The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is soliciting community members to join its Finance Committee. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz says interested citizens will be considered at the fire commission’s Jan. 14 meeting. An application and the resolution establishing the committee’s function and compostion can be found at the district’s website, http://idyllwildfire.com. The application asks for name,…
Happy Howlidays from Dozer, Harley and Chelsea and all of the ARF volunteers. The cattery chimes in, too, with a Merry Meow. Dozer is a young black Lab-mix looking for a forever human to throw the ball, throw the ball and then throw the ball again. You get it. And if you won’t, he will…
California State Parks with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Volunteer Mountain Rescue Unit, rescued a lost hiker just before midnight late Sunday (12/29/13). The 60 year old male resident of Oceanside, CA was found unharmed at approximately 2351 hours, about 1.5 miles into the wilderness and a few hundred feet off of…
Earlier this month, a Sacramento County Superior Court judge sided with Cal Fire regarding property owners’ rights to a refund if the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fee is deemed unconstitutional. Property owners who have not filed a timely Petition for Redetermination will not be eligible for refunds of the fee payment if the court…
65 years ago – 1948 Not a single crack appeared in the rock work of Fern Valley Market, despite a terrific shaking in the earth. Town Crier declared it was a tribute to Bill Jolley’s skill as a stonemason. 60 years ago – 1953 Someone dropped off a load of pitch-gooey pine for Mr. Gruey’s…
The Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors chose new officers for 2014. The next president is Robert Krieger, vice president this year. The 2014 vice president is James Rees, who was secretary in 2013. Director Trisha Clark is the next secretary. Both Krieger and Rees were re-elected to the board without opposition this year….
Chief Finance Officer Hosny Shouman announced that the Idyllwild Water District is now debt-free. The final payment ($125,000) for notes issued in 1997 was made earlier this month. Total payments were $1.5 million and helped to re- finance the district’s sewage treatment facility. The district’s finances are positive through the first five months of the…
Editor’s note: This week, the Town Crier revisits just six of the top stories of 2013. Idyllwild evacuated for Mountain Fire Monday afternoon, July 15, the Mountain Fire began burning near Highway 243 in Mountain Center. The fire began on the west side of Highway 243 but quickly jumped the road and began blazing…
Richard Mozeleski is the new Town Hall sports coordinator. He began last week after passing the final background checks. Mozeleski and his wife moved to Fern Valley several years ago from Murietta where he had a landscaping business. Before becoming full-time neighbors, they were commuting from Murrieta part-time for five years before. The traditional menu…
