The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commission unanimously approved the Acting Fire Chief Mark LaMont’s contract officially making him fire chief at the July 23 meeting. However, the Town Crier was told by Henry Sawicki by phone that the vote happened during open session. The item is not listed in the open session portion of…
Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire Department responded to recently. • July 20 — Medical aid, 2:44 p.m. Humber Park. • July 21 — Gas leak, noon, Idyllbrook Dr. • July 21 — Medical aid, 12:34 p.m. Roble Dr. • July 21 — Walk-in medical aid, 1:45 p.m. • July 22…
High temperatures without air conditioning are a concern While Gov. Gavin Newsom, Cal Fire, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and many citizens are concerned about the number and size of wildfires, which have burned millions of acres, two Riverside County supervisors are proposing that the state or the utilities reimburse the county and local…
Law enforcement officials visit Idyllwild Aug. 6 On Tuesday evening, Aug. 6, officers from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Hemet station and the California Highway Patrol’s San Gorgonio station will be in Idyllwild for the National Night Out. This is the third consecutive year that law enforcement, with its other public safety partners, is reaching…
The longest-running, community-wide sporting event on the hill — the annual 5K/10K Run Walk — will be on Saturday, Aug. 24. The Idyllwild Race Committee moved the event from its early June date to Aug. 24 due to the limited Highway 74 pilot car hours at that time. The start times are 5K at 7:15…
Art in the Park started seven years ago under the name of Idyllwild 2nd Saturday. The Idyllwild Community Center area was the venue for the eight original artists to show their artwork. Later, founders Kim and Scott Finnell decided it would be more advantageous to have the show around major holidays and decided to call…
Brendan Steele scored 27 Modified Stableford points at Reno last week in the Barracuda Championship to finish in a tie for 39th place. Modified Stableford is a scoring system that rewards aggressive play: A player scores 0 points for pars, but he scores 2 points for each birdie, 5 points for each eagle, and 8…
70 years ago – 1949 Reginald Pole, distinguished Shakespearean actor, was in Idyllwild for the summer. He was developing a cultural lecture series on the hill. 65 years ago – 1954 A burn-the-mortgage campaign was underway to wipe out the remaining $1,500 indebtedness on Town Hall. 60 years ago – 1959 Ansel Adams, renowned photographer,…
Rep. Raul Ruiz updated on progress of highways 74 and 243 With emergency evacuation routes and the status of Idyllwild businesses making news headlines, Rep. Raul Ruiz, CA-36, questioned Caltrans officials on Monday, July 29 on just how much longer the roads will take to open for the safety and economy of Idyllwild. Terri Kasinga,…
