllwild. The world-renowned authors and educators wrote prolifically about natural learning. Caine was a profound man — a lawyer, a law professor, an educator,…
Seeks new director The Idyllwild Water District had a short and relatively noncontroversial agenda for its Feb. 21 meeting. The board agreed to hire a third party to administer some its employee retirement plans. IWD is not a participant in the California Public Employees Retirement System, commonly called CalPERS. According to General Manager Jack Hoagland,…
A white van with black lettering on its side reads “Idyllwild Shuttle.” The van, idling at the far side of the Pine Cove Market parking lot, awaited passengers. The driver will tell you the service is free — a free community service for everyone. Ken Hinkle said he is “a regular rider,” and that he’s…
Idyllwild Fire serves its constituents first, supports AMR, if needed Pine Cove residents were assured that American Medical Response is their primary emergency ambulance service. “Residents from Pine Cove will only receive a responding IFPD ambulance when AMR is unavailable and the closest available ambulance is from IFPD,” the Riverside County Emergency Management Department said…
At an unknown time, Sunday, Feb. 18, a white 2006 Cadillac CTS hit a tree just south of Pine Dell Drive on Highway 243, while apparently heading south, according to a California Highway Patrol report. The unoccupied vehicle showed moderate damage to the front end and left side. The address for the Cadillac is out…
