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Wallis and wife left Bay Area for Inland Empire success
Editor’s Note: California will hold its 2024 Presidential Election onTuesday, November 5. Besides the races for President, the U.S. Senateand Congress, voters will have a choice between incumbent Greg Wallis(Republican) and Democrat Christy Holstege for California’s District 47Assembly seat. Although the election is still two and a half months in the future, theTown Crier wanted…
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Broken Hallelujahs this week at Butterfield Amphitheater, next week BlueBreeze Band
Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series will bring more audiencefavorites to the Butterfield Amphitheater this week and next, with TheBroken Hallelujah’s on the 15th, and The Blue Breeze Band on the 22nd.In the Lenny,t will open the first concert, and Terry Jo and Lenny thesecond. The Broken Hallelujahs are based in Joshua Tree, and the CoachellaValley…
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Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit to hold Town Hall Breakfast
RMRU will be serving a Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, August 17 at TownHall, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. RMRU is an all-volunteer organization, and isa member of Mountain Rescue Association, the oldest search and rescueorganization in the US. They are often the first to hit local trailswhen hikers are reported missing or injured. RMRU is always…
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County assessments grow 7 % for 2024
Last month, Peter Aldana, Riverside County’s Assessor-CountyClerk-Recorder, announced that the County’s total real estate assessmentvaluation has exceeded $430 billion for the first time. The 2024assessment of $433 billion is $29 billion (7.1%) more than the 2023total. “This year’s Assessment Roll not only demonstrates the dynamic nature ofour real estate market but also the substantial growth…
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Local Nonprofit Orgs out in force at IDY Park Expo
Over 20 local nonprofit organizations participated in a Non-Profit Expoin IDY park on Wednesday, August 7. Groups were there to educate andmake friends, handing out literature and small gifts. The expohighlighted the variety of opportunities to volunteer and help ourcommunity, from preventing, preparing for and responding to disasters,to preserving our history, supporting the arts, and…
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Nixon Fire controlled
The Nixon Fire, the latest Riverside County Fire, was located inAguanga. It started on July 29 and was fully contained 10 days later, onAug. 7. While burning more than 5,200 acres, twenty-three structureswere destroyed and three more damaged. During the first days of the fire, evacuation notices were issued, andthe County Emergency Management Department had…
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Julia’s Trail Tales – Part 6 – Mt Shasta to Timberline Lodge, Oregon
By Holly ParsonsCorrespondent Julia is a 17-year-old from Seattle, Washington who began hiking the PCTalone on May 25^(,,) during the summer prior to her senior year in highschool. I was her driver on several occasions in Idyllwild, and foundher thoughts refreshingly unvarnished, colorful and succinct. She is byfar the youngest lone PCT hiker I’ve met….
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Calvert’s financial disclosures being questioned
Last week, End Citizens United, a pro-active group in favor ofoverturning the Supreme Court decision in “Citizens United’ and favoringDemocratic candidates, filed a formal complaint with the Office ofCongressional Ethics over Rep. Ken Calvert’s disclosures regardingrental properties and potential conflicts with congressional earmarks. In the complaint, Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United,requested an investigation…
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Idyllwild Nature Center to host the annual Butterfly Daze
The Idyllwild Nature Center will be hosting the annual Butterfly DazeSaturday August 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entry is free. The event is byorganized by Riverside County Parks and the Friends of the San JacintoMountain County Parks. There will be a live butterfly tent with monarchsand painted ladies. There will be a lecture at…
