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Weekend crashes 

One collision holds up traffic 

for two hours. 

See page 2. 

No ruckus or dogs 

Canines and teens create 

problems and possibly new 

rules at first Idyllwild 

Summer Concert. 

See page 17. 

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Covering the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Moun tains from Twin Pines to Anza to Pinyon 

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VOL. 63 NO. 29 75¢ (Tax Included) IDYLLWILD, CA THURS., JULY 17, 2008 

Lifelong dream 

Robert Peek finishes park 

ranger school. 

See page 9. 

A helping hand 

Business donations allow a 

Marine to vacation with his 

family in Idyllwild. 

See page 10. 

Drug testing 

Idyllwild Community 

Recreation Council ponders 

testing employees. 

See page 16. 

PCWD responds 

Pine Cove Water addresess 

Grand Jury report. 

See page 18. 

GV dissension 

Splinter group fails to get 

Garner Valley Property 

Owner board’s attention. 

See page 18. 

Inside 

Arts & Entertainment .......14 

Calendar ..........................5 

Churches ........................25 

Classifieds .................... 26 

Crossword ......................34 

Fishing report ................ 8 

Horoscope ......................28 

Lodging ...........................25 

On the Town .................. 12 

Public notices .............. 29 

Real estate .....................22 

Services ........................... 31 

Sports ............................. 24 

Sudoku ............................34 

Weather ........................... 2 

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Cool Summer Concerts 

The Idyllwild Summer Concert Series kicked 

off its seven-week run with the Marine Corps 

Air Ground Combat Center Band out of 

Twentynine Palms last Thursday night at 

Mt. San Jacinto State Park. The park was 

filled to the brim with people who brought 

lawn chairs, blankets and picnic meals. The 

trombone section jumped to center stage 

for a few songs. This Thursday, Greg Jones’ 

R&B Funk Jam Band performs. See page 

12 for more details. 

Photo by Jenny Kirchner 

Local completes bike race 

in under 30 days 

By Marshall Smith 

Correspondent 

Some climb mountains. 

Idyllwild resident Mary 

Collier, 29, rode over 

them, completing a 2,711- 

mile grueling race, the American 

Cycling Association’s 

Tour Divide, atop the spine 

of the Continental Divide 

in under 30 days. Out of 17 

2008 starters, Collier is the 

only woman. At press time, 

nine, including Collier, had 

completed the course. 

Tour Divide is a solo selfsupported 

mountain bike 

race from Banff, Alberta, 

Canada to the Mexican bor- 

der at Antelope Wells, N.M. 

in the United States. Think 

of the route this way — it 

straddles the fall line over 

the Rockies from which 

water flows, depending on 

where it lands, west to the 

Pacific and east to the Atlantic. 

Conceptually, should 

a rider moving southward 

along the race course sweat 

droplets to the right, they 

would wind up in the Pacific; 

to the left, in the Atlantic. In 

the words of former Tour 

Divide racer Kent Petersen, 

in his article, “Dreaming of 

the Divide,” “This climb is 

too long, the air is too thin, 

my bike is too heavy and I 

am too slow. I am riding 

the crooked spine of the 

continent I call my home 

and I am here because of 

the dreams. 

“In 1990, Gary McFadden 

and Michael McCoy 

dreamed of a mountain bike 

trail stretching from Canada 

to Mexico along the spine 

of the Rocky Mountains. 

Over the years they made 

that dream real and with 

the rest of the staff at the 

Adventure Cycling (now 

American Cycling) Association, 

they mapped out a 

nearly 2,500-mile mixture of 

dirt and gravel roads, some 

See Mary, page 22 

PC residents 

concerned 

about IFPD 

By J.P. Crumrine 

Assistant Editor 

Pine Cove residents filled 

the room for last week’s 

County Service Area 

(CSA) 38 Advisory Council 

meeting. This group has 

canceled meetings as often 

as held them. This session 

attracted attention because 

residents wanted to observe 

the council’s response to 

the recent Grand Jury report 

on fire protection and 

ambulance service to the 

community. 

Council members unanimously 

agreed to send Riverside 

County 3rd District 

Supervisor Jeff Stone a letter 



Editor’s note: Linda Lee 

of El Cajon and Cedar 

Glen, called the Town 

Crier frustrated and angry 

at the treatment she 

was receiving from both the 

Idyllwild Fire Protection District 

(IFPD) and its contractor, 

Fire Prevention Services 

Inc. (FPS). 

Early the week of June 

16, Linda Lee of El Cajon 

received an official-looking 

letter from IFPD. She and 

indicating their desire to participate 

in any county meetings 

regarding the report’s 

assessment of Idyllwild Fire 

Protection District (IFPD) 

and discussions of changing 

how fire and medical 

emergencies are handled on 

the Hill. 

The letter, sent Monday 

morning, establishes the 

council’s support for the 

Grand Jury’s recommendation 

“... to explore the 

feasibility of all fire and 

medical aide [sic] services in 

the Idyllwild/Pine Cove area 

being combined under one 

agency, Riverside County 

Fire Department.” Changes 

See CSA 38, page 30 

Abatement 

contractor 

in action 

Dale Lee, her husband, own 

a home in Cedar Glen; so 

she anxiously opened it. 

Inside was a Notice to 

Abate Hazard. “What does 

this mean” she asked herself 

and Dale. Their Cedar Glen 

property had passed inspections 

every year. 

But the notice said differently. 

Now they had 14 

days to clean the property to 

the standards established by 

IFPD Ordinance 2007-001. 

This ordinance appears 

to incorporate the defensible 

See FPS, page 21

Page 2 - Idyllwild Town Crier, July 17, 2008 

At about noon Saturday, Idyllwild Fire responded 

to a motorcyclist down on Highway 

243, 1.8 miles north of Highway 74. Louis 

Wilson Morrow, 51, of Walnut, lost control of 

his 2008 Yamaha Venture Star and skidded off 

the highway. Morrow was transported to Hemet 

Valley Medical Center complaining of pain 

to his left side. Photo by Jenny Kirchner 

At around 1 p.m. Sunday, Kathy Swofford, 

46, of Huntington Beach, was riding her 1994 

Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on 

Highway 74 just east of the Highway 243 

cutoff when she crossed over the double yellow 

line, colliding head-on with an early model 

Oldsmobile traveling eastbound, according 

to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer 

Liz Arbogast. Nancy Margaret Thompson-Wiggins, 

53, of Summerville, SC, was 

driving the 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Swofford 

was transported by life-flight from Keenwild 

Forest Service Station to Riverside Regional 

Medical Center with complaint of pain to her 

chest and stomach, a nose injury and possible 

fracture to her pelvis. Thomas-Wiggins suffered 

a badly bruised right foot and left hand and 

arm cuts. Her passenger, Marguerite Hulda 

Savory, 84, of Mountain Center, complained 

of pain to her chest and right knee. American 

Medical Response transferred them to Hemet 

Valley Medical Center with minor injuries. The 

highway was closed in both directions for about 

two hours. 


News of record 

The Weather is sponsored by 

Fire log 

Hill fire stations responded 

to the following calls, 

Monday to Sunday, July 7 

to 13: 

Idyllwild Fire Department 

and Ambulance 

July 8— Walk-in medical 

aid. 

July 8 — Walk-in medical 

aid. 

July 8 — Medical aid, 

Hillsdale Drive, Idyllwild. 

July 8 — Report of excessively 

large campfire, 

Idyllwild County Park, 

Idyllwild. Nothing found. 


Pine Cove Road, Pine 

Cove. 


aid. 

See Record, page 30 

Call us for all your heating & a/c needs. 

