One injured in motorcycle-truck collision
According to California Hwy. Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, at about 1 p.m. Sunday, Charles Marquis, 69, and Bertha Marquis, 68 (on backboard), of Hemet were riding their 1998 Honda Valkyrie northbound on Hwy. 243 near South Circle when the back tire began to fishtail causing the them to lose control and T-bone a 2005 Dodge Ram driven by Jackie Louise Nichols, 58 of Spring Valley, as she was pulling to the side of the road. Idyllwild Fire transported Bertha Marquis to Hemet Valley Medical Center with facial swelling. No other injuries were reported. Oil from a leaking vehicle may have contributed to the crash. Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company 621 and Cal Trans mopped up the excess oil and the Riverside County Sheriff conducted traffic control during the incident.
Priefer chosen as volunteer of the year
Town Crier readers chose local building designer Robert Priefer as the 2013 Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award recipient last month.
Emcee Doug Austin made the announcement at last week’s Idyllwild Summer Concert at the Community Center site.
Priefer has been instrumental in volunteering his time with plans for the new Community Center, and been involved with the project for many years.
He...
Lewis and McDonald win Legion’s horseshoe tournament
Above, winners of this weekend’s American Legion Post 800 horseshoe tournament ...
West Nile Virus now in San Jacinto
A 60-year-old woman is the first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus in Riverside County this year, said Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer. The individual, who was hospitalized and is now recovering at home, lives in southwest Riverside County.
On July 22, the state confirmed that mosquitoes collected from several locations in the Nuevo area, and...
Out Loud: Precious space …
Here at the editor’s desk, I receive overwhelming requests for precious space in the Town Crier — space that varies depending on the size of the newspaper.
People sometimes think it’s easy to add one page to the paper but it’s not that simple.
So, for those who’ve never lived in a world of commercial publishing, I’ll lay out a simple...
County gives Clarks proclamation in recognition of Town Crier ownership
Riverside County Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone delivers a proclamation the five supervisors signed to Jack and Becky Clark in recognition of their new ownership of the Idyllwild Town Crier. Stone said he supports newspapers and the local ownership of the Town Crier when he gave the proclamation on July 26 at the Idyllwild Library.
Fire chiefs discuss condition of still-burning fire
The Mountain Fire is still burning and smoldering in places, said both Dan Felix, San Jacinto Ranger District fire chief, and Battalion Chief Chris Fogle, who assumed the role of incident commander following the departure last week of the Type 1 Incident Management Team.
“There is still a potential for the fire to spot,” Felix said. During the past week,...
Baker is MCFSC’s Citizen of the Year
Bill Baker, left, accepts the Citizen of the Year honor from Mike Esnard, president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, who said to Baker ...
County OKs IFPD advance
Last week, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s request for an advance of its December property tax revenue.
The district submitted the request for $400,000 in June and the board unanimously approved it. This is the third consecutive year IFPD has needed to obtain an advance to help it through the fall period. Each...
Rich Capparela high on Idyllwild Arts, the town
Listeners of KUSC 91.5 FM are quite familiar with Rich Capparela, long a celebrated classical music announcer on that station. His bio relates that in 1972 he declared his desire to be a classical music radio announcer when asked by an employment counsel to name the career he would most like.
Twelve or 13 years ago, as Rich Capparela remembered,...