Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) will continue to increase its security presence during the 2019/20 school year with several new initiatives. This past school year, the district transitioned from a supervision model to a security model and added several physical security improvements to provide a better learning environment for students and staff. In an effort…
Winter and spring moisture drying up Fire season is still expected. After a wet May and cooler than normal June, fire activity in July was well-below the normal level, but fire forecasters expect that situation to change this month and in September. In July, the combination of temperatures above normal and the lack of significant…
Jeffrey Derrik Meltzer, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed on to another adventure July 8, 2019 at his home in Idyllwild, California. Jeff was born July 24, 1941 in San Diego to Jack Edward and Virginia Dell Meltzer. Jeff graduated from San Diego Hoover High School in 1959. During his teens and into his 20s,…
Editor: In response to Frank Landfield’s letter to the editor last week: Idyllwild does have charging stations for electric cars. Well, at least one, that is open to the public. Maybe it should be better advertised. We’re not in the middle of town, but Fern Valley Inn has two charging stations. We can charge any…
The Town Crier’s Membership model — and the resultant increased advertising by businesses and nonprofits — have saved your hill newspaper from the fate suffered by many community papers throughout our country. The New York Times just recently published a sad story about a small-town newspaper in Warroad, Minnesota — the Warroad Pioneer — which…
Woody Henderson Contributor Emergency Supply Kit Tips • Enough food and water to get you off the hill, and then some. Note: you may be asked to shelter in a safe place for hours before you have traveled all the way down the hill. • Keep a map marked with potential routes off the hill….
There could be many reasons the federal court lawsuit stemming from the 2013 Mountain Fire was dismissed. Some of those reasons would be legitimate — “new evidence” justifying its dismissal in the interests of justice would be one. That’s the U.S. Attorney’s/Department of Justice (DOJ) full comment. We have no reason to doubt that it’s…
Campaign coffer exceeds $2 million The next presidential election will be Nov. 3, 2020. Presidential candidates are not the only politicians who need donations to run an effective campaign. Even members of the U.S. Congress, who finished one campaign less than a year ago, can barely enjoy and relax before preparing for the next election….
Incremental improvements — shorter waits, credit cards and more “I’m not naïve about the challenges at the DMV, its technology is Byzantine,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a July 23 press conference when he released a report from his Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Strike Team. DMV’s reputation has been declining for years. Long lines,…
There were two traffic incidents on hill roads over the last week, Officer Darren Meyer of the California Highway Patrol reports. At an unknown hour on Friday, Aug. 2, there was a hit-and-run on Pinecrest Ave. An unknown vehicle hit the front-end of an unoccupied silver 2011 328 BMW belonging to Laura Sherman of Idyllwild….