654-3464 

Idyllwild this year Idyllwild last year 

Date High Low M S High Low M S 

7-7 na na 95 61 

7-8 92 61 91 59 

7-9 na na 88 60 

7-10 90 63 85 61 

7-11 84 58 .10 80 57 

7-12 80 56 83 41 

7-13 na na 91 51 

Moisture in inches 

Snow in inches 

To date this season (Idy): 0.10 To date this season (Idy): 0 

To date last season (Idy): 0 To date last season (Idy): 0 

Total last season (Idy): 24.79 Total last season (Idy): 46.25 

Reported this season (PC): 0 Reported this season (PC): 0 

TEMPERATURES AND 24-HOUR moisture 

and snow totals are recorded daily at 4 p.m. at the 

Idyllwild Fire Station and at 8 a.m. at the Pine Cove 

Fire Station. Moisture inches include all precipitation 

such as rain, melted hail and melted snow. (By reader 

request, Pine Cove information will be added as it 

becomes available.) 

Weather season is July 1 to June 30. For Hill 

road conditions and Hill weather, visit the Internet 

at http://www.towncrier.com or call Caltrans road 

update at 1-800-427-7623.

Outside Idyllwild 

Idyllwild Town Crier, July 17, 2008 - Page 3 

By Bruce Watts 

Devil’s Slide Trail 

The main artery into 

the high country and the 

most-hiked trail in our local 

mountains is the Devil’s Slide 

Trail to Saddle Junction. If 

you have done any hiking in 

the Idyllwild area you probably 

have hiked the “Slide” on 

more than one occasion. 

At 2.5 miles and with 10 

or 11 switchbacks (I seem to 

get a different count going up 

or down), the trail is truly the 

gateway to our magnificent 

high country. Upon arriving 

at Saddle Junction, you have 

four trails that go off in different 

directions to choose 

from, and they lead to alpine 

peaks and fern-covered open 

meadows. 

All that being said, it is 

understandable that I would 

attempt to hike the Devil’s 

Slide and make my first foray 

into the high country since 

2004. Although the plan was 

to get to Saddle Junction, I 

am starting to learn that my 

goals must be very modest 

with the current condition 

of my legs and lung power. 

I got an 

early star t 

at 7:30 a.m., 

but the day 

turned out 

to be much 

cooler than I had anticipated. 

In fact, it was cloudy on the 

way up and most of the 

way down. I was hoping the 

relatively cool weather would 

stop my legs from cramping 

up like they did on Deer 

Springs. 

Once again, the mechanics 

of walking eluded me. I 

finally came to the realization 

that I was not bending my 

knees and pushing off like 

a normal hiker, and that is 

what led to the leg cramps. 

I was walking stiff-legged and 

only my trekking poles were 

keeping me going. 

So once again, I had to 

lower my goals. I decided to 

try and make it to the end of 

the fifth and longest switchback. 

The idea was to still have 

enough energy left to do the 

hardest part of the hike, and 

for yours truly, that is the 

downhill. I just didn’t think 

I could handle the 2.5-mile 

downhill from the Saddle. 

All and all, I would have 

to say that I was enjoying 

the visual part of the hike 

much more then the physical. 

The views from the trail of 

Tahquitz and Suicide rocks 

had me reaching for my 

camera over and over. I took 

48 photos in about 3 miles 

of hiking. 

Two of the three streams 

that cross the trail were dry, 

but the second stream had 

one of the best displays of 

red monkey flowers I have 

ever seen, including one 

large bush that had dozens 

of blooms. 

On the way up, I got many 

dramatic views of Suicide 

Rock and Marion Mountain. 

The low, green vegetation 

marked the headwaters of 

Strawberry Creek running 

down from Marion Mountain 

into Fern Valley. 

On the way down the rock 

gendarmes stood as sentinels 

on the ridgeline that leads 

down from Tahquitz Peak 

to the top of Tahquitz Rock. 

Idyllwild experienced a 

summer thunderstorm 

last weekend, and had 

quite a light show in the 

early hours of Friday 

morning while thunder 

clapped and lightning lit 

up the sky. 


It’s funny that I had never 

noticed this rugged rock 

formation before, at least not 

from this vantage point. 

This hike turned out to 

be a wonderful experience, 

despite the nagging leg pain, 

and once again I am inspired 

to keep going every week 

and enjoy myself out on the 

trail. 

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Obituary 

John M. Gissendanner 

Our friend, John Gissendanner, passed away at around 

3 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2008, at home with his wife and 

brother in attendance. 

He was in such pain and mentally removed from all that 

he called life. It is a great blessing that he is free from all 

the cancer that held him here against his will. 

I spent many of his last days at his side telling stories we 

experienced together for more than 42 years of friendship. 

Those stories we told we both knew by heart and never 

tired of hearing. 

I loved John, as we all did, yet for me, he was my best 

friend. He influenced me in so many ways and loved me 

even when at times I was most unlovable. 

You can tell you have a best friend when that person 

knows all about you and loves you anyway. He often said 

to me, “I’ve known you the better part of my life, and the 

better part of my life has been knowing you.” 

His life is over and he’s gone, a tragic loss to all who 

knew him. I’ve only begun to sense the loss and find there 

are no words that help, but I have to express my great relief 

that John has been set free. Free at last, free at last, thank 

God almighty, he’s free at last. 

My love to you all. Milton Russell French 

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Obituary 

Flavil L. Basham Jr. 

Flavil L. Basham Jr., 73, 

of San Bernardino, died of 

cancer at his home Thursday, 

July 10, 2008. He was born 

Feb. 24, 1935, in Daylight, 

Tenn., to Flavil and Florine 

Basham. 

Mr. Basham graduated 

from Pacific High School in 

San Bernardino. 

He was a crane operator, 

and belonged to International 

Union of Operation 

Engineers. 

Funeral services and 

burial are scheduled for July 25 at the Montecito Cemetery 

in Loma Linda. 

Mr. Basham is survived by his wife of 53 years, Donna 

Basham; three daughters, Brenda and her husband Jeff 

Endicott of East Highland, Sheryl and her husband Rob 

McGill of Bakersfield, and Becky and her husband Curtis 

Bomgardner of Idyllwild; six grandchildren, Christopher 

Wapniarski, Rachel and her husband Chris Lantay and 

Nicholas McGill, all of Bakersfield, Megan and Russell 

Bomgardner of Idyllwild, and Grayson Endicott of East 

Highland; a great-grandson, Christopher Lantay of Bakersfield; 

two brothers, William Basham of Bessemer, Ala., and 

Wayne and his wife Mary Basham of Angelus Oaks; and 

a sister, Glenda and her husband Pete Peterson of Three 

Rivers. 

He was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn, and a 

daughter, Sheilia, and her twins, Jasmine and Danielle. 

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in his 

memory be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 

22718Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718, or donate online at 

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Mountain folk 

Jennifer Mc- 

Ewen (right) of 

Idyllwild was the 

yoga teacher for 

the international 

Jazzercise convention 

in New Orleans 

last weekend. 

The Très Jazz 

Jazzercise International 

Convention 

was led by Jazzercise 

founder Judi Sheppard 

Missett, a part-time Pine 

Cove resident … 

Glen Ashcraft of Idyllwild 

stopped by to show a 

recent copy of AutoWeek 

that featured our town in 

the story, “The 50 Best U.S. 

Driving Routes.” 

This is the paragraph 

on California: “Any list like 

this one that doesn’t include 

California’s Route 1 is suspect, 

to say the least. But 

those in the know eschew 

the Pacific Coast Highway 

(unless it’s Pebble Beach 

season) and do this instead: 

Take the 5 south, exit at 

Route 74 (Ortega Highway) 

at San Juan Capistrano, and 

head east. 

“This road goes all the 

way through Hemet and up 

to Idyllwild. From there, you 

can continue over the hill to 

Palm Springs, but following 

243 north over to Route 10 

is even better.” 

