In response to a public question about the status of Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s response to the September letter from the Riverside County grand jury that rejected the original response, Commission President Jerry Buchanan said last week in IFPD’s board meeting he has had no further communication with the grand jury about this issue. Consequently,…
The Hemet Unified School District Board of Governor’s held its once-a-year meeting in Idyllwild on Nov. 18. While no specific issues about Idyllwild School were on the board’s agenda, several issues, which could affect the local school, were discussed. Two resolutions in anticipation of a possible teachers’ work stoppage were the principal topic and attracted…
“Our water demand dropped considerably from summer,” Fern Valley Water District General Manager Steve Erler told the directors at the Nov. 21 meeting. “This is relatively consistently normal for this time of year.” While the September and October usage of 6.7 million gallons was 700,000 gallons less than the July and August consumption, it was…
Besides the arguments over the salary negotiations, two other significant events occurred at last week’s Hemet Unified School District meeting in Idyllwild. The evening was the last meeting for Trustee and current board President Paul Bakkom. At the beginning of the session, he honored Hamilton High School counselor and Idyllwild resident Jason Sonnier. Bakkom presented…
“Our water demand dropped considerably from summer,” Fern Valley Water District General Manager Steve Erler told the directors at the Nov. 21 meeting. “This is relatively consistently normal for this time of year.” While the September and October usage of 6.7 million gallons was 700,000 gallons less than the July and August consumption, it was…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Nov. 18 to 24. Idyllwild • Nov. 20 — Medical aid. • Nov. 21 — Two medical aids. • Nov. 22 — False alarm. • Nov. 22 — Alarm system activation, no fire. • Nov. 22 — Medical aid. •…
Evelyn Teel, 3, is the first to drop her letter to Santa in the North Pole-bound mail box at the Idyllwild Post Office. Helping Santa are post office employees Julie Stanford and Christina Reitz (front), Kelsi Lehman, Postmaster Kelly Gates, Mom Theresa Teel and John Aussenhofer. The mail box will be in the Idyllwild Post Office lobby until Friday, Dec. 12, for children to send Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa allows the Town Crier to print the letters in the Christmas edition for readers to enjoy. Photo by Halie Wilson” width=”720″ height=”480″ /> NORTH POLE MAIL: Evelyn Teel, 3, is the first to drop her letter to Santa in the North Pole-bound mail box at the Idyllwild Post Office. Helping Santa are post office employees Julie Stanford and Christina Reitz (front), Kelsi Lehman, Postmaster Kelly Gates, Mom Theresa Teel and John Aussenhofer. The mail box will be in the Idyllwild Post Office lobby until Friday, Dec. 12, for children to send Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa allows the Town Crier to print the letters in the Christmas edition for readers to enjoy.
Once again, Hill voters lead the county in civic participation. While Hill voters generally disagreed with other voters in Riverside County and agreed with the rest of the state on most races and ballots, here voters on the Hill stood out differently from most voters throughout the state and the nation. Much despair over voters’…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27, to observe Thanksgiving are: • Area post offices • BBVA Compass Bank • Fairway Market • Fern Creek Medical Center • Fern Valley Water District • Hemet Unified School District • Idyllwild Health Center • Idyllwild Library • Idyllwild Nature Center (also Friday) •…
During the latest Idyllwild Water District meeting, General Manager Tom Lynch discussed efforts to revive about 10 existing horizontal wells above Foster Lake. The lake remains dry. Lynch showed the directors photos of the empty reservoir, and the water district is still in a Water Emergency Stage 2. “The wells at the lake remain critical…
