Photos: Town Hall Baseball
The Dodgers are the 2014 Youth Co-ed baseball minors champions.
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Candidate filing opens Monday for Nov. 4 general election
Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer announced Friday that anyone interested in running for office on the Nov. 4 general election ballot may take out candidate filing papers beginning Monday, July 14. The papers must be filed by 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 8. If an incumbent fails to file, the deadline for that office…
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IFPD promotes LaMont, despite grand jury
Two weeks ago, after taking sworn testimony from 11 individuals, the grand jury issued a report formally recommending that Idyllwild Fire Protection District commissioners consider terminating both Capt. Mark LaMont and Fire Chief Patrick Reitz. In an action that could be described as thumbing their noses at the grand jury, IFPD commissioners this week unanimously…
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County emergency medical plan being prepared
Bruce Barton, director of Riverside County’s Emergency Medical Service Agency, opened the EMS strategic planning meeting in Riverside with the promise that the draft strategic plan would be available for the July meeting and a final plan within 90 days. The group has been working on a strategic plan for nearly a year. Until February,…
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Public comments end committee meeting
The Idyllwild Fire District’s Finance Committee held a brief meeting Monday afternoon. The first item was public comments and Jeff Smith of Pine Cove, pointed out that the posted and distributed agenda said the meeting was “Wednesday, July 7” instead of “Monday.” Since the public might be confused as to the actual meeting date, Smith…
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Photographer wins second award
Jenny Kirchner has won a second award for the Nov. 7, 2013 Town Crier photo of a soccer game at Idyllwild School. This award is for honorable mention from the National Newspaper Association. She won second place for the same photo earlier this year in the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspapers Contest. “While I…
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Idyllwilder takes 8-ball team to nationals
Geri Peterson came to be a pool player when her father bought her sister a pool table for her birthday. It was set up in such a small room, she remembers, they had to use short cues and open all the doors and windows in order to play. In the beginning, her dad won regularly….
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Past Tense: July 10, 2014
65 years ago – 1949 A committee was chosen to supervise building the new Presbyterian Community Church next to the manse. 60 years ago – 1954 A 25-year-old Thermal man drowned while swimming in Lake Fulmor. He was the lake’s first victim. 55 years ago – 1959 The Chamber put on a hugely…
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News of Record: July 10, 2014
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, July 1, to Monday, July 7, 2014. Idyllwild • July 1 — Medical aid. • July 3 — Three medical aids. • July 4 — Rescue. • July 5 — Two medical aids. • July 5 — Rescue. • July 6 —…
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Art Alliance mounts third judged show and gallery tour
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild presents its third judged show for AAI member artists coupled with a working artist gallery tour the weekend of July 19 and 20. Artists may enter one piece to be judged, in one of six categories — oils and acrylics; water-based media; pastels, charcoal, drawings and print making; mixed-media, collage…