Carol Acosta of Idyllwild 

is giving the Town Crier a 

regular update on her adventures 

as a teacher in 

Thailand. 

“There was no school on 

Friday, July 4. Instead, teachers 

from the 13 secondary 

schools in our district went 

to Mae Sai for the day. 

“The morning consisted 

of awards to schools and 

individual teachers, as well 

as speeches. The birth of 

America 232 years ago even 

entered into a lengthy economics 

lecture. The closing 

admonition was, ‘Think 

globally, act locally.’ 

“Following a much-anticipated 

lunch break, everyone 

Town Hall 

Town Hall Recreation & 

Sheriff’s Activity League 

Present the 

changed clothes 

for an afternoon 

of sports. It began 

with a parade 

around the large 

park across from 

the school and 

ended back on 

the blacktop on 

campus. We were 

led by the school 

band, and carried standards 

with the school names as 

well as our own school flags. 

I was drafted as the standard 

bearer for Janjawitthayakhom, 

and Chen, the Chinese 

language teacher, carried one 

of our flags. 

“Activities included the familiar, 

such as football (soccer) 

and basketball, along 

with some quite new to me. 

In one race, participants tied 

cords around their waists. 

Long, skinny eggplants were 

attached to the cords and 

hung down between the runners’ 

legs. Each contestant 

had a golf ball and the object 

of the game was to maneuver 

the ball down the field 

and across the finish line. To 

accomplish this, contestants 

had to bend their legs, swing 

the eggplant by moving their 

hips and, hopefully, hit the 

ball forward. 

“Another game involved 

two teams of two players 

competing on dirt courts the 

size of large volleyball courts. 

Each player had three metal 

balls 3 inches in diameter. A 

small orange ball was tossed 

into the court and became 

the target. Think of a cross 

between horseshoes, shuffleboard 

and bocci ball and you 

will get the picture. Winning 

teams or individuals received 

bottles of whiskey. Runners 

up received beer. 

“Once the sports were 

over, it was time for dinner 

and entertainment. This 

dinner was similar to others 

I have attended in that 

the food was never ending. 

There were appetizers and 

drinks, followed by multiple 

plates and bowls of food. 

Considering the large lunch 

See Folk, next page 

4th Annual ISP Games 

at Idyllwild Skate Park 

Saturday, July 19th • 12:30 p.m.

Community calendar 

For the Arts & Entertainment 

Calendar, see “On the Town,” 

on page 14. 

Thursday, July 17 

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 

noon. St. Hugh’s Episcopal 

Church, 25525 Tahquitz Dr. 

• Lake Hemet Municipal Water 

District meeting, 3 p.m. 26385 

Fairview Ave., Hemet. 

• County Service Area 36 

(Idyllwild recreation district) 

Advisory Committee meeting, 

5:30 p.m. Idyllwild Water District, 

25945 Highway 243. 

• High Valleys Water District, 

6 p.m. HVWD office, 47781 Twin 

Pines Rd., Twin Pines. 

• Al-Anon, 7 p.m. St. Hugh’s 

Episcopal Church, 25525 Tahquitz 

Dr. 

• Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30 

p.m. Spiritual Living Center, 

Idyllwild Religious Science, 54423 

Village Center Dr., Strawberry 

Creek Square. 

Friday, July 18 

• Fern Valley Water District 

board meeting, 9 a.m. FVWD 

board room, 55790 South Circle 

Dr. 

• Baby Play Group, 10:30 a.m. 

Call Debbi Geisinger, 659-8710 or 

(951) 966-1094. 


noon, St. Hugh’s Episcopal 

Church, 25525 Tahquitz Drive; 

Pick-a-stick candlelight, 7:30 

p.m. Idyllwild Community 

Presbyterian Church, Manse- 

Alcove, Fellowship Hall, 54400 

North Circle Dr. 

Saturday, July 19 

• Stand in Silent Vigil for Peace, 

Justice and Nonviolence, noon. 

Town center at the eagle. Call 659- 

2718. 

• Al-Anon, noon. Spiritual 

Living Center, Idyllwild Religious 

Science, 54423 Village Center Dr. 




7:30 p.m., Community Presbyterian 

Church, Fellowship Hall, 

54400 North Circle Dr. 

• Idyllwild Parents Association, 

2-3 p.m. Childcare 

available. Town Hall. 

Sunday, July 20 

• Zen Meditation Group, 8 

a.m. Call 659-2253. 

• Teen Group, 10-11:30 a.m. 

Spiritual Living Center, Idyllwild 

Religious Science, 54423 Village 

Center Drive, Strawberry Creek 

Square. 


noon (closed). American Legion, 

54360 Marion View Dr. (rear 

lower level); 5 p.m., Rancho 

Encino Mountain Club, 45915 

Orchard Road, Poppet Flat, across 

from CalFire Station 63; AA 

(closed) Big Book Study, 5 p.m., 

Spiritual Living Center, Idyllwild 

Religious Science, 54423 Village 

Center Dr., Strawberry Creek 

Square. 

• Idyllwild Writer’s Guild, 3 

p.m. 25685 Big Pine St., Cedar 

Glen. Call 659-0130. 

Monday, July 21 




7:30 p.m., Manse House, Community 

Church, 54400 North 

Circle Dr. 

• Chamber of Commerce, 

6 p.m. Idyllwild Water District 

board room, 25945 Highway 243. 

• Garner Valley Property 

Owners Association, 6:30 p.m. 

Garner Valley Common, 61600 

Devils Ladder Rd. 

• “Food Choices and 

Sustainability” discussion, Sustainable 

Idyllwild meeting & 

educational evening, 7-9 p.m. 

Caine Learning Center, 54385 

Pine Crest Ave. Call 659-3950. 

Tuesday, July 22 

• Zen Meditation Group, 7 

a.m. & 7 p.m. Call 659-2253. 




AA Open Meeting & Big Book 

Strange but true 

At one time, the game checkers was known as 

“chess for ladies.” 

Folk 

Continued from previous page 

at 1 and the many snacks and 

drinks throughout the afternoon, 

it is amazing that anyone 

was able to eat dinner, 

but eat they did. 

“Students from the host 

school entertained throughout 

dinner with music and 

dancing. They were followed 

by representative groups 

from each of the schools. 

These acts ranged from the 

Study, 6-7 p.m., Spiritual Living 

Center, Idyllwild Religious 

Science, 54423 Village Center Dr., 

Strawberry Creek Square. 

• International Healing Rooms 

of Idyllwild, 5-7 p.m. Shiloh 

Christian Ministries, 54960 Pine 

Crest Ave. 

• Idyllwild Fire Protection 

District board, 5:30 p.m. Idyllwild 

Fire Station, 54160 Maranatha 

Dr. 

Wednesday, July 23 

• Idyllwild Rotary Club, 7:30-9 

a.m. American Legion Post 800, 

54360 Marion View Dr. 

• Town Crier News Meeting, 

8:30 a.m. Café Aroma, 54750 

North Circle Dr. 

• Creekside Writers, 9 a.m.- 

noon. Call 659-2844. 

• Propane Assistance Clinic, 

10 a.m.-noon. Idyllwild HELP 

Center. Call Colleen at 659-2110 

for paperwork to bring. 


noon, St. Hugh’s Episcopal 


6 p.m., Spiritual Living Center, 

Idyllwild Religious Science, 

women only, 54423 Village Center 

Drive, Strawberry Creek Square. 

• Awareness Meditation Group, 

4:30-5 p.m. Spirit Mountain 

Retreat, 25661 Oakwood St. Call 

more traditional dance to comedic 

sketches and outright 

buffoonery. 

