Kudos to Jerry Buchanan, Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission president, for speaking up at last week’s IFPD meeting to say that the board intends to follow the Brown Act to the letter and spirit of the law. That’s a huge first step toward open government for this agency. If only two finance committee members would…
As usual on Wednesdays, on May 21 and again on May 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Maria Reyes continues her Spanish language class for homeschoolers. It’s a class designed for children, but the whole community is welcome to attend. On Thursday, May 22, from noon to 3 p.m., the Idyllwild Historical Preservation Review…
The Brown Act issues revolving around Idyllwild Fire’s March 18 visit to the Emergency Command Center in Perris remain critical to your health on the Hill. I want to keep this issue on the front burner because IFPD seems determined to loosen itself from the county and give its dispatch service to a cheaper provider,…
Editor: When I read the letter regarding “No Brown Act violation” from Calvin Gogerty, the only thing that came to mind was that they obviously didn’t have Brown Act training, or if they did, they didn’t pay attention. In my eight years working for a special district, I’ve had the Brown Act training several times….
65 years ago – 1949 Gala event of the week was the reopening of the Rustic Theatre. The feature was “El Paso,” starring John Wayne and Gail Russell. 60 years ago – 1954 State Park Supervisor Frank Davies announced construction of five new campsites. 55 years ago – 1959 American Legion Post 800…
This pretty smile belongs to Miss Pinkie Lee. She loves the sunshine and was born to play. Tummy rubs are her fav, and she is learning leash etiquette. Pinkie has earned straight As in training school. A quick learner, and eager to train, she is focused and ready, and already knows sit, shake, down and…
We had really bad luck in scheduling our Fire Prevention Muster, which just happened to fall on the only day in months with cold and wet weather. The bad weather forecasts for Saturday, April 26, were pretty firm by Wednesday, April 23, but Executive Director Edwina Scott’s final check was with U.S. Forest Service Division…
Regularly, a new person blows into town with ideas they almost always manage to bring to the newspaper office. Such was the case more than five years ago when a man discovered Pine Cove as a marvelous place to plant an abused women’s shelter. Residents justifiably questioned the legitimacy of the operation and evidence proved…
In his letter published last week in the Town Crier, Mr. Gogerty clearly disagrees with the California attorney general and with California courts as to what constitutes a meeting under the Brown Act. The AG’s website includes an informative pamphlet summarizing the Brown Act, which states at page 8: “The definition of the term ‘meeting’…
Every day spent hiking out in our forest brings more mysteries to be answered. This week let’s explore some partially “parasitic” partnerships that have always fascinated me out on trail. Insect gall Ever see a round woody ball growing out of a tree branch? Often it’ll have a random pattern of little holes dotting…
