The Mountain Disaster Preparedness group met with several Riverside County officials last week to discuss emergency medical care in case of a disaster such as an earthquake, which might leave the Hill isolated from nearby medical facilities. MDP has been developing plans for providing emergency medical services for more than a year. Among its initiatives…
A few months ago, Allan Morphett passed away — quite unexpectedly, in fact. Most of us who knew him were shocked when we first heard the news. Since his death, for one reason or another, there has been little in the way of commemorating his life, let alone acknowledging his many contributions to our community….
Roof replacement going well … News about the Mountain Community’s Fire Safe Council’s reroofing program has appeared in this column before, but now that it is in full swing I think it’s worth going over in more detail. What with the Affordable Care Act web site working so poorly, I thought it a good time…
Idyllwlld’s Lauren Salter didn’t earn a spot on the 2013-14 National Women’s Skeleton team, but she has only been a skeleton racer for three seasons and still has her sights on the 2018 Olympics to be held in Korea. “We just concluded our team selections, so it was an extremely busy couple of weeks,” Salter…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, to observe Veterans Day: • Area post offices • BBVA Compass Bank • Hemet Unified School District • Idyllwild Library • Idyllwild Water District • Pine Cove Water District • Riverside County offices • U.S. Forest Service These will be open: • Fern…
With its largest storage facility, Foster Lake, nearly empty because of the lack of rain over the past two years, Idyllwild Water District has decided to conduct some maintenance of the lake. In a special Oct. 29 morning meeting, the board unanimously approved General Manager’s Terry Lyons’ recommendation to use Idyllwild Backhoe from among five…
Editor’s note: As part of the Common Core standards being taught at Idyllwild School, teacher George Companiott had his eighth-grade students write letters to the editor. Over the next few weeks, Town Crier will print a few of these. Editor: Idyllwild lacks recreational activities for youth to participate in. I think that 13- to 17-year-olds…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Oct. 29, to Monday, Nov. 4: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Oct. 29 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Oct. 30 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Oct. 31 — Medical aids, Idyllwild. Nov. 1 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 2 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 2…
Amongst the Halloween photos, columns and big news stories in this issue is a small article you may have missed and I don’t want you to. Read the little page 5 story J.P. Crumrine wrote and this is why it’s significant. Right now, as I write this column, the Inland Regional Joint Corruption Task Force…