“Upon reaching home, 

we were treated to another 

downpour and a leak in 

[Idyllwild resident] Jasmin 

Luna’s room. I suspect we 

have had more rain in the 

last two weeks than Idyllwild 

has had so far this year. Never 

have I experienced thunder 

as loud as we heard that 

evening. I was just glad I was 

not holding anything hot or 

breakable.” 

659-2523. 

• SnB Knitting Group, 6:30 

p.m. Call Vanessa, 659-5385 for 

location. 

Community service hours 

• California Department of 

Forestry (bark beetle issues), 

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 

Mountain Resource Center 25380 

Franklin Dr., 659-3335. 

• Idyllwild HELP Center, 26330 

Highway 243, 9 a.m.-noon & 1-3 

p.m. Tuesday-Friday. 

• Idyllwild Area Historical 

Museum, 54470 North Circle Dr., 

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday- Sunday. 

Group tours by appointment. 

• Idyllwild Library, 54185 

Pine Crest Ave., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Monday & Friday, 11 a.m.-7 

p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

Saturday, 659-2300. 

• Idyllwild Nature Center, 

25225 Highway 243, 9 a.m.- 

4:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday; by 

reservation Tuesday & Wednesday. 

659-3850. 

• Idyllwild Skate Park, Idyllwild 

Pines Camp, 26375 Highway 243, 

noon-dusk daily. 

• Idyllwild Transfer Station, 

28100 Saunders Meadow Rd, 8 

a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday-Monday; 

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Out loud 

Comparing forests … 

I experienced 

Yo s e m i t e ’ s 

b e a u t y l a s t 

week. Some 

friends and I 

stayed in a cabin 

Wawona, a 

little community just inside 

the park entrance. 

On Friday before everyone 

else arrived, I rested 

on the deck, knitting, reading 

and erasing worries of 

work. The breeze blowing 

through the trees amongst 

the vacation cabins in the 

little neighborhood where we 

stayed relaxed and calmed 

me. 

Midday, I walked to the 

Pine Tree Market nearby 

and bought supplies for 

an anticipated dinner with 

friends. Once the spaghetti 

sauce began simmering on 

the stove, I headed back to 

the deck. 

These mundane actions 

are some of what everyone 

does at a vacation cabin in 

the mountains. The next 

day, we biked and hiked all 

day in Yosemite Valley, but 

Friday was my day alone. 

No illegally-exhausted 

motorcycles, iPods or loud 

outdoor band music interrupted 

this day. So, I really 

had a chance to observe my 

surroundings. 

While nothing prevented 

me from thoroughly soaking 

up this day, I was struck by 

the irony of having to go to 

another mountain town to 

do so. 

Idyllwild and Wawona 

possess similarities, except 

the latter is much smaller 

with very few businesses. 

Wawona: a little school, a 

library, stables, a market, 

vacation homes, a community 

hall that holds square 

dances, a history center and 

a giant hotel. 

I heard or saw stellar jays, 

hawks, ground squirrels and 

tree squirrels, though not as 

abundant as here. Redwoods, 

incense cedars, sugar and 

other pines live there. 

But while my vacationing 

neighbors might feel 

grateful for the many trees 

there, this mountain girl 

saw an unhealthy forest in 

Wawona. The trees needed 

thinning. Dead trees took up 

space where potential sunlight 

could promote healthier life. 

I realized Idyllwild’s blessing 

to have a fire safe council 

of volunteers continuously 

working to educate us and 

keep our forest healthy. 

Becky Clark, Ed i tor 

Readers write 

A country life 

Editor: 

Several weeks ago, a writer 

from the Anza area stated, I 

think it was in a letter to the 

editor, that the water study 

results for the Anza/Terwilliger 

area were needed. The 

results were needed in order 

to either clear the way for 

more and more people to 

live in Anza/Terwilliger; block 

the way with negative results 

indicating that there is barely 

enough water to serve those 

now there; or give middle-ofthe-road 

squishy up or down 

results allowing some more, 

but not a lot more, people 

to move in. 

How do we choose between 

those who get to 

come to Anza and those 

who don’t 

My experience with water 

from my 260-foot deep well 

in Terwilliger in 1979 was that 

if water from the well were 

drawn into a bowl and allowed 

to evaporate, a thick crust of 

white powder would coat the 

whole inside of the bowl. 

I didn’t have the $1,000 it 

would have taken at the time 

to have the water tested to 

identify the white powder. I 

just didn’t drink it and used 

it only for agriculture. 

Tons of agricultural chemical 

fertilizers have been used 

on the fields in Anza growing 

potatoes commercially, and 

other crops over the last 40- 

plus years. Tons of chemical 

pesticides have been used as 

well. 

You might ask, “Where 

does all that stuff go” The 

answer is deeper and deeper 

into the soil until it migrates 

into the groundwater to be 

sucked up by everybody’s 

well. 

Regardless of which way 

the water report throws the 

argument, Anza and Terwilliger 

are so populated now 

that people who want a little 

high-desert getaway end up 

living right next door to 

another person who lives 

right next door to someone 

else, etc. 

There is a security light 

on most of the spec houses, 

so city dwellers moving to 

the country can feel safe. 

In the old days, people 

moved to Anza to get away 

from it all. Now there is so 

much background light it 

is difficult to see the stars 

and almost impossible with 

a telescope because of the 

lights. 

T. S. Bennett 

Mountain Center 

Where’s the beef 

Editor: 

Agriculture is the largest 

user of water in the United 

States and in the world. Electricity 

production is second; 

from fossil fuels to nuclear 

energy it requires 39-percent 

of all fresh water withdraws 

in the United States. 

Cotton is a large user 

of water. Even though 60- 

percent of water demand is 

provided by rainfall, the total 

global fresh water demand 

for cotton is between 1 and 

6 percent of total global fresh 

water. 

Rice is right behind cotton, 

using almost as much 

water. Cotton production 

and processing are also a 

major source of pollution 

of fresh water. 

Irrigation is the largest 

category of water use in the 

United States and the world. 

Irrigation is used to cultivate 

crops and some of that may 

go to beef, but I am sure 

more is used for humans. 

I wonder how many people 

and things are connected 

to beef I am sure more than 

beef is connected to water. 

Maybe I am wrong or 

somewhat wrong, so let’s 

get together and stop eating 

beef, but let’s also not use 

any cotton or rice and turn 

off our electricity. We can sit 

in the dark and cold, eat tofu 

and drink a glass of water. 

Michael Freitas 


Who’s more 

dangerous 

Editor: 

I have driven highways 

74 and 243 for more than 

50 years and my question 

is: Which driver is more 

dangerous The driver who 

tailgates or the driver who 

dislikes tailgaters and is “going 

to show them” by not 

using any common sense 

and use the first available 

safe turnout to allow the 

tailgater to pass 

I am going to be so bold 

as to suggest both types of 

drivers are potential killers. 

David W. Ledbetter 


Re: Birthday peace 

Editor: 

As a former long-time 

resident (22 years) of 

Idyllwild who still plans to 

build on our property there 

when circumstances permit, 

I feel the need to comment 

Mr. Funny Guy 

from time to time on the 

disaster that occupies the 

center of town. 

The empty businesses 

ringing this establishment 

bear mute testimony to the 

devastating effect on the 

local economy. While it is 

true that times are rough 

all over and gas prices are 

in the stratosphere, the business 

downturn started a lot 

earlier for Idyllwild. 

As those of us who “were 

there” know, the business 

and tourist exodus commenced 

with the advent of 

endless weekends of racket, 

stench (also known as outside 

barbecue) and large 

groups of motorcyclists congregating 

at that single location. 

Occasionally, unsuspecting 

tourists will wander into 

town and express dismay at 

what they thought would be 

a wonderful weekend in the 

forest turned into a visit to 

Sturgis West. 

