The Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors chose new officers for 2014. The next president is Robert Krieger, vice president this year. The 2014 vice president is James Rees, who was secretary in 2013. Director Trisha Clark is the next secretary. Both Krieger and Rees were re-elected to the board without opposition this year….
Chief Finance Officer Hosny Shouman announced that the Idyllwild Water District is now debt-free. The final payment ($125,000) for notes issued in 1997 was made earlier this month. Total payments were $1.5 million and helped to re- finance the district’s sewage treatment facility. The district’s finances are positive through the first five months of the…
Editor’s note: This week, the Town Crier revisits just six of the top stories of 2013. Idyllwild evacuated for Mountain Fire Monday afternoon, July 15, the Mountain Fire began burning near Highway 243 in Mountain Center. The fire began on the west side of Highway 243 but quickly jumped the road and began blazing…
Richard Mozeleski is the new Town Hall sports coordinator. He began last week after passing the final background checks. Mozeleski and his wife moved to Fern Valley several years ago from Murietta where he had a landscaping business. Before becoming full-time neighbors, they were commuting from Murrieta part-time for five years before. The traditional menu…
The Hemet Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed from5 p.m., Friday Jan. 3 through Tuesday, Jan. 21. HVAC equipment at the Hemet Field Office, located at 1200 S. State St., will be replaced. The Hemet DMV office will reopen at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Hemet DMV staff members will be temporarily reassigned…
Late last week, the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014 (H.R. 3304), which included language that Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) submitted transferring 22 military aircraft to the Forest Service to battle major wildfires. Under the defense bill passed Thursday night, seven surplus HC-130H Hercules aircraft…
This week you are again challenged to identify the particular spot depicted in this Hill photograph. It might be the exterior of a building or surrounding grounds of a commercial, governmental or nonprofit premises, or a public place in Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Fern Valley or Mountain Center. The prize is tickets to the Rustic Theatre,…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Tuesday, Dec. 17 to Sunday, Dec. 22. Dec. 17 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Dec. 19 — Traffic collision with no injuries, Idyllwild-Pine Cove. Dec. 22 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Dec. 22 — Medical aid, Homestead.
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is soliciting community members to join its Finance Committee. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz says interested citizens will be considered at the fire commission’s Jan. 14 meeting. An application and the resolution establishing the committee’s function and compostion can be found at the district’s website, http://idyllwildfire.com. The application asks for name,…
Riverside County is seeking more volunteers for the Riverside Emergency Animal Rescue System (REARS). The group is a network of volunteers trained by Riverside County Animal Services to assist the department in large-scale emergencies such as wildfires. The volunteers are dispatched through Animal Services’ command structure. The next orientation meeting is Saturday, Jan. 11, at…
