Financial and water conditions, and authorizing several small projects were the business of Friday’s Fern Valley Water District board meeting. The final fiscal year 2015-16 results were discussed with total revenue of about $1.1 million exceeding initial projects by about $65,000. Expenditures were $1.3 million, nearly $200,000 less than budget. Net income was a negative…
Before the Idyllwild Water District meeting ended last week, General Manager Tom Lynch gave the directors a report with the monthly flow from each well used between July 2015 through July 2016. This was in response to Director Steve Kunkle’s questioning. He was absent from this meeting. Earlier in the meeting, Lynch reported on the…
At the Idyllwild Water District last week, the directors approved expanding the salary schedule from 10 to 14 steps. No other action was taken, but General Manager Tom Lynch and the board did discuss water conditions. At the July meeting, the board had approved this salary action for just the wastewater supervisor’s position. At this…
Idyllwild Water District Director June Rockwell asked General Manager Tom Lynch during the public meeting of Aug. 16 whether he indeed had taken and failed the T2 exam three times. Lynch said he would not discuss the matter publicly. Even after the story has been published online by the TC and in print in its…
Last month, Judge Mark Mandiio had suspended the arson prosecution of Traci Farley, 52, of Pinyon, a woman who was charged in June with 13 counts of arson. On Aug. 17, Mandilo received the medical reports of Farley’s mental competence. He will review them before proceeding with further court actions. However, he did ask one…
One minor-injury motorcycle crash occurred over the last week on Hill highways. At 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, Rodrigo Rodriguez, 24, of Redlands, was riding his 2012 white Suzuki 750 motorcycle southbound on Highway 243 just north of Round Robin Drive when, for unknown reasons, he made an unsafe turning movement and ran off the…
Deputy Mike Vasquez, public information officer Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed on Aug. 24 that the body found by a hiker on Sunday, Aug. 21 is that of Josephene Youssef, 71, of Pinyon. Youssef had been missing since June 7 when she went for a walk from her family’s home in the 70-300 block of…
On Tuesday, Aug. 23, Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington asked his board of supervisors colleagues to approve the use of Community Improvement Funds to help several Idyllwild organizations — the Association of Idyllwild Realtors, Forest Folk and the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The realtors received $3,000 for play equipment to be installed at the…
On April 21, the Hemet Unified School District hosted its fifth-annual Reclassification Ceremony at Tahquitz High School’s football stadium. Five Idyllwild School students — Jaysen Arreola, Heide Chavez Mendoza, Renguo Han, Charles Yoon and Cristian Ramirez Rivas — were recognized during the ceremony. The ceremony honors students in the English Learner program who have completed…
Fire log With weeks of no responses from Idyllwild Fire Station, the Town Crier will suspend reporting this log. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 7 to 13. Idyllwild • Aug. 7 — Assist other department, Country Club Dr. Handled by deputy. •…
