Jack and I purchased the local newspaper last June. We had no intention of changing the Town Crier from the newspaper it’s been since the 1950s when the Maxwells (founders in 1946) began publishing hard news — even on the front page. We print news. We don’t count or classify news as good, bad or…
Town Hall Adult Coed Volleyball Ginger Dagnall, volleyball coordinator, gave this report on last week’s games: • Monday, Jan. 6, Idyllwild Inn beat Café Aroma •…
At its January meeting, the Pine Cove County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee decided to pursue the acquisition of a new fire engine for Riverside County Station 23 in Pine Cove. At the end of December, CSA 38’s cash balance was slightly more than $610,000. However, the 2013-14 cost of the emergency medical services contract…
65 years ago – 1949 The Chamber discussed a plan to identify the Hill community with the back country, approving the theme, “Gateway to the Mt. San Jacinto State Park Wilderness.” 60 years ago – 1954 When Norma DeMent opened the Idyllwild Department Store Thursday morning, billows of gaseous smoke poured forth so Norma ran…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Jan. 7 to Monday, Jan. 13: Jan. 8 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Jan. 9 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Jan. 11 — Medical aid, Pine Cove. Jan. 12 — Malicious, mischievous, false call, Idyllwild. Jan. 12 — Medical aid, Anza. Jan. 12…
Brendan Steele tees off Thursday, Jan. 16, for his first tournament of calendar year 2014 in the $5.7 million Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation in nearby La Quinta. Of course, the newly formatted PGA Tour season began three months ago and Steele played in some of those early tournaments. He currently is…
Capt. Lyndon “Ray” Wood returned in December 2013 as the new head of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station, the station where he started his law enforcement career in 1990. “In the short term, I want to assess our resources,” Wood said. “I want to better utilize the resources I have and continue to do…
Carlos Reynosa performed blues with Leroy Miracle on bass and Billy Shaw on drums last Thursday at the Lumber Mill.
During the U.S. Forest Service’s second bald eagle count of the 2013-14 season, a pair of adult eagles was observed adding to their nest at Lake Hemet …
County, state and federal health officials intensified their admonishments to the public to obtain flu vaccines. State officials confirmed seven deaths already this season, as cases of influenza are well ahead of normal. “For this time of year, seasonal influenza activity continues to rise in California. This week it reached the level of activity considered…
