About 20 people volunteered to be “citizen scientists” in order to assess whether a flying squirrel population still exists in the San Jacinto Mountains. Brian Gibson of the San Diego Natural History Museum was at the Idyllwild Nature Center Saturday to describe the project and distribute cameras to local residents interested in participating. A few…
Law enforcement officers were in Garner Valley today doing a marijuana eradication on Thomas Mountain. Photos by JP Crumrine
At the end of August, the California Supreme Court may have offered the Idyllwild Fire Protection District a solution to its recently failed tax measures. In a case involving a cannabis local initiative that would legalize and tax medical-marijuana dispensaries in the City of Upland, the Supreme Court issued a decision involving the right of…
About 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, Cal Fire and Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of an injured hiker at Humber Park. After hiking to the location, firefighters found one male victim, Jonathan Zuniga, 24, of Oceanside, who perished at the scene. Firefighters then found a second severely injured male victim. Responders called for air…
Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the Stratford Players production, “Will in the Woods V,” will be presented at the Christian Science Church, 25970 Cedar Street, which is the corner of Cedar St. and River Rd. (across from Town Hall). The time remains 3. p.m. for both days — Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sunday,…
County union plans strike The Labor Day weekend passed with the usually community events and political speeches throughout the nation and in California. However, labor issues are coming to the forefront locally. Both Riverside County and Hemet Unified School District will be addressing them this fall. Tuesday evening, Sept. 5, HUSD held a public hearing…
Pine Cove voters continue to express their satisfaction with incumbents on the water district’s board. All three — Board President Robert Hewitt, Lou Padula and Joel Palmer — were easily re-elected to another four-year term. Challenger Jeffery Kleefisch finished with 60 votes (or 12.1 percent of the ballots cast), well behind the three incumbents who…
The Town Crier has new distribution locations on the Hill. As we’ve advised previously, beginning with this week’s Sept. 7 issue, the Town Crier will no longer be “free on the Hill.” The price is $1 per copy at eight locations: Idyllwild Chevron, Idyllwild Shell, Fairway Market, Lake Hemet Market, Mountain Center Market, Pine Cove…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 27 to Sept. 2. Idyllwild • Aug. 27 — 911 call from business, 1:54 a.m., 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 27 — Alarm call, 3:27 p.m., Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy….
By Jack and Becky Clark Co-publishers When we decided we needed to appeal to Town Crier readers, we had no idea what their response would be. We simply knew that relying on local business advertising would no longer work for our Hill, so Town Crier readers — the folk who seem to appreciate it most…
