Donna Carol Barucza, was a loving mother and grandmother, and friend to all. She left this world for another Wednesday, March 14, 2018. She was the former co-owner, with her daughter Lori, of What’s New Buy You, and Florist in the Forest and Gallery. In her 84 years, she was a Blackjack dealer, legal secretary,…
Imperial Valley native Terry Shirley has cherished memories of childhood visits to his aunt and uncle’s cabin near Strawberry Creek. His fondest memory is of riding a horse into town. Shirley attended San Diego State University, majoring in political science and minoring in business. Professionally, he excelled at Internet marketing in San Diego in the…
So, you own a business on the Hill that is open to the public. Or you own a business building. Maybe both. Who is responsible for compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990? Idyllwild was recently visited by David Kelly, a privately employed certified access specialist — an ADA compliance expert. Kelly, a…
Parental role in developing priorities grows, too Last week, June 5, the Hemet Unified School District held public hearings for its proposed 2018-19 budget, which begins July 1, and its 2018-19 Local Control and Accountability Plan. The proposed budget for next fiscal year is $290.6 million, which is $10.2 million more than the current year….
It happened that late Thursday afternoon last week, a visitor appeared in the office to speak with me. I would say it was a pleasant surprise but most people show up without appointments so “surprise” may not be the appropriate word — probably pleasant “diversion from the mundane chores of budgets and management” fits the…
Editor: I am not an accountant. I do not speak their language. Trying to understand more, I turned to Google and YouTube. Do some research for yourself and perhaps you will feel as I do. Our local water districts are governmental agencies and as such, are required to follow rules and regulations that private business…
Membership renewals approaching By Jack Clark Co-publisher and General Counsel Yes, the Town Crier is for sale. But, no, we’re not in a hurry. We are committed to finding the right publishers who will continue a real newspaper for our Hill — a paper that will carry on as a community watchdog publishing the bad…
Spring and early summer is the peak time for much of California’s wildlife to bear their young. With this in mind, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking well-intentioned members of the public to leave young wildlife alone. It may be hard to resist scooping up a young wild animal who looks vulnerable…
By Susan Cox Southern California Edison More Southern California Edison customers may qualify for financial assistance to help pay their utility bills through an assortment of income-qualified programs that offer bill discounts and free energy-efficiency products and services, SCE announced last week. Effective June 1, income guidelines for 2018-19 income-qualified programs — California Alternate Rates…
About 8:15 a.m. Monday, June 11, the power went out from Azelea Trails in the north to Anza. About 30 minutes later, power was restored to Idyllwild. Later that morning, Southern California Edison was still troubleshooting its system to determine the cause, according to Susan Cox in the SCE corporate communications office. At that time,…
