Pipeline project to come in under budget The Fern Valley Water District’s office remains closed to the public. The district’s board held its meeting June 19 via teleconference. The agenda included the approval of the proposed FY 2020/21 budget, the consideration of a no-cost policy and updates on the pipeline project and fire hydrant purchase…
Holding organizations accountableDear editor:Thank you for taking the time to attend the various public meetings for organizations funded by taxpayers and holding public officials of those organizations accountable for violations of laws and rules designed to keep their business dealings accountable. We depend on your diligence to keep their actions transparent and to inform the public…
Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber recently sent a letter dated June 19 (republished by the TC in this issue) to his district’s customers disparaging the Town Crier’s coverage of his water district, claiming “many stories have been filled with misleading and incorrect information.” Well, then, I would think that if “many” TC…
Town Crier Co-Founder Ernie Maxwell died in 1994. He was an editor, an artist and, truly, an activist. When someone throws Emax in my face as producing the kind of newspaper Idyllwild needs to return to, I can see and hear him giving a chortle. Usually that someone never knew Ernie nor lived here during his newspaper…
By Shameka L. Walker Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC After nearly three months of stay-at-home orders, America is starting to open up again. Contact tracers, the folks who work for state health departments to try to track anyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19, are an important part of our road to…
Idyllwild Fire Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • June 20 — Medical aid, 5:17 a.m. Live Oak Ln. • June 20 — Motor vehicle accident with no injuries, 9:36 a.m. Highway 243. • June 20 — Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke, 10:04 a.m. Saunders Meadow Rd. …
By Shameka L. Walker, Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC The latest recipients of government warning letters are six companies that said they could speed U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for businesses struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letters — from the FTC and the SBA — direct the…
A solo-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 74 last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On June 23 at 2 p.m. Pepper Louise Cramar, 57 of Mountain Center, was driving a gray 2011 Volkswagen Jetta east on Highway 74 west of Springcrest Drive at a stated speed of 45-55 mph…
By Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chairmanContributed After a three-month hiatus, Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association resumed its regular monthly tournaments on Friday, June 19 at Menifee Lakes Palms Course. It was a beautiful late spring day with mild temperatures and the course was in good shape. Sixteen players came out…
The San Bernardino National Forest – U.S. Forest Service announced last week “with repair work completed, Black Mountain Road (4S01) near Idyllwild has reopened. Yellow post sites are open but Bolder Basin Campground remains closed due to hazardous trees.” The road was closed as a precaution prior to the last storm season but needed repair…
