By David KellyContributed Don’t think your business is exempt from Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) laws because you have an old or historic building. In 2019, 3,606 complaints/pre-litigation letters were served on businesses. That is down from 4,320 in 2018. Riverside County is among the counties receiving the highest amount. The majority of these complaints…
This year, seven people have officially gone missing in the area. Four of those people still have not been found. Rosario Garcia was last seen on July 7, and her family has been left with a deep, vast hole of unanswered questions and grief. On Nov. 29, Maggie Zavala, Garcia’s daughter, and Laura Atenci, Garcia’s…
While COVID-19 has impacted all of us adults, children have endured many challenges as well. Idyllwild has always supported the arts. For being such a small town, we are full of artists who use all different mediums. smARTS, a 501c3 volunteer group, is dedicated to helping students learn about art, encouraging them to nourish their…
By Associates of Idyllwild Arts FoundationContributed The Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation are pleased to present the Virtual Holiday Gathering from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 via Zoom at https://idyllwildarts.zoom.us/j/96510131801. Not able to safely gather in person, we are taking the party to you via Zoom. All Associates members, plus members of the community, can…
Tom Visel, 76, of Idyllwild, left this life Tuesday, Nov. 24 in his home while in the care of his family. He was born in Anaheim, California to Adele and Wesley Visel.He served the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War. After the Navy, he met Karen Wallace, the love of his life. They married in…
Last week, “staff members of the Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office tested positive for coronavirus,” the county announced. Permanent and temporary staff were tested and dozens were required to quarantine. The office was cleaned and disinfected.“It is key to our election process to ensure the Registrar of Voters employees are safe and healthy,” said…
By Clayton CranfordCyber Safety Cop TikTok announced it is expanding its parental control, known as Family Pairing, to give parents additional tools to manage various aspects of their teen’s account as well as their privacy. The new tools will allow parents to set their teen’s account to private, control whether their Liked Videos are visible…
The Town Crier reached out to its readers to ask for tributes to Doug Austin, our Mr. Idyllwild, a man who showered us all with love and kindness, and a passion for literacy. His Dickensian voice and presence emceed many events, particularly the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series and the Tree Lighting Ceremony.Sadly for them and…
Dear editor:Dear editor,Anybody who wonders why COVID-19 cases keep rising in the U.S., with more than 1,000,000 confirmed last week, need only to have spent five minutes in downtown Idyllwild over the Thanksgiving weekend.Americans have burned out on caution. We seem willing to gamble that by avoiding crowds of 500 or more, and wearing masks…
Multiple collisions occurred on mountain roads over the last couple of weeks, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.On Nov. 20 at 1:55 p.m., Donald Vann Via, 44 of San Jacinto, was driving his white 2019 Ford F-550 south on Rockdale Drive just north of Jameson Drive at 10 mph when he…
