‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ revisited By Jack and Becky Clark Co-publishers Town Crier readers began stepping to the plate the very day after we printed the article “Does the Town Crier have a future?” in last week’s newspaper. This very much reminds us of the final scene from “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the classic 1946…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission held a special meeting Tuesday evening, Aug. 15, to complete its performance review of Chief Patrick Reitz. After the session, President Rhonda Andrewson reported that the commission is very pleased and happy with Reitz’s performance. In particular, she mentioned his involvement with the Idyllwild community, relationship with the commission…
Water losses continue to plague district The Pine Cove Water directors approved a new resolution reauthorizing its rebate policy and program last week. Before the unanimous vote, General Manager Jerry Holldber described the differences between the new policy and the previous policy. For example, low-flow shower heads were deleted this year since the district includes…
Catherine Dearing was selected as the newest director of the Idyllwild Water District at the Aug. 16 meeting. The board unanimously chose Dearing to replace former Director Vic Sirkin, who resigned last month. Besides Dearing, Sue Nash submitted a letter of interest to the board. After introducing the candidates, both were given an opportunity to…
The Idyllwild Water District directors last week formed a committee to begin the search for a permanent general manager, and to review and to adopt the job description for a field supervisor. President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly appointed Director Steve Kunkle and himself to the Search Committee. In other general manager business, the board approved…
Bob Lewis, recreation director for County Service Area 36 recreation, said that the afterschool program at Town Hall is likely to continue this fall. With the afterschool program at Idyllwild School full with a waiting list, the Town Hall program plays a vital role in the community. “If the need is there, and enough parents…
Thursday morning, Aug. 17, an earthquake magnitude 3.1 occurred on the Morongo Indian Reservation just north of Cabazon and Banning. The quake was felt as far west as Riverside, south to Hemet and east to Cathedral City. Three residents from Idyllwild reported the quake and assigned it a value of “2-3,” which the U.S. Geological…
On Monday, July 31, James Frances Wellman Jr., “Bud,” as he was always known, died surrounded by loved ones. He was 95. With his passing, some of the early history of these mountains passes with him but will be remembered by friends and family and enshrined in history books. “He was raised to be a…
A possible rate increase and change to the water-rate model is on the horizon for Fern Valley Water District customers. At a workshop following their Aug. 18 board meeting, directors heard a presentation from the Rate and Revenue Committee, composed of directors Trisha Clark and Robert Krieger. “We’re abandoning the current process for determining the…
Despite money woes, crime down first half of 2017 Last week, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff visited Idyllwild. During his discussion with the Town Crier regarding the Sheriff’s Department budget and other activities, he mentioned the department’s recently released crime statistics for the first six months of 2017. All reported crime in Riverside County increased…
