May storm brings some snow, lots of rain
Fog starts rolling in Thursday afternoon as the rain begins to patter … Plants lean, as if to drink from the puddles the rain creates.
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Tree branch causes damage
The heavy, wet snow broke this black oak tree branch that blew the back window of Bev Tyner’s car on Cougar Road Friday, May 15.Photo courtesy Bev Tyner
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Salaries/compensation at Idyllwild Water District
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.
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So far, four nominations
Several nominations have now been received for Idyllwild’s volunteer of the year award. For the fifth consecutive year, the Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell 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…
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Pine Cove Water moves to Stage 2 conservation level Keeps Stage 1 water rates
Pine Cove Water District will move to Stage 2 water conservation on June 1, announced General Manager Jerry Holldber. PCWD has been in Stage 1 water conservation since April 2014. At the May 13 meeting, Holldber told the directors of his decision to lift restrictions from volunteer conservation to tightened mandatory actions. However, he did…
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Cal Fire chief warns about impending wildfire season
Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott was at Ryan Air Attack Base in Hemet Friday as part of a statewide effort for Wildfire Awareness Week. Joining him were several major Cal Fire officials, as well as representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, the state Office of Emergency Services and Riverside County, including 3rd District Supervisor Chuck…
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Washington plans to meet with Hill residents
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington plans to conduct regular meetings in Idyllwild later this spring. A beginning date has not been established, but Washington and his Chief of Staff Verne Lauritzen said individuals or groups interested in meeting with Washington should contact his office. The phone number is 951-955-1030.
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Newly elected Art Alliance board to choose officers: Meeting open to all
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild, essentially moribund since the April 15 resignation en masse of its former board, will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Town Hall to select new officers and relaunch the prestigious nonprofit. No directors from the previous board opted to be candidates for the new board. Until…
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Motorcycle incident and abandoned trailer removal on Highway 74
On Wednesday, May 6, a motorcycle crash closed Highway 74 above the Cahuilla Tewanet Vista Point for an hour in both directions. The incident occurred at about 4:25 p.m. when Bryce Militi, 29, of Palm Desert, was riding a 2009 Kawasaki Ninja eastbound on Highway 74, 4.2 miles west of Cahuilla Drive in Pinyon. According…
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Missing hiker found May 10
On Saturday evening, May 9, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cabazon Station responded to the base of Black Mountain Trail and Highway 243 after receiving a call of a lost hiker. Chiu Pan reported that her 18-year-old daughter, Betty Pan of Riverside, was on a three-day hike from Whitewater to the base of…
