Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not report responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, March 20 to 26. Idyllwild • March 20 — Alarm call, 24000 block of Fern Valley Rd. Handled by deputy. • March 21 — Alarm…
The Hemet Unified School District is in the process of recruiting a new superintendent to replace Dr. Barry Kayrell, who announced his retirement in January. A meeting to discuss the process will be held in Idyllwild next week. Several weeks ago, the board hired McPherson and Jacobson LLC from Omaha, Nebraska, to find qualified candidates…
Last week, Hemet Unified School District honored and recognized two employees from every school and the district offices, including two from Idyllwild School. Middle School teacher Bob Leih was designated teacher of the year and Melissa Churchill, the health technician, was classified employee of the year for Idyllwild School. Leih also was recognized as the…
This week, Cal Fire, in cooperation with California State Parks, will be conducting prescribed burns of brush and slash piles in the Mt. San Jacinto State Park from Tuesday, March 29, through Thursday, March 31. On Tuesday, the burn took place in the area of Thousand Trails Park in Pine Cove. On Wednesday and Thursday,…
Editor’s Note: The Town Crier began this service of reporting propane prices to our readers after many questions regarding how propane companies set their pricing structures and what factors are involved in doing so. We appreciate the cooperation of companies who answer our queries and provide information to our readers. Scott Brockelmeyer, Ferrellgas vice president…
Two traffic collisions, both serious, occurred on the same day on the same highway and only minutes apart. At 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, Robert Stanislowski, 33, of Hemet, was driving his 1996 Toyota Corolla north on Highway 243 one and a quarter mile north of the intersection with Highway 74. At the same time,…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for Fern Valley Water District, Idyllwild Fire Protection District, Idyllwild WD and Pine Cove WD. FVWD was in the March 17 issue and IFPD was in the March 24 issue. PCWD information will appear next week. Each district provides the information to the state…
The Idyllwild Community Center board is hosting a community meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Rustic Theatre. “We want to make certain everyone in the community knows when the project will start and how it benefits the community and what will be part of Phase 1,” stated Janice Lyle, chair of the…
About nine months ago, Cal Fire filed its lawsuit in state court seeking some $8.5 million in damages for Cal Fire’s various costs due to the Mountain Fire of July 15, 2013. But the federal government, which, through the U.S. Forest Service, expended the lion’s share of monies owing to the blaze, has yet to…
At the next Idyllwild Fire Protection District board meeting, April 26, the finance committee expects to have a report and recommendation on a possible new tax measure, said finance committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton. The finance committee has been discussing the substance and amount of possible tax increase for more than month. It has…
