Although not $1 of the controversial Fire Prevention fee has been collected, Gov. Jerry Brown has plans for spending $50 million from that fee this fiscal year and $84 million in fiscal 2012-13. This year, $50 million of funds will supplement the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (CAL FIRE) regular budget. Collections are…
It was a day that had been long anticipated …
ICRC recently announced there would be no Idyllwild ice rink this season …
In what is typically a slow time for Idyllwild merchants, five new businesses are opening their doors in a vote of confidence in the Hill’s economic recovery.
Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone was in Idylwild Friday for his monthly meetings and used some of the time to official break the ground on the new Idyllwild Library. “This is a very exciting day for me and for you in Idyllwild,” Stone said. Everyone was very pleased with the plans for the new library….
The ice rink, proposed for the Idyllwild Community Center site, is being dismantled. Gary Steven, the operator, has given up. Yesterday, the Town Crier received the following note for the community. “Dear Friends and Neighbors, We wanted to let everyone know that the proposed Winter Ice Skating Rink the ICC Site will not be opening…
Thursday evening, Jan. 26, the Eddys — Jerry and Debbie — thought they heard an engine from airplane crossing the San Jacinto Mountains land on their house. A nearly 200-year-old oak tree fell hitting the corner of their roof and sending another tree down on their rear deck. No one was injured, Eddy said. “I…
The Town Crier staff is working on the 2012 Homes and Land Improvement edition, which comes out on March 8. Different this year, we’re asking readers to send in their questions for local service providers. The best questions will be answered in an informative “Ask the Experts” feature. Questions can range from landscaping to roofing,…
After listening to several residents oppose, object to and question the departure of former Fire Chief Norm Walker, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commission began to move down the long path it hopes will be to of finding fiscal solvency at its Jan. 24 meeting. Interim Chief Mike Sherman several times referred to actions…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Jan. 17 — Dispatched and canceled en route, Highway 243, Pine Cove. Jan. 17 — Malicious false alarm, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. Jan. 18 — Medical aid, Glen Road, Idyllwild. Jan. 18…
