The Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award committee at the Town Crier has decided on three top candidates for the community to choose among. The honor is given to an individual or group who represents EMax’s spirit of community and volunteerism. Prior awardees took actions that created a spark sufficient to bring others into the fray…
Time passed me by since I coined an opinion in this column, and I’m surprised I’ve evaded some readers’ pointed observations of that. Several “other” newspaper business deadlines involving press association, management and other print products overfilled my plate like a Paul Bunyan burger at the Lumber Mill. But those deadlines are memories for another…
Editor: With all due respect, in the Town Crier, Sept. 13, issue, Dr. Haddad made a few statements that caused me concern: “The issue is what’s legal.” “If you don’t like our laws, change them. It’s your right.” As we have seen over decades of politics in this country, especially apparent during this administration, the…
New Town Crier Members are adding more good support to our community’s newspaper. Eighteen brand-new Members have joined during the first three weeks of our second Members year. And another 123 Charter Members already have renewed — 14 more during this past week. That brings our currently active membership to 671, all of whom are…
Hello from the Idyllwild Association of Realtors! Thank you tor reading. Our aim is to relay important real estate-related information, and keep everyone current of what’s happening on national, state and local levels. Here’s the latest: National level The National Association of Realtors is calling all to urge Congress to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance…
Consolidation committee seeks new name and intent The Idyllwild Water District held its regular September meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 19. But a local might have been confused by the number of Pine Cove residents attending. As the meeting began, more than 50 people were in the IWD boardroom, standing in the lobby or outside. In…
Annexation of properties into sewer system deferred General Manager Jack Hoagland told the Idyllwild Water District board that he has ordered equipment to eliminate the organic matter apparently in the district’s Foster Lake water. Once installed, this should result in reducing the disinfection by-products, which are produced from the chlorine’s interaction with the organic matter. “It…
A teenage boy was injured with a log splitter Saturday afternoon at Camp Ronald McDonald in Garner Valley. Cal Fire Engine 53 and Idyllwild Fire Department responded to the incident. When the first responders arrived on the scene, they were confronted with a victim suffering a partial amputation to his upper extremity. They called for…
A possible trial start date in the case against Marcus Green has been moved to Oct. 24. Green, 54, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office filed two…
By Andrew Smith, Federal Trade Commission, director, Bureau of Consumer Protection Gail Hillebrand, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, associate director, Division of Consumer Education and Engagement Free credit freezes and year-long fraud alerts are here, started Sept. 21, thanks to a new federal law. Here’s what you should know: Security freezes, also known as credit…
