Pine Cove resident and Idyllwild Town Crier Correspondent Debra A. Varnado has been awarded an all-expenses-paid 2019 California Fellowship from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. Each year, the center trains competitively selected professional journalists to participate in workshops, seminars and field trips, and to receive a stipend to defray costs associated with an…
What with the preceding weeks of cold, blustery rain and snow here on the Hill, it would seem somewhat adverse for a recitalist to present a public program dealing in the main with (possibly) equally adverse weather conditions. Nevertheless, the presenter in question, guest pianist Caroline Oltmanns, acquitted herself of the task quite well on…
Wespark Award Barbara Bain Best Editing Short Film Cat Dexx – Scott Simerly Jr Best Editing Featurette Grimshaw – Matt Alanzo Best Editing Feature Film Abnormal Attraction – Michael Leavy Marshall Hawkins Award Best Original Score Short Film The Assassin’s Apprentice Marshall Hawkins Award Best Original Score Featurette The Shipment Marshall Hawkins Award Best Original…
The Fern Valley Water District has canceled its scheduled March 15 board meeting. A quorum of the board would not be available to take any action. The next scheduled board meeting is April 19. The February meeting was canceled due to the weather and road conditions following the Valentine’s Day rainstorm.
Late Tuesday afternoon, March 12, another sink hole on Highway 243 was revealed. This damage was near mile post 10.75 and occurred after many trips of large trucks transporting dirt for repair of the highway at Bay Tree Springs. But the hole was filled with dirt. On Wednesday, the trucks could continue to travel north…
The damage to highways 74 and 243 is more extensive than originally thought. Engineers have done a more thorough assessment of the damage and the current estimate for full repair and opening of the roads is four months, according to Terri Kasinga, chief, Public and Media Affairs, Caltrans District 8. Ames Construction, the Caltrans contractor,…
Improvement costs approach $600 million Last month, in response to Senate Bill 901 (approved Sept. 21, 2018), California’s electric public utilities submitted wildfire mitigation plans to the state’s Public Utilities Commission. Southern California Edison’s plan was more than 100 pages long. The document described dozens of different actions and plans to lower the risk of…
Gov. Gavin Newsom assumed office on Jan. 7 and the next day, he issued an executive order for the preparation and submission to him of “… recommendations of the most impactful administrative, regulatory and policy changes or waivers the Governor can initiate that are necessary to prevent and mitigate wildfires to the greatest extent possible,…
Named 2016 ‘Music Evangelist of the Year’ Johnny Rowlett is a gentleman country singer honored as “Music Evangelist of the Year” in 2016 and 2018 by the Inspirational County Music Association. He is a Nashville recording artist with four top-five singles. Two of his songs, “The Truth Is” and “Old Mustang,” hit number one on…
From early morning until before sunset, expect to see many trucks on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12 and 13 passing through Idyllwild. Cal Trans is advising commuters of potential delays Highway 243 in Idyllwild. Contracting crews will be moving materials from Highway 74 to Highway 243 in a continual effort to repair damages. …
