A single vehicle traffic collision closed Highway 74 around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28 near mile marker 53.25. Joshua Bauer, 30 of Idyllwild was traveling eastbound and exceeding the 55mph speed limit. When Bauer failed to make a curve, he over corrected, flipping his 2012 Blue Toyota Prius C and hit the side of…
On March 8, John MacLean will discuss his book “The Esperanza Fire: Arson, Murder, and the Agony of Engine 57” at the Rustic Theatre. MacLean spoke to the Town Crier, Sunday, Feb. 24, about the book and his writing on wildland fires. MacLean has written three other books about wildland fires. The first was “Fire…
The Idyllwild Water District continues to monitor its water supplies and usage. Foster Lake, the district’s largest storage reservoir, showed a slight increase in January. General Manager Terry Lyons reported to the board that the lake’s water level was 6.5 feet, a half-foot improvement. The water level of the wells around the lake remained unchanged…
On Feb. 11, a new San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board was elected (see the Feb. 14 issue of the Town Crier). Officers were nominated and unanimously elected to take over the governance, management and adminstration of the SJMCC and its two standing committees: the building, fundraising and capital improvement committee and the programs and activities committee.
The board of directors for the Pine Cove Water District adopted standby charges for 2012-2013 fiscal year. The charge remains $30 per acre per year for each acre of land or portion of any single parcel which is not served by an active water meter. At the Wednesday, Feb. 13, board meeting, General Manager Jerry…
Fern Valley Water District General Manager Steve Erler said the mid-January cold snap caused average district water demand to triple from 80 gallons per minute to a peak of 256 gpm. At the Friday, Feb. 15, district board meeting, Erler said staff conducted a system survey and found that numerous customers had failed to properly…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Feb. 18 to 25, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Feb. 19 — Walk-in medical aid. Feb. 19 — Medical aid, Highway 243, Idyllwild. Feb. 21 — Smoke scare, Tollgate Road, Idyllwild. Feb. 21 — Medical aid, Pine Crest Avenue, Idyllwild. Feb….
The Lake Hemet Municipal Water District board of directors extended its management contract for Lake Hemet Campground with The California Parks Company, Urban Parks Concessionaires. The extension, containing the same terms as the original contract, runs through Friday, Nov. 30, 2014. The water district board had previously placed a notice of termination for UPC’s contract…
The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce board of directors continues to try to reach some settlement with David Roy, according to President Chris Titus. After announcing they were considering dismantling and auctioning the monument, which the chamber had commissioned from Roy, Roy has made two separate settlement offers to the chamber, he said.
Karin and Richard Greenwood literally built Community Lumber piece by piece, discarding nothing of use and assembling what was needed from what they had …
