Idyllwild News

Beginning in 2018, the election of Idyllwild Fire Protection District commissioners will coincide with either presidential or California gubernatorial elections. The IFPD commission unanimously approved a resolution requesting the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approve the switch from mail-ballot elections at the end of August in odd-numbered years. In February, when he shared this idea…

Editor’s note: Over the next few weeks, the Town Crier will publish the latest report (2013) of annual salaries/compensation of local public agencies. The information presented is posted as submitted by the reporting entity. The State Controller’s Office is not responsible for the accuracy of this information.

Before discussing whom they might aid this year, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association discussed several issues, such as road and highway work, water and ambulance service, which affect the entire Pine Cove community. During the discussion of the ambulance service contract, County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee Chair Jerry Holldber solicited comments on the…

Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, a 2011 Scion XG driven by Chad Timmerman, 22, of San Jacinto rolled over three-tenths of a mile west of Strawberry Creek Bridge on Highway 74, according to the California Highway Patrol. Timmerman had been driving westbound and was not injured. No other vehicles were involved. The CHP report…

2015 will bring us the 25th-annual Idyllwild Earth Fair. However, a significant change will occur this year. The event has been re-scheduled to a September weekend from its traditional mid-May appearance. This year, on May 16, the Earth Fair organizers will hold a yard sale to raise money for the fall fair. The address of…

James Bachmann is 12. He is a budding ventriloquist with an already strong technique and a great sense of humor. He is soft spoken and respectful when he speaks. When he begins to talk about his passion for ventriloquism, his eyes sparkle and his hands become animated. James also is battling brain cancer and has…