Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, July 18 to 24. (IFPD has a new system of reporting and is working to include times in its logs.) • July 20 — EMS, transport. Marian View Dr.• July 21 — EMS. Cougar Dr.• July 22 — Brush or brush…
Chrissie Teeling, formerly of San Diego, is the newest Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) director. Teeling and her husband have only recently moved to the Hill full-time in June. But they have been coming on weekends for more than a year and have been part-time residents since fall.Very enthusiastic and with a lifetime of offering…
West Virginia University graduate O’Dell Tucker is the acting ranger for the San Jacinto Ranger District (SJRD). Tucker also is the public services staff officer for the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF).Tucker’s tenure will end in October, when Marc Stamer, former Mountaintop District Ranger, returns from a temporary assignment. Stamer is headed to Idyllwild as…
For the 12th consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office next to the pharmacy, at 54405 N. Circle Dr., mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to becky@towncrier.com by 5 p.m….
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 30, Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times® of Southern California will host a fun-filled birthday bash celebrating 40 years of providing cost-free, medically supervised camp programs to children with cancer and their families. The event will take place at the camp’s 50-acre site at 56400 Apple Canyon…
With General Manager Leo Havener absent, the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) directors’ monthly meeting finished up in about a half-hour Wednesday, July 20.A special meeting had been called for Tuesday, July 12, to discuss the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) progress but was canceled because of illnesses.Instead, Director Peter Szabadi, at the July 20 meeting, told…
Last week, Covered California (CC) announced that its premiums for 2023 may increase 6% in January. About 1.7 million Californians get health insurance through the CC marketplace.A variety of reasons are contributing to the increase, including the possibility that the American Rescue Plan (ARP) may be allowed to expire. If Congress does approve its extension,…
Brendan Steele turned in rounds of 72 and 75 to post a 5-over-par 147, which missed the cut by four strokes at the 3M Open last week, which dropped him to 59th on the FedExCup points list.Brendan plays this week in the $8.4 million Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan….
Ordinance 927.1 Dear Editor:I have two small questions about the recent short-term rentals (STR) article. The first has to do with “All property owners who wish to offer their homes or other facility as an STR must obtain an STR certificate from the county.”As Woody Henderson’s research shows, Idyllwild already has half of all the…
Please remember: Your new or renewed Town Crier Membership comes with some nice extras. A fine one is discounts on up to two meals per day for six entire months at The Red Kettle restaurant in downtown Idyllwild, supplied through the generosity of Red Kettle owners Bruce Ross and Eileen Gallo-Ross. (Note to other businesses:…
