On Monday, Sept. 10, Southern California Edison unveiled its plan to improve the safety of its equipment, especially within fire-prone areas, and reduce the threat of exacerbating wildfires. The entire initiative, which will cost about $580 million, has been submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission for approval. SCE has designed a multi-phase program, with…
Editor’s note: On Tuesday, Nov. 6, a general election for governor, lt. governor, and many other state and local offices will be held. Included on the ballot will be 11 propositions. The Town Crier will briefly describe the measure and identify who supports and opposes each proposition from this edition through the Oct. 25 edition….
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department wants to alert all residents of the Lake Hemet and Apple Canyon areas that it will be conducting a multi-agency search-and-rescue training operation from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, near Lake Hemet. An increased presence of law enforcement and first responders in the area is no cause…
“Everyone loves the dead girl,” writes Alice Bolin in her new collection, “Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession” (William Morrow/HarperCollins). It’s a provocative claim that leaves Bolin, a University of Memphis visiting assistant professor of English, with some ’splaining to do — perhaps during her appearance on the Idyllwild Arts campus at 7:30…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats and dog, Tex, were feeling a bit down about not finding their forever families. Panther: Everyone is looking a bit glum. Astro: Speak for yourself! Radar and I have so much fun together. Wouldn’t it be great if a family took us both? We…
Brendan Steele posted an even-par 74-69-69-68 — 280 last week in the BMW Championship, which was good for only 63rd place on the relatively tame Aronimink Golf Club course at Newton Square, Pennsylvania, closing out his 2017-18 PGA Tour season. The native Idyllwilder finished the season 56th on the FedExCup points list and 77th on…
Idyllwild Town Crier Correspondent Dante Yardas gave this report on the recent Town Hall Adult Coed Softball championship game. Idyllwild’s Town Hall Coed Softball championship premiered Wednesday, Sept. 5, and ended Friday between Creekstone Inn and Patty Perez Cleaning. In the first game, Creekstone Inn beat Patty Perez with a score of 8-4, but Patty…
Wildfires are not unexpected events for Hill residents. Major fires, such as the recent Cranston Fire and the 2013 Mountain and Silver fires, are not annual disasters, but frequent enough to keep residents alert and prepared to react. The Cranston Fire burned more than 13,000 acres and the Mountain Fire burned more than twice that…
As Brian Chiu, from the Grid Resiliency and Public Safety Office of Southern California Edison, told an audience at Town Hall in May, SCE is taking steps to expand its use of weather forecasting and has been installing small weather stations locally to improve its awareness of the weather conditions and fire potential. This is…
Idyllwild Arts Academy is hosting a College Fair for high school students from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at Nelson Dining Hall on campus. All local high school students, not just IAA students, are invited to the free event. Representatives of these colleges are attending the fair: The Juilliard School, Peabody Conservatory, Arts…
