Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, July 4, to observe Independence Day: Area post offices BBVA Compass bank Fern Valley Water District Hemet Unified School District Idyllwild Health Center Idyllwild Library Idyllwild Transfer Station Idyllwild Water District Pine Cove Water District Riverside County offices Town Crier These will be open: Fairway Market…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) directors unanimously decided to maintain water and sewer rates at the current levels rather than implement the possible 6-percent rate increase authorized last year. The board also agreed to continue its June 21 meeting to 5 p.m. June 30, in order to review and decide upon its preliminary 2011-12 budget….
The Idyllwild Historic Preservation District is on the cusp of approval. A public hearing on the district’s creation is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12. The proposed Historic District maps, survey, resolution, and environmental findings to be considered by the Board of Supervisors are available for review Monday through Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,…
On Thursday, June 23, about 40 people gathered at the Idyllwild School multi-purpose room to discuss tolerance and diversity in Idyllwild in the wake of graffiti hate crimes that began in March 2010 and a subsequent and ongoing wave of graffiti incidents. This “Community Dialogue,” using a discussion template developed by the Department of Justice…
Bill Lowman explained that building excellence in each of the academy’s arts discipline required spending more money. “If I bring in an oboe player to better the orchestra, I need to spend more to ensure that player’s growth and development for that instrument,” he explained. “We would not have become who we are if we had not lived beyond our means [in the early years].”
Riverside County Sheriff ’s Department Investigator Brad Farwell, lead investigator in the death of Isaac Outland, confirmed on Wednesday, June 29 that evidence to date supports suicide. “Initial forensic evidence supports death by self-inflicted gunshot,” said Farwell. Farwell also noted he had compared the signature on the suicide note left by Outland with his Department…
Isaac Outland, owner of the recently expanded Wildwood – IGO7 Gallery in the Village Centre, was found dead by an employee of the Riverside County Regional Parks and Open Space District at Lawler Lodge on Wednesday, June 22, just after 10 a.m. Lawler Lodge is a Riverside County recreational facility and campground eight miles north…
The Idyllwild Public Library is sponsoring its Summer Reading Program with the theme, “One World, Many Stories.” Registration is open to children and teens. Prizes will be awarded for books read by the completion of the program. As part of the program, there will be a special storytime that reflects the “One World, Many Stories”…
On Friday, June 24, the Riverside County Coroner’s Office confirmed the death of Isaac Outland, 68, as likely a suicide. In May Outland, owner of Wildwood — IGO7 Gallery in the Village Centre, was elected to the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce. Outland’s body was discovered on Wednesday, June 22, just after 10 a.m. at Lawler…
As of this morning, neither the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department nor Coroner’s Office has identified a body found at Lawler Lodge early Wednesday, June 22. The following information may relate to this incident, and the Town Crier will post new information as it is made available. An Idyllwild business owner, Isaac Outland, has been missing…