There doesn’t seem to be 

a shortage of local response 

by Chris Fisher 

with sarcastic rejoinders to 

these visitors. The indication 

is they should take their 

tourist dollars somewhere 

else if they don’t like the 

situation in Idyllwild. I guess 

they are doing just that. 

When all of the businesses 

are gone, with the 

exception of the one under 

discussion, where will local 

residents who are still 

in their working years be 

employed Can that establishment 

absorb them all 

Hmm. 

Charlene Madden 

Hemet 

(formerly of Idyllwild) 

Re: ‘Dangerous 

drivers’ 

Editor: 

I also abhor tailgaters. 

I think they are rude and 

dangerous. So I can totally 

empathize with T. Patino. 

That said, I would like to 

add a few thoughts of my 

own. 

See Letters, next page 

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Town talk 

By Jenny Kirchner, Staff Photographer 

Word has it that the State Park has now 

banned dogs from the Summer Concert Series. 

How do you feel about this new rule 


Sean Leahy 

Sound Engineer 

Philadelphia 

“Dogs on leashes should be 

permitted. I don’t see a problem 

with that.” 

Judy Schonebaum 

Artist 


“Maybe they could make a dog 

section, because I can understand 

both sides” 

“We spent Memorial Day 

weekend in Idyllwild with our 

friends Tom and Candy Curley. 

As we were getting ready 

to leave on Monday morning, 

they couldn’t find their keys 

and their Honda CRV was 

locked and alarmed. After 

looking everywhere — under 

chairs and cushions, inside 

purses, etc. — Candy had 

one last idea: maybe she had 

John Drake 

Mountain Harvest Market 

employee 


“I thought it was a nice event 

with dogs” 

Ernesto Alé 

Musician/Arborist 


“The more laws a society has, 

the more unlawful the people 

tend to be. Dogs are some 

of the best people I know. I 

can see some people being 

leashed.” 

Letters 


I believe the last thing a 

driver wants to do is anger 

a driver who is using bad 

judgment and road rage to 

a point where he is going to 

pass you and create a much 

bigger danger to oncoming 

traffic. 

We all know there are 

many rude, angry and dangerous 

drivers out there. 

And yes, this man definitely 

endangered everyone’s live 

by pulling a stunt like that. 

However, (and I can’t 

stress this enough) if someone 

is tailgating you, pull 

over and let them pass. Write 

down their license number 

and call the highway patrol, 

but don’t fuel their anger 

and cause them to pull a 

dangerous stunt like pass 

on a curve and endanger 

the lives of all of us on the 

Hill. 

We are all only human 

Only in Idyllwild 

dropped them at the Rustic 

Theatre the day before. 

We drove to the village, but 

the theater was closed, and 

the next show wasn’t until 2 

p.m. 

“So Candy walked across 

the road to the real estate 

office to see if they knew 

when the theater would open. 

Maggie Morphett telephoned 

the owner, Eva, explained the 

situation, and Eva replied that 

yes, she had the keys, and 

would be down in an hour 

to open up the theater. 

“With our extra hour to 

spend in Idyllwild, we had 

a delicious brunch at Oma’s, 

and then picked up the keys 

from Ken and Eva afterward 

Call me! 

and react to road rage with 

anger, myself included. But 

for the benefit of all the 

other innocent drivers on 

the road, please be the bigger 

person and avoid angering a 

dangerous driver. 

Maureen Rose 

Fern Valley 

Disgusted! 

Editor: 

Last evening seven of us 

looked forward with immense 

anticipation to the 

Marine Band coming to 

Idyllwild. In our group were 

four veterans, one couple 

coming from San Dimas for 

this special occasion. 

The performance was everything 

we looked forward 

to, plus some very special 

tributes. 

However, it was spoiled 

for us because children were 

Only in Idyllwild!” 

Bob and Kathi Haine 

“Only in Idyllwild” may be 

sent one of four ways: e-mail 

to itc@towncrier.com, call 659- 

2145, Ext. 14, fax to 659-2071 

or drop off at the office, 54295 

Village Center Drive. 

Linda Allen 

Idyllwild Realty 

Log Cabin Office 


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MLS 

yelling, screaming and running 

through the crowd. As 

in years past, this problem 

seems to happen more and 

more every year. 

These screaming children 

were not supervised by their 

parents at all, and that night 

the State Park ranger had to 

ask them to stop. That is 

ridiculous. 

Love on 

a Leash 

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We realize that it is not 

the children’s fault, but the 

parents of these children. 

Several older adults were 

almost knocked down by 

these children running 

through the crowd. Except 

for the parents of these 

children, the rest of the 

crowd was there to enjoy 

See Letters, next page 

Propane assistance at HELP Center 

Idyllwild HELP Center is hosting a clinic day from 

10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 23, to help families 

apply for propane assistance through Community 

Action Partnership of Riverside County. 

Families may call Colleen Manchee at the center at 

659-2110 to find out what documents to bring. 

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Lon Mercer and John Simpson, owners of The Rainbow 

Inn, were awarded the 2008 Essence of Idyllwild Award from 

the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce for providing Idyllwild 

visitors and locals with first-class accommodations, donations 

and time to multiple nonprofit organizations, and 

wonderful customer service. 


Sustainable Idy tips 

By Victoria Jakubac 

If you are still using using 

an older-style answering 

machine — you know, 

the ones with the tape — 

consider this energy saving 

idea. 

If all answering machines 

were replaced with 

Now 

Inside 

voice mail services, the annual 

energy savings would 

total nearly 2 billion kilowatt-hours. 

Services such as evoice. 

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a standard answering machine 

and can even deliver 

your voices messages to you 

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Increase your company’s 

cash flow for greater flexibility 

I want to revisit the topic 

of cash flow. As I counsel 

small business owners, I 

am amazed at how little 

attention this critical financial 

report receives. The 

lifeline of any business is 

cash flow. The more you 

know about the nature of 

your cash flow, the more 

effectively you can plan for 

your company’s growth and 

profit. 

Whether or not business 

is good at any given time, 

good money management 

can enhance your bank 

balance. Here are seven 

approaches to maximizing 

your cash flow every day: 

1. Be diligent in col- 

Fishing report 

The fishing re port gives 

Cal i for nia De part ment of 

Fish and Game (DFG) 

news on stream and lake 

stocking in the San Jacinto 

Moun tains and other miscel 

la neous in for ma tion 

re lat ing to fish ing. 

Lake Hemet was to be 

stocked with catchablesized 

trout the week of 

July 14 in the San Jacinto 

Mountains. 

Not just a cabin, a lodge — 

The HIDDEN LODGE 

25120 Glen Road, Idyllwild 

The property, known as Hidden 

Lodge, was constructed around 1947 

as the main Lodge to service surrounding 

cabins. It has an interesting history 

with one highlight of being the primary 

fi lming location for Elvis Presley in 

Kid Galahad around 1962. Elvis Presley 

was fi lmed inside, outside and around 

the Hidden Lodge property. Although 

the home has been extensively remodeled, 

it still has many of the unmistakable 

characteristics of the fi lm. 

The property is being sold with two lots 

and most of the furnishings. There are 

an additional 2 adjacent lots (one on 

each side) that may be available but 

are not for sale at this time. 

lecting your outstanding 

receivables. 

Consider asking for 

a deposit before 

shipping a purchase 

or completing a service. 

2. Research your 

purchases. Whether the 

subject is office supplies 

or specialized equipment, 

know what constitutes good 

value at a good price. Overpaying 

for business necessities 

is bound to gnaw 

away at profits. When you 

see the price of a good or 

service appear to be rising 

disproportionately, check 

around for another supplier 

who may have a better price 

and terms. 

3. Track the timing of 

your fixed expenses. By 

Ask SCORE 

By Dick Hadik, Business Counselor 

Lake Hemet 

Helen Mobbley at Lake 

Hemet had nothing to report. 

Water level at the dam 

is 128 feet. Last year’s level 

was 124.1 feet. 

DFG checks anglers for 

fishing licenses. See the 

Idyllwild Magazine and 

Visitor’s Guide for locations 

where licenses are 

sold. 

staying on top of 

their respective due 

dates, you won’t 

get caught short on 

cash when a critical 

payment is due. You 

want to pay bills 

on time, of course. 

Conversely, don’t pay them 

earlier than necessary. 

4. Consistently monitor 

variable expenses, such as 

utilities, telephone service, 

meals and entertainment. 

Employee downtime and 

overtime also can strain 

cash flow. 

5. Use judgment in 

paying for purchases with 

credit cards. The flexibility 

of credit cards comes with 

the potential downside of 

creating too much debt, 

especially during periods 

Letters 


the music. 

How sad that parents are 

not taking the time to teach 

their children to sit and listen 

to good music, as well as 

showing respect to others. 

It is amazing that children 

can sit and watch TV for 

hours but cannot sit and 

listen. Is it the children 

Perhaps an announcement 

at the beginning of the 

concerts asking the children 

Located in the Fern Valley area 

at about 6,000 feet above sea level. 

This secluded property is situated at 

the end of a cul-de-sac and offers 

the following amenities: 

• 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths 

• Main living area approx. 30’x60’ 

• Custom kitchen with Viking cooktop, 

granite counters, maple cabinets 

• Dual oven with convection and 

microwave 

• Vaulted ceilings and dormers about 

20’ high 

of uneven cash flow. 

6. If you have a varied 

product line, know which 

items bring you the highest 

profit (as opposed to the 

quickest sales) and focus 

on selling them. 

7. Establish a line of 

credit with your bank that 

will be available if needed 

for emergency use. 

Lastly, remember you 

have other resources for financial 

guidance in making 

your cash go further. The 

loan officer at your bank 

may be one; other business 

owners are another. And, 

don’t overlook SCORE 

counselors. To make an appointment 

with a SCORE 

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to be with their family and 

not on the logs screaming 

and yelling would help. 

No, an announcement 

asking the parents to have 

their children sit down with 

them might be the answer. 

Please, parents, let everyone 

enjoy the concerts in the 

park. 

Colonel and Bonnie 

McLyman 

Bob Blankman 

Floyd and Eleanor 

Williams 

Tom and Linda Buist 

Idyllwild/San Dimas 

• The original bar made with local 

milled timber that seats 8 

• Custom dining room table that 

seats 12 

• Huge river rock fi replace with 

blowers to warm the inside 

• Upstairs reading area 

• Master bedroom has a custom 

king-size bed made from local 

timber 

• Large backyard patio area with 

fi re pit and gas hookups 

• Large screened porch area 

approx. 12’x42’ 

• Large covered porch entry 

• Poplar hardwood fl ooring 

• Views of Lily and Suicide rocks 

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Correspondent 

From the age of 18, Robert 

Peek, now 53, wanted to 

be a park ranger. “But my 

dad said you couldn’t support 

a family on a ranger’s 

salary,” said Peek, who instead 

went into banking, his 

father’s profession, after college. 

But long-held dreams 

die hard, and last October, 

Peek, with his wife Judi’s 

full support and encouragement, 

joined 32 other 

cadets, ranging in age from 

23 to 53, at the state’s ranger 

training academy in Pacific 

Grove. 

Why now Because he 

could. His children were 

raised, and Judi, his second 

wife, supported Peek’s 

finding his dream and preserving 

his smile. “He had 

the desire in his heart [to 

become a ranger] and I 

just wanted to be married 

to a man who was happy,” 

said a glowing Judi, proud 

that her partner in life had 

excelled at the academy and 

Dream for last 35 years comes true 

graduated as class salutatorian 

on June 27. His 26 

graduating classmates, after 

months of gentle razzing 

about being “grandpa” and 

“over the hill,” selected Peek 

as salutatorian because he 

had set the pace for many 

of them throughout their 

academy training and stood 

out as a model of strength, 

resolve and decency. 

Peek remembered the 

words of Ruth Coleman, 

California State Parks director, 

when addressing the 

graduating class: “There are 

jobs, careers and passions.” 

Peek, in graduating, finally 

found his career, coupled 

with his passion. 

When asked why he 

wanted to be a ranger and 

what drew him to that particular 

life, Peek said, “I 

wanted to be able to protect 

the wilderness from others 

[who might harm it] and 

protect people from harm 

in the wilderness. Seeing 

the trash on trails as a kid, 

I wanted to be in a position 

to enforce what I believed 

in.” 

In his new career, Peek 

is a certified peace officer, 

trained in rifles and handguns 

and consequently able 

to enforce the peace within 

his State Park jurisdictions. 

After three months of field 

training at Lake Perris, basically 

learning the ropes 

from an experienced officer, 

Peek will take up his 

first assignment as “Ranger 

Bob” at the Salton Sea State 

Recreation Area. 

Judi remembers in the 

past when they would pass 

Humboldt State University, 

Peek would say, “If I 

had only gone there, I’d 

be a ranger by now.” His 

moment came when he 

shared his regrets with State 

Ranger Eddie Guarancha. 

Guarancha handed Peek an 

application and said, “Here, 

take this. There’s no age 

limitation.” Judi remembered 

that, with application 

in hand, “He skipped out of 

the park.” 

After turning in his application, 

Peek was twice 

turned down — the first 

time he was told he did 

not meet the educational 

requirements, and the second 

because of high blood 

pressure. Peek overcame the 

first through administrative 

perseverance and the 

second through dedication 

and physical conditioning. 

It didn’t hurt that Judi is a 

personal trainer. 

Although Peek said he 

lost 10 pounds during the 

academy training, he noted, 

“None of the physical tests 

were age-skewed. I had to 

do the same things that 

23-year-olds did.” 

And he did — he just 

did them better. 

M a r s h a l l S m i t h 

c a n b e r e a c h e d a t 

marshall@towncrier.com. 


Judi Way encouraged husband Robert Peek to pursue his dream 

of being a park ranger. “I wanted to be married to a man who 

was happy,” said Judi. Clearly, both are happy in Robert’s realizing 

a dream he’s held for 35 years. Photo by Marshall Smith 


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husband, Lord Darnley, in 1567 while she was playing golf. She must have been 

quite a dedicated sportswoman (or an indifferent wife) because they also say that 

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Special fire fund 

moves to Senate 



Last week, the U.S. House 

of Representatives approved 

legislation creating a special 

fund dedicated to covering 

the expenses of large wildfires. 

H.R. 5541, the Federal Land 

Assistance, Management and 

Enhancement Act (FLAME 

Act), passed the House unanimously 

on July 9. 

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D- 

CA) has already introduced 

the legislation in the Senate. 

The month-long fire siege in 

California will place a huge 

burden on the U.S. Forest 

Service’s entire budget for 

the remainder of fiscal year 

2007-08, which ends Sept. 

30, especially the nonfire 

programs. 

This legislation would 

alleviate the demand on recreation 

and other programs 

to supplement fire costs. 

“When it comes to fighting 

dangerous wildfires like 

those burning in California 

right now, we need all of the 

help we can get from the federal 

government,” Boxer said. 

“By establishing a dedicated 

federal fund, we will ensure 

that the Forest Service isn’t 

forced to drain other important 

accounts to pay for 

catastrophic wildfires.” 

House Natural Resources 

Chair Nick Rahall (D-WV), 

along with Raul Grijalva 

(D-AZ) and Norm Dicks 

(D-WA) introduced the bill 

in March. 

The special fund would 

be created and separate from 

the annual Forest Service appropriations. 

