No telling signs yet; just be prepared Over the past month, the San Jacinto Fault, which passes under Garner Valley and near Idyllwild, has been the source of dozens of small quakes. Almost all were magnitude 2.9 or less, although on Nov. 8, tremors with magnitudes 2.9 and 3.2 were only an hour apart in the…
Joel Vargas-Hernandez, 28, of Mead Valley, who was arrested in September for suspicion of the theft of water from the Pine Cove Water District, had an arraignment in another case last week. The judge in that case, involving disorderly conduct and prostitution, set a trial readiness conference for Dec. 18. On Nov. 8, the Riverside…
Rees expressed concern with proposed rate plan Specific cash reserve funds, for purposes such as operations, capital improvements and equipment, is an aspect of the proposed rate increase for Fern Valley Water District. Directors Trisha Clark and Robert Krieger, who composed the Rate and Revenue Committee, had recommended that the board set aside funds for…
Director elections moved to November in 2022 At its regular November meeting, the Idyllwild Water District directors adopted new regulations for administering the sewer system and agreed to move their bi-annual August election for directors to the state’s November general elections beginning in 2022. The new sewer rule, Ordinance 65, replaces regulations adopted 20 years…
The Idyllwild Water District held two meetings on the same night. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m., President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly opened the regular meeting. About 90 minutes later, the board moved to closed session to meet with its legal counsel about a water complaint over Strawberry Creek. Following that closed session, the…
Friday morning, Nov. 17, Idyllwild experienced a serious of brief power outages. Between 8:10 a.m. and about 8:40 a.m. power went out throughout the community. About six outages occurred during this period. None were for longer than a minute and several were back-to-back. When asked about the cause, the Southern California spokesperson said they were…
The Idyllwild grinding facility will be closed Mondays from Dec. 4, 2017, through April 30, 2018. Weekday operations will continue on Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The site will be closed from noon to 1 p.m. daily for lunch. The facility will resume Monday operations on May 7, 2018. The facility…
Mt. San Jacinto State Park Superintendent Mark Hudgens announced that the Willow Creek Trial, closed by the 2013 Mountain Fire, is now open. “With the dedication and hard work of both [state] Parks and [U.S.] Forest Service staff and volunteers, the trail has been cleared and is now safe to travel upon.” The trail, within…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers Now, 11 businesses are Town Crier Members: Baily Winery; Everitt’s Minerals & Gallery; The Family Business (tax preparation); Fern Valley Inn; Idyllwild Backhoe; Idyllwild Vacation Rentals; Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery; Mountain High Escrow; The Red Kettle (restaurant); Sandlin & Son Refrigeration; and Sub Rosa Apothecary. Also, four nonprofit…
A Banning motorcyclist lost his life last week on Highway 243. At about 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, Thai Yang, 40, of Banning, was riding a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on Highway 243. He was about 1 mile north of Mountain Center. Vincent Brooks, 26, of Mountain Center, was driving a blue Ford F-150 northbound…
