Idyllwild Town Crier

After I answered the phone last week and asked if I could help the caller, he identified himself as Blair — Blair Ceniceros. “Wow!” was my reaction, I haven’t heard from my friend Blair in more than a year. Blair and Kay moved off the Hill in the spring of 2011. They now live in Claremont. Kay is generally doing well, Blair...

Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Oct. 9 to Oct. 15, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Oct. 9 — Traffic collision, South Circle and Daryll Drive, Idyllwild. Oct. 9 — Medical aid, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. Oct. 10 — Medical aid, Marian View Drive, Idyllwild. Oct. 10 — Walk-in medical aid. Oct. 11 — Medical aid, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. Oct....

Following extensive review, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has determined no criminal charges will be filed against the driver of a 1994 Ford Ranger pickup that struck and injured several students outside Hemet High School on May 30, 2012. The California Highway Patrol, assisted by the CHP’s Border Division Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT), determined that certain initial information...

Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit assisted in the rescue of a 60-year-old hiker near the South Ridge Trailhead. The rescue took place Saturday, Oct. 13, when the man took a day hike from his campsite and became lost. He began his hike around 2 p.m., got off trail and used his cellphone to call for assistance. RMRU was called out about...

In response to Ms. Rose’s obviously political and unattributed quote, “Tyranny is always sold as freebies, as compassion, when in fact it is an iron fist in a silk glove.” I would give you FDR’s “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough...

Did you read about Measure U in the sample ballot and info pamphlet? We did and we have many questions. Why are almost half of the Hemet schools requesting solar panels and it is not mentioned in the argument for the money? Why are all the Hemet schools asking for facility equity augmentation and equipment? In the argument for the money,...

I do not understand how the proponents of Hemet Unified’s Measure U can say a $25, $50 or $100 tax increase will save us money? Is all Sanborn and his tax and spend buddies who populate the school board do is pass tax increases onto a valley decimated by the recession? What about HUSD’s willingness to add to...

While the Forest Service’s Keenwild Station recorded only 0.2 inches of rainfall Thursday and Friday, other southern California areas (such as Dana Point, Oceanside, and Murrieta) received nearly an inch or more of rain. Many believe or are hopeful this storm is a harbinger for fall and winter weather. For several months, the National Weather Service has forecast a weak...

Candidates for California’s Congressional District 36 debated Friday night, Oct. 12. Policy answers were infrequent. Instead both candidates challenged their opponent’s character. Incumbent, Republican Representative Mary Bono Mack opened the debate with a revelation about her democratic challenger Dr. Raul Ruiz’s political actions while attending Harvard Medical School. He was involved in several protests against the celebration of Thanksgiving and was...