Its use would 

be limited to suppressing 

catastrophic wildfires. Five 

former chiefs of the Forest 

Service, the Western Governor’s 

Association, environmental 

groups, the National 

Association of Counties and 

others have all expressed support 

for the legislation. 

The fund is intended to 

eliminate the trade-off between 

the agency’s nonfire 

program funds and the growing 

cost of fighting wildland 

fires. 

“When FEMA responds 

to an emergency it does not 

take housing funds away to 

pay for it ... Responding to 

emergencies is something 

American citizens expect 

their government to do,” 

Rahall has said. “The FLAME 

Act’s dedicated fund ... will 

allow the Forest Service and 

other land management 

agencies to continue to do 

what they do best — manage 

our nation’s unique and vast 

public lands.” 

J.P. Crumrine can be 

reached at jp@towncrier.com. 


At one time, the game checkers was known as 

“chess for ladies.” 

When Chantal Lawson 

of Twentynine Palms 

booked a weekend cabin 

in Idyllwild for her and 

her two children around 

the end of April to surprise 

and welcome home 

husband Scott from Iraq, 

she could not have imagined 

that she was in for a 

surprise of her own. 

“My husband and his 

unit are stuck in Iraq for 

the next two weeks,” she 

wrote in an e-mail at that 

time. “I have not been able 

to reschedule the reservations 

and have lost my 

$600 deposit,” she said. 

“Just crossing our fingers 

and waiting on a 

phone call to see when 

they get in, this deployment 

has been very, very 

tough on our family. Not 

only am I 1,200 miles from 

any family, but I have two 

children and a full-time 

job 30 miles away,” she 

wrote. 

Scott was on temporary 

leave from his fourth tour 

of duty in Iraq. 

“During my husband’s 

last deployment I was actu- 

Community gives 

Marine family a gift 

ally back in Texas with my 

mom. The last time, my 

husband Scott deployed 

when I was seven months 

pregnant and he didn’t 

get home until [our son] 

Joshua was 5 months old. 

Just really been rough and 

all I wanted to do was be 

‘us’ again.” 

Idyllwild Community 

Network (ICN) was 

able to bring this family 

to Idyllwild and provide 

them with a weekend stay 

last weekend in one of 

Idyllwild’s unique vacation 

homes. ICN Founder Bill 

Triplett contacted Denney 

Herr, who offered her 

vacation rental, “Corner 

Lodge.” 

Café Aroma donated a 

lunch and Earth ‘N Fire 

offered activities for the 

children. Quiet Creek Inn 

provided housekeeping 

services. 

“We are pleased to play 

a special part in honoring 

this Marine’s service 

and his family’s sacrifice 

by helping them celebrate 

his safe return home,” said 

Triplett. 

Donate old cars to charity 

Now that the price of scrap metal has sharply risen, the 

Big Brothers and Big Sisters Car Campaign will accept most 

any car with no restrictions. Cars will be picked up anywhere 

in California, usually within a week, and are sold at auction. 

To donate, call 1-800-246-0493. Funds go directly to help 

the California clubs. 

U.S. Marine Scott Lawson, along with his wife Chantal, 

daughter Gabrielle, 7 and son Joshua, 20 months, enjoyed 

a weekend getaway in Idyllwild after Scott’s fourth trip back 

from Iraq. After a surprise vacation Chantal had planned for 

Scott was canceled when his flight was delayed for two weeks in 

Iraq, businesses in the community came together and covered 

all the expenses for them to come for the weekend. Scott’s fifth 

trip back to Iraq is scheduled for October. 


No smoking on county property 

Effective June 1, 2007, smoking is prohibited on all Riverside 

County property, whether enclosed or unenclosed, except 

in a smoking area. Violators will be punished with a fee of $25 

for the first offense and $50 for a second offense. 

Further offenses will result in a misdemeanor charge, punishable 

with a fine of up to $1,000, six months in jail or both. 

Office: 951-659-1997 

Toll Free: 888-658-2889 

Cell: 951-315-6099 

Fax: 951-659-1972 

E-mail: magicmountain1@verizon.net 

Web: www.robinoates.com 

54225 N. Circle (In the “Fort”) 

P.O. Box 1651 Idyllwild, CA 92549 

Jackie Wagner 

Broker-Associate 

ELLEN ANDERSON 

Business Development 

Inland Empire Division 

3403 Tenth Street, Fourth Floor 

Riverside, CA 92501 

800-220-6886 customer service 

951-313-6750 direct 

951-682-5736 fax 

eanderson@stewart.com 

www.stcie.com 

CRAIG COOPERSMITH, E.A. 

JANICE COOPERSMITH 

(951) 659-5045 FAX (951) 659-6004 

Since 1988 

IDYLLWILD’S DOOR-TO-DOOR BOOK KEEP ING SERVICE 

PAYROLL • CONSULTING • TAX PREP A RA TION 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


HELP Center and Thrift Store Newsletter 

From the Executive Director: 

The Idyllwild HELP Center started as a dream. In 1992, 

a small group of neighbors got together to see if they could 

find a way to help people when times got tough, when there 

was an illness, when there was an elderly person in need, 

when there was a person who needed medical services, or 

when their food pantry was empty. Their dreams became a 

reality and the HELP Center has grown since that time, but 

so has the need. 

Our experience over the past 15 years has confirmed that 

many in our community need assistance, that the services 

needed are varied, and that the resources required to meet 

their needs continue to challenge us. Because of the downward 

spiraling economy, we have seen an increased need for 

our services. This is why I am again holding my hat in hand 

asking for money for specific areas of need: Food Pantry; and 

Utility Fund, which helps our low-income clients with their 

utility bills. We have several grants, but we have no grant 

funds for use for food or other services that we provide. 

I know that by working together we can help our neighbors 

who are in need. Please send us your tax-deductible check. 

Why wait until the end of the year to send your contribution 

to a nonprofit charity Get an early jump now because 

our need is great. 

We are grateful to the Idyllwild community for continuing 

to support our efforts through donations and purchases at 

our Thrift Store, food donations, firewood donations from 

the Woodies (Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council), 

holiday gifts and fund-raising events. 

The Idyllwild HELP Center Board of Directors and staff 

would also like to thank the Association of Realtors and the 

Pine Cove Property Owners Association for their continued 

support of food; all our wonderful and hard-working volunteers 

who do so much for us; the Woodies for their hard 

work in keeping us in firewood; Randy Owen of Mountain 

Fire Abatement and Tree Service; Josh Whitney of Pacific 

Slope; Mike and Emily Pearson of Pearson Wood Service; 

and Pino Tree Service for all their donations of large rounds, 

that would normally go to the grinding station, that the 

Woodies split for us (truly a win-win situation for both the 

contractors and the HELP Center); the many customers of 

our Thrift Store; and our gracious donors. Thank you for 

all you do for us. 

Karen Patterson 

Executive Director 

Greetings From the HELP Center 

We have expanded services that are offered here at the 

HELP Center. We have a Resource Directory that allows me 

to find the services off the Hill that you may need. I can 

assist families in applying for Healthy Families/MediCal. 

The documents you need to bring in to apply for Healthy 

Families are a birth certificate, proof of income for a month, 

and a utility bill or rent receipt to show proof of California 

residency. The insurance choices for MediCal are IEHP, Molina 

and straight MediCal. For Healthy Families, the choices 

are IEHP, Molina, Blue Shield and Blue Cross EPO. Dental 

choices are Access Dental, Delta Dental, Health Net Dental, 

SafeGuard Dental and Western Dental. For vision plans, the 

choices are EyeMed Vision Care, SafeGuard Vision and Vision 

Service Plan. Another program we offer is the Idyllwild 

Children’s Fund, which allows us to purchase items such as 

school clothes, backpacks, shoes and other school items. We 

still have funding through The California Wellness Foundation 

that can help pay for doctor visits, prescriptions, gas 

for medical visits, eye exams, glasses, dental treatments and 

visits to the chiropractor for income-qualifying individuals. 

