By John R. Hawkins Fire Chief Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Before I offer some ideas on fire and life safety, please understand that I am honored for the Idyllwild Town Crier to invite me to share important emergency information with you. Simply, I thank you for reading my thoughts. So, what does fire and…
Editor: Many years ago, the residents of Idyllwild approved a tax measure that funded local recreation within a specific geographical area (referred to as Community Service Area 36 or CSA 36). An oversight committee was formed to ensure the tax money was spent on activities the community desired. The CSA 36 committee conducts public meetings…
Editor: We couldn’t help but notice that, in the selection of letters regarding Idyllwild Indivisible, there were two discrete types of correspondence. The letters from members or their associates were literate, considered and dispassionate, and addressed the issues in a rational manner. Those from what we assume are their opponents showed the subtle rhetorical dynamics…
Editor: The United States of America is a country formed by civil unrest, so the division this country is currently experiencing should not be unexpected. In a letter to the editor last week, someone placed the blame of today’s unrest and division on those who dare to challenge the “majority,” in this case the “majority”…
Editor: As I read Ian Tober’s letter last week, I had to smile. Ian’s accusation that I and those involved in Idyllwild Indivisible are un-American because true Americans support legally elected government and their country, was fairly ironic. What makes America so very special is the right and the duty of every citizen, on some…
Editor: After reading of the latest racist crime of the shooting of two men from India, I was interested to read the three negative letters attacking the positive non-violent group who are trying to find peaceful solutions to the hatred, violence and injustice fostered by elements in our current administration. Fortunately, the positive in our…
Editor: My family and I went to the Nature Center in early February for a hike and were absolutely devastated by the amount of garbage on site. There was literally trash every few feet. We went back on Valentine’s Day and did a clean-up hike. The grounds had already been cleaned a great deal, but…
This column is reprinted with permission from California Publisher, CNPA’s official quarterly newspaper. Current issue: http://bit.ly/2n7wYTg By Tom Newton CNPA Executive Director Newspapers and media are the “enemy of the people,” according to the president. Well, if that’s the case, then my colleagues and I in Sacramento have apparently been running the Enemy of the…
Janice Oates Krueger, 91, former long-time Idyllwild resident, died Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Auburn, from complications of aging and Alzheimers disease. She was born June 19, 1925, in Oakland, and spent most of her childhood in Elsinore. Her paternal grandfather, John Hanson, was a cattle rancher in Tulare County, where, as a little girl,…
While its wells may be slowly recovering, the Pine Cove Water District has seen its reserves climb this winter. At the board’s March 8 meeting, General Manager Jerry Holldber proudly noted that since December, cash has increased about $70,000 to $270,000 at the end of February. While the groundwater level for some of its wells…
