The Crier introduced readers to filmmaker Donal Brophy and his production company, Idyllwild Pictures, in late 2021, when their first film, “The Shuroo Process,” was released. Now he is starting a new project, a docuseries called “Pride and Prejudice.” The first session will be filmed with a live audience at the Rustic Theatre Friday, Oct….
Living Free Animal Sanctuary has a new executive director, Sophia Dean. Dean was promoted from within the organization, having served most recently as marketing coordinator. Born in New Mexico, where she learned to love horses, she grew up in New Jersey and spent eight years in New York City. There she continued to work with…
FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 on the West Coast. The WEA portion of…
California has taken extensive steps to combat organized retail theft. This is a more serious and costly crime than shoplifting or employee theft. Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom released his Real Public Safety Plan, which included $255 million in grants to local law enforcement to combat the growing specter of organized retail theft (ORT)….
At the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors meeting Wednesday, Sept. 20, a ratepayer complained about the new, higher rates approved in June, and appearing since July on IWD bills. This ratepayer is a single senior citizen “doing one load of laundry a week” and engaging in “no outside irrigation.” Her combined sewer and…
The Sept. 22 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District’s (FVWD) Board of Directors was brief with no specific actions on the agenda. Directors reviewed the financial status and discussed water meter problems. Expenses were high in August. But that was due to the first payment to El-Co of $245,000 for the pipeline project in…
1966-2023 Edward Phillip Copelin, 57, of Idyllwild, passed away Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Born June 15, 1966, in Whittier, Edward was a dedicated and honest individual who lived life fiercely. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Edward began his career with the California Domestic Water Company in early 1992. With his…
A week after the Legislature failed to find a solution or compromise on the recent deterioration of California’s home insurance market, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Insurance Commissioner Richardo Lara stepped up to the microphones and made dramatic announcements regarding this simmering problem. In recent months, several very important insurance companies have either stopped writing new…
Owners of properties who incurred damage of $10,000 or more from Hurricane Hilary can file a claim with Riverside County for disaster property tax relief. The disaster relief covers taxable property such as residences, commercial buildings, boats, aircraft and business personal property that is locally assessed. When major calamities such as fires or floods damage…
