Caltrans begins work on a $4.9 million project to install Zero Emissions Vehicle Charging Stations on I-10 near Banning, Blythe and Yucaipa, weather permitting. Completion date is tentatively May 1, 2024. Caltrans crews begin work at the east and westbound Whitewater rest areas, and the eastbound Wildwood rest area on the I-10. Regular hours of…
Spirit Mountain Retreat’s next resiliency retreat for women veterans with PTSD is from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the facility. This is an in-person and Zoom event for diagnosed or undiagnosed PTSD women veterans. It is not dependent on source or time of the trauma, which could have happened before, during or…
The renewal of a joint fire services agreement among the state, county and local cities was approved at the Aug. 29 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. This agreement will cover three fiscal years, beginning with the current one, 2023-24, and will expire June 30, 2026. County Fire Chief Bill Weiser made the…
75 years ago – 1948 “Don’t look for the Town Crier next week,” advised the editor. “We’re skipping every other week to do our winter chores.” 70 years ago – 1953 The Marais-Miranda folk opera “African Heartbeat” premiered at the Bowman, but the weather was so cold the audience huddled in blankets. 65 years ago…
Mrs. Norris has chosen the Idyllwild School students of the week from Mrs. Christina Tirheimer’s first-grade class as (from left) Aitana Acosta Torres and Keira Bandelin. Kiera comes to school every day with a smile on her face. She is so kind and always challenges herself academically. If we are writing one sentence, she’ll continue…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats and kittens listened to ARF dog Paul discuss his perfect adopter. Harley: I have good news to share. Phil: Let me guess. It’s an adoption? Lilac: Right! Paul has been adopted and will be a member of a perfect family. Rosy: That’s great news! Katnis:…
At its Aug. 29 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved an extension of the moratorium on issuing new short-term rental (STR) certificates in Idyllwild (including Pine Cove) and the Wine Country. The new Ordinance 449.253 is effective immediately and will expire in one year or once revised Ordinance 927.2 (STRs) goes into effect,…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the helicopter crash that took the lives of Cal Fire Assistant Chief and Idyllwild native Josh Bischof, Cal Fire Capt. Tim Rodriguez and contract pilot Tony Souza. The crash occurred while Bischof and Rodriguez were responding to the Broadway Fire, near Cabazon, Sunday…
The family of Idyllwild resident Earlie Mae Brosterhous is preparing to celebrate her 99th birthday, which will occur Thursday, Sept. 14. Although census figures are a little vague, she may be our oldest resident. The Crier spoke with Earlie Mae and her son Gary this week to find out more about her life and times….
