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AnnaMarie Santana, new San Jacinto district ranger
AnnaMarie Santana is the most recent San Jacinto district ranger in the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF). She was appointed in September and assumed her new assignment last month. She is staying, not simply visiting, as has actually been the case for more than a year. Julie Hall was district ranger from February 2019 until…
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Benefits for military this Veterans Day
At 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, American Legion Post 800 will host its annual Veterans Day service. Commander Ygnacio Garcia is the speaker, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. A free lunch follows the service. Also this Saturday, the U.S. Forest Service will waive standard amenity fees for all visitors to national forest and grassland day-use…
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2023 EMax Award recipient: Les Gin
Readers have voted, and the recipient of this year’s Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award is Leslie Moon Gin. The award recognizes those who, through their own tangible effect on the community, represent EMax’s own spirit of community and volunteerism, and inspire others to join in. Les came to Idyllwild after a long career in banking…
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Life Tribute Carole Duntley 1940-2023
Born Carole Ann Kutniewski May 11, 1940, and raised the youngest of three with one brother and sister on the family farm in Binghamton, New York, Carole Duntley was a farm girl at heart with a determined personality and deep love of animals and natural, open spaces. Preceded in death by her siblings and two…
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Short-term rental ordinance back before supervisors
Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to review a revision of Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals.” This is the culmination of many meetings, small and large, since last October when the board last approved changes to the ordinance and, concurrently, imposed a moratorium on new short-term rental (STR) certificates….
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Transportation head responds to berm complaints
The Crier last week published a letter complaining about the asphalt berms and curbs that edge the newly repaved roads through town, primarily Circle Drive. Although residents are generally pleased to be driving over fresh road surfaces, the new curbs have been not well received. The issues outlined in the letter have been echoed in…
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Little change in English or math educational scores
Scores Last week, the California Department of Education (CDE) released the results of the 2022-23 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English and mathematics. While there is a modicum of improvement, the overall student body achievement is still a concern. The Idyllwild School results were very similar to the statewide results and better than the county’s…
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IAA’s Catalina Alcaraz-Guzman wins Teacher of the Year
The Crier sat down this week with Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) Film and Digital Media Chair Catalina Alcaraz-Guzman to discuss her recent Teacher of the Year award at the All-American Film Festival in New York City. The festival, now in its 10th year, is dedicated to high school film students and receives thousands of submissions…
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2022 tax deadlines extended to Nov. 16
By JP Crumrine Correspondent For those of you who were really swamped from the winter weather emergencies or preparing your state and federal taxes last week thinking the deadline was Oct. 16, it is now Thursday, Nov. 16. Yes, at the last minute, both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the state Franchise Tax Board…
