Residents of Riverside County’s unincorporated areas, including Idyllwild, will be asked to approve a special assessment in order to maintain the county’s pest control program — such as pertains to mosquitoes and rodents. At its May 12 meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution authorizing the Proposition 218 ballot, which the county began mailing…
Editor: First and foremost, I love you, America, with all my heart. You have been good to me. Here I met the love of my life. Now for me, it is giving back time to this precious land. After the war in Germany, just the mention of America brought on thoughts of something wonderful. I…
As the deadline, May 29, for filing to run for a seat on any of the local special districts approaches, several interesting results have already appeared. The major development is that six people have requested candidacy papers for a seat on the Idyllwild Water board. Three — James Billman, board president, Dean Lattin and Warren…
Editor: Aspartame is an artificial sweetener created in laboratory by Monsanto, a pesticide and GMO manufacturer. This sickening sweetness is brought to us in little packets of NutraSweet, Sweeta, Equal, Spoonful, Canderel and Benevia. Diet sodas are full of it, and so are low-calorie, low-fat and sugar free food products. We think we’re eating healthy…
Rob Rutherford, who has been accused of damaging a sculpted deer in front of Idyllwild Inn earlier this year, had his hearing for violation of probation, for a previous offense, re-scheduled to June 29. Riverside County Superior Court agreed to the deferral since he is in a residential rehabilitation facility. The notes from the May…
Editor: Looking at the Town Crier last week, it looks like some restaurant owners may be finally waking up. I saw deals on food. I have been up here now for 15 years and have been saying the same thing over and over: The prices up here to eat are crazy. Chelsea’s was one of…
Some time back, Jack and I received a letter from our long-time Allstate broker advising us of an upcoming inspection of our home exterior. We knew abatement wasn’t an issue so we expected our property to pass with flying colors. The inspection report returned advising us to paint our peeling garage door and add some…
On April 20, the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 3, decided the case of Capistrano Taxpayers Association Inc. vs. City of San Juan Capistrano, in which the taxpayers sought to overturn the action of a local governmental body to impose, unilaterally without a vote, tiered rates not based on cost of service for the…
In a May 9 letter, Pine Cove resident and Mile High Radio Club member Jeff Smith requested both the radio club and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District terminate using WNKI-578. In his complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission rules, Smith states, “… WNKI-578 transmits reliably only tourism and disaster preparedness messaging during non-declared emergency…