We do have a food pantry available during our hours of 

operation and we have received wonderful donations from 

the community. We just request that expired food is not 

donated as we cannot take it. Please call 659-2110 for more 

information. 

Colleen Manchee 

Client Services Administrator 

Greetings From the Thrift Store 

Just a quick reminder as to items we do not take here at 

the Thrift Store: refrigerators, stovetops, ovens, dishwashers, 

washers, dryers and mattresses. 

We request that items donated be fully operational and 

in good condition. Please, no large TVs or hide-a-beds as 

we are limited on space. Thank you. 

Nick Stannard 

Hello Everyone 

I’ve been employed as the Thrift Store manager since Jan. 

23, 2008. Over the past several months, I’ve had the pleasure 

of meeting wonderful people who make it a point to stop 

in to support their community through the Thrift Store and 

HELP Center. 

It is important to me to personally thank the community 

for their generous donations. The Idyllwild Thrift Store, a 

nonprofit organization, has received wonderful donations of 

furniture, kitchen items, clothing, toys, linens, electronics, 

etc. 

I would also like to thank Nick Stannard, a jack-of-alltrades, 

who works diligently to maintain the facility. Also, I 

would like to thank the volunteers who give up their pre- 

From left, Peg Gallo, Nick Stannard, Karen Patterson and Colleen 

Manchee. 

cious time to assist with organizing the sheds, book nook 

and Thrift Store. Without Nick and the volunteers, the Thrift 

Store would not operate as effectively as it does. 

We are in need of volunteers who can assist Nick and 

me with picking up furniture donations. Also, if anyone 

has a truck that could assist with transport we would really 

appreciate it. 

It has been a wonderful experience for me to be introduced 

to our community in such a positive way. I’ve enjoyed 

getting to know all of you and have especially enjoyed the 

laughter and kindness you have shared with me. 

Peg Gallo 

Thrift Store Manager 

The HELP Center is open from 9 a.m. to noon and from 

1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. The Thrift Store is open from 

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday. 

I want to help my neighbors! 

Name:________________________________ 

Address:______________________________ 

Phone _______________________________ 

Here is my donation of $___________________ 

I wish to volunteer, 

please call me:___________________________ 

Mail to: Idyllwild HELP Center 

PO Box 660, Idyllwild, CA 92549 

ESTATE 

SALES 

BUY 

OUTS 

IDY Antiques & Collectibles 

Louis Bacher 

Licensed & Bonded 

(760) 533-6692 

Located at Fern Valley Emporium 

& Florist in the Forest 

Idyllwild Resident 

Custom Lapel Pins for your 

Business, Club, Organization, Team, etc. 

The Monterey 

Lapel Pins Company 

Local Rep. 

Call Lou 

(760) 683-7074


On the Town 

Local Dining, Arts & Entertainment 

Bluegrass enlivens Summer Concert Series 


Correspondent 

Silverado Bluegrass, a 

Lake Elsinore-based pickin’ 

quintet, encamps at Mt. San 

Jacinto State Park on July 

24 as the third act in Ken 

Dahleen’s Idyllwild Summer 

Concert Series. Starting at 

7 p.m., Silverado musicians 

Mike Nadolson (guitar and 

vocals), David Dias (dobro 

and vocals), Noel Taggart 

(mandolin and vocals), Kevin 

Gore (banjo and vocals) 

and Fred Wade (bass) bring 

this Appalachian offshoot of 

traditional country music to 

Idyllwild. 

Like country music, bluegrass 

is an American music 

form with Celtic roots that 

can be distinguished from 

country by its acoustic instruments 

and improvisational 

structure. Bluegrass 

is the music of British Isle 

immigrants to America, 

particularly the Scots-Irish 

that settled up and down 

the Appalachian mountains 

in hills and hollers. 

The term “bluegrass” 

originated with William 

Smith (Bill) Monroe’s group 

the Blue Grass Boys, with 

instrumentation of fiddle, 

guitar, mandolin and banjo 

in the mid-20th century. 

Monroe begat Flatt and 

Scruggs, who begat the 

Foggy Mountain Boys and 

by the mid-1950s, “bluegrass” 

had established itself 

as a distinct fi rst cousin of 

country. 

Typically in bluegrass, 

each lead instrument player 

states the melody then improvises 

on it before passing 

it on to another bandmate. 

Besides instrumentation, 

bluegrass is distinguished 

by vocal harmony — two-, 

three- or four-part. Varietals 

emerge over time as single 

players or bluegrass fusion 

groups. 

A second generation of 

bluegrass players includes 

notables like John Hartford, 

the Dillards and Grateful 

Dead frontman Jerry Garcia 

on banjo. Hybrids of 

bluegrass and jazz emerged 

The Silverado Bluegrass Band performs at the Idyllwild Summer 

Concert Series on July 24. 

in the music of Béla Fleck 

and the Flecktones, Doc 

Watson, David Grisman and 

Sam Bush. The Coen Brothers’ 

2000 fi lm, “O Brother, 

Where Art Thou” starring 

George Clooney brought 

wider exposure to the traditional 

bluegrass form. 

Silverado brings traditional 

bluegrass to its Hill 

date, with, according to its 

Web site, “the high lonesome 

sounds of traditional 

bluegrass vocals, with 

smooth, tight and intriguing 

harmonies. This, along with 

superb acoustic instrumentation 

and innovative arrangements” 

will have Hill folks 

dancing on the grass under 

starry mountain skies. 

Dahleen’s series is free 

to attendees but depends 

upon sponsorships to meet 

expenses each year. This 

year, because of the economic 

downturn, Dahleen 

said sponsorships are fewer 

than at any time in the 

series’ history. “We’re still 

thousands of dollars under 

budget,” said Dahleen, 

hoping for additional community 

participation. 

Anyone wishing to contribute 

may contact Dahleen 

through the event Web site 

http://mysite.verizon.net/ 

kendahleen/. The organization 

also has an account at 

Guaranty Bank in Idyllwild 

for people who wish to 

donate anonymously. And, 

donations are accepted at 

the event. 

Audience members may 

bring chairs or blankets, 

food and drinks, and sweaters 

or jackets for when the 

weather cools down. They 

also are invited to dance 

under the pines. 




Katrina art exhibit at jazz festival 

“Katrina Through the Eyes of Children” is a mixedmedia 

exhibit of artwork created by children displaced by 

Hurricane Katrina. 

The exhibit will be at the Parks Exhibition Center on the 

Idyllwild Arts campus during Jazz in the Pines on Aug. 23 

and 24. 

Karla Leopold, an art therapist at Idyllwild Arts, was one 

of a team of therapists that made nine visits to Renaissance 

Village, the largest trailer park for Katrina evacuees, to work 

with the children. 

The art expresses their losses, anger and depression, as 

well as their hopes and dreams for the future. The exhibit 

includes drawings, paintings, photographs and scultpures. 

Now Showing 

July 18 th - Aug. 7 st 

“The Dark Knight” 

Rated PG-13 

Showtimes 

Mon. - Fri.: 7pm 

Sat. & Sun.: *2 & 7:30pm 

*Matinée Price 

General Admission: $8.00 Senior, Child & Matinée: $5.50 

IDYLLWILD MASTER CHORALE PRESENTS: 

“NUNSENSE” 

Showing at 5pm Saturday & Sunday, July 19, 20, 26 & 27. 

$15 at the door or $12 in advance, tickets available at 

The Rustic Theatre, Prairie Dove & www.masterchorale.com 

For more info on The Rustic’s calendar, please call 

951-659-2747 or visit www.therustic.com 

Additional parking behind theatre. 

Mike Rider