In 2013, water production has increased and well water is a much larger portion of Fern Valley Water District’s production. For the first half of 2013, the district’s production was 8 percent greater than the same period in 2012. Firefighters’ need for water during the Mountain Fire contributed to an increase in July, General Manager…
The spate of recent fires dominated the discussion at the recent Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission meeting. IFPD was very busy during each of them, Chief Patrick Reitz reported. Often the department was receiving more than two calls per minute with questions about the fires’ status. While IFPD was a cooperating agency during the Mountain…
If you’ve a taste for treasure and a thirst for adventure, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Art and Treasures Weekend is certain to please. This Labor Day weekend, Idyllwild will be transformed into a treasure hunter’s paradise. Discover fine works of original art, enjoy lively musicians, and seek precious objects at community-wide yard sales. That…
The Idyllwild Town Crier and Visitors Center invites establishments to submit listings of events from October 2013 through the end of March 2014 for the upcoming Idyllwild Guide calendar. Stop by the Visitors Center for a form or email Halie Johnson at halie@towncrier.com.
To ensure that Idyllwild Fire Protection District ballots reach election officials in time to be counted in Tuesday’s election, voters should not return their ballots by mail after Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to Riverside County Registrar of Voters Kari Verjil. The mail ballot will be conducted completely by mail, so there will be no established…
Brendan Steele scored his second consecutive top-15 on the PGA Tour last week in the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C. The Idyllwild native posted a 9-under-par 71-67-66-67 — 271, earning a tie for 11th place, 63 FedEx Cup points and $116,600 in official prize money. He scored 20 birdies against nine bogeys and one double…
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a lease agreement between the Idyllwild Water District and the county Regional Park and Open-space District. The agreement allows IWD to construct a 300,000-gallon storage tank on a 150-foot square pad, which will be on park property in Idyllwild west of Delano Road. The tank…
Sometimes it’s not even in your plan. Call it fate or the way the wind blew, but at the end of the day, you welcome a new four-legged member into your family. And that’s just what happened with Oreo, our Chihuahua-mix. Now known as Ortega, this little chili pepper won the heart and soul of…
65 years ago – 1948 At long last, a suitable place was found for a mountain branch of the county library — a small building on the Fern Valley Lodge property. Volunteer librarians were being sought. 60 years ago – 1953 Sierra Club members of the rock climbing division again tackled Tahquitz Rock. Several new…
