Directors of Pine Cove Water District unanimously approved a rate increase effective, April 1. The District’s advanced minimum rate will increase $4 to a total of $57 per billing period and the water usage rates will increase 20 percent. Users will see the new minimum rate on their April bills later this month. PCWD issues…
The chances of preserving the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog have taken some set backs in the past two years. Not only has the severe drought taken its toll on the frog’s habitat, but the torrential rainstorms, which drenched the Mountain Fire in July 2013, severely damaged the habitat of one of the few remaining natural…
On Monday, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington (second from right) toured the Idyllwild Water District facilities. He, Jim Billman (left), IWD board president, Verne Lauritzen (second from left), Washington’s chief of staff, and Tom Lynch (right), IWD general manager, look at a dry Foster Lake …
The Idyllwild Scholarship Fund goes back to 1969 when three students were awarded scholarships, one for $250, one for $100 and one student received a desk dictionary. The organization has carried on since then as a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwel Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54405 N. Circle Dr., mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to becky@towncrier.com by May 15. The honor is given…
While they have been Idyllwild residents for only 12 years, the approaching departure of Karen and Don Patterson will leave a mark as visible as the burn scars from a fire or the trenches from a quake. Karen has been executive director of the HELP Center since 2007. Just as she was getting adjusted, the…
Spring heralds new growth in the Idyllwild business scene. Reopening at 10 a.m. Friday, April 3, is the sustainable, native plant garden, Lily Rock Native Gardens, on North Circle Drive. Co-owner Bronwyn Jones expressed delight about the new portable solar panel that will power minimal electricity throughout the garden, allowing soft music to be played….
First was Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 memoir of her life-affirming 1,000-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.” Then, premiering in late 2014 at the Telluride Film Festival was “Wild,” the movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively….
Dr. Richard Goldberg of Idyllwild will receive an award next week for helping to improve the health and well being of Riverside County residents. At the Riverside County Board of Supervisors April 7 meeting, the Department of Public Health will honor five individuals, one from each supervisorial district. This is the third year the Department…
As expected following Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s approval in January of a new county-wide contract for emergency ambulance service with American Medical Response, the county notified the Idyllwild Fire Protection District that its contract with the county to provide emergency ambulance service to zones 2 and 3 (Pine Cove and north and south of…
