For the past several years, the Idyllwild Fire District has engaged in deficit spending. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the loss was estimated to be more than $400,000. For the next year, the loss diminished. Within 12 months, its net assets were a negative $57,000 compared to nearly $645,000 on June 30,…
60 years ago – 1952 Enrollment when Idyllwild Elementary School opened in the fall was 72 students. 55 years ago – 1957 Deer season opened on a quiet note with 68 bucks taken on the first weekend. District Ranger John Gillman reported the opener was one of the quietest on the Forest Service record….
On Saturday night, Sept. 15, upon returning home from having dinner at Café Aroma, I noticed the center stone of my wedding band (nearly a one-carat diamond) was missing. I immediately felt it was hopeless finding it, but we decided to look around. We retraced our steps of the evening, first searching our home, our…
Editor’s note: Marshall Smith is a reporter for the Town Crier. He is writing from Spain. I have been coming to Spain since December 1981. I made my first trip here for the law office for which I worked. I came as many as three or four times a year for an eight-year period. Then…
Thank you very much for your information about Strawberry Creek where it runs through Idyllwild Pines Camp. It is good to know the rules regarding access to the creek and how one can walk along this lovely area. My family and others have done this for years and have always picked up any litter we…
Little opposition has coalesced around Proposition 35, an initiative statute that increases penalties for human trafficking in California. From the middle of July through Sept. 13, support for Proposition 35 has hovered above 80 percent, according to survey conducted by the California Business Roundtable. Proposition 35 defines more crimes related to the creation and distribution…
One of the advantages of living in Idyllwild is breathing fresh mountain air and enjoying the sound of nature. It is especially enjoyable dining al fresco during the warm summer evenings on the decks of our fine dining restaurants with the view of the mountains, the soft breeze through the pines, and the quiet laid-back…
Sarah Wales was born and raised and is still living in Temecula. But she is now Idyllwild School’s new Resource Specialist. With an undergraduate degree in sociology from the University of California, San Diego, and teaching certification from Cal State University San Bernardino, Wales has always taught within the Hemet Unified School District system. …
On Wednesday night, Sept. 12, three chainsaws were taken from the trailer on the Idyllwild HELP Center property. The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council’s Woodies contingent stores its equipment, which is used to cut and split firewood for the HELP Center’s clientele, in the trailer. This is second attack on the Woodies’ equipment. Earlier this…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Sept. 10 to 17, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Sept. 11 — Medical aid, Saunders Meadow Road, Idyllwild. Sept. 11 — Medical aid, Overlook Drive, Pine Cove. Sept. 11 — Medical aid, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. Sept. 12 — Medical aid, Live…
