Photos: Last Week in Idyllwild: October 1, 2015
Friends of the Idyllwild Library host special meeting
Idyllwild News
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News of Record: October 1, 2015
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Sept. 21 to 27. Idyllwild • Sept. 22 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury, 5400 block of Maranatha. • Sept. 23 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury, Double View. • Sept. 23 — Medical assist, assist EMS crew,…
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Farewell to credit card swipe and sign: Hello to new credit card readers starting Oct. 1
Editor’s Note: This rollout of new credit card technology will be gradual. The Town Crier will follow it as it progresses and will be interested to hear from both merchant and card user issues as they develop. Beginning Thursday, Oct. 1, in order to tamp down credit card fraud, United States credit card giants MasterCard,…
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Idyllwild Fire receives grant money: Will consider strategy plan committee
While the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission deferred reviewing its financial position for fiscal 2015-16 at last week’s meeting, financial matters were the crux of the actions taken and discussed during the session. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz asked the commission to approve a resolution authorizing the district to use funds from a Volunteer Fire Assistance…
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Palm Springs Tramway re-opened Saturday: Two-week shutdown for upgrades and refurbishment
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway reopened as scheduled on Saturday, Sept. 26, after its annual two-week maintenance shut-down. The first tram went up at 8 a.m., the last tram returned at 9:45 p.m. Trams leave at least every 30 minutes on the hour and half-hour. Completed projects this year include rebuilding the main gearbox, changing…
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No role for Review board on renovation of building within Historic District
At last week’s meeting, the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District’s Local Review Board heard from its staff, Keith Herron, resources bureau chief, for the Parks and Open Space District, about work on a building within the district. The site is the former Pony Express, and before that the Grey Squirrel, which Chris Johnston, of Middle Ridge…
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Quiet on mountain roads, only one incident
At 5:59 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, Linda Bannon, 46 of Idyllwild, was driving her 2014 gray Nissan Sentra north on Highway 243 south of Skyland Ranch Road when she lost control on a curve and hit a rock. Bannon was not injured in the crash and there were no other vehicles involved, according to…
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Skywarn heads next Mile High Radio meeting
kywarn, an all volunteer organization that supports the National Weather Service Forecast Office in San Diego, will be the topic of next Thursday’s, Oct. 8, Mile High Radio Club meeting in the conference room at the Idyllwild Fire Station. “The public is always welcome,” said Bill Tell, MHRC president. Ed Sherman, the Riverside County coordinator…
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Idyllwild Water approves water tank inspection contract
At a special meeting, Idyllwild Water District directors approved a contact with Aquatic Inspections of Encinitas to inspect and to clean the district’s water tanks. “I’ve been working on getting the water tanks inspected and cleaned since last spring,” General Manager Tom Lynch told the board. “These companies schedule work six to seven months in…
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Tim Bashor takes over as head custodian at Idyllwild School
Tim Bashor is the new head custodian at Idyllwild School. “New” might not be totally accurate since he was hired permanently in March 2015 when the previous head custodian could not resume his duties. Bashor, a Defiance, Ohio native (about 55 miles southwest of Toledo in the state’s northwest corner), has been with Hemet Unified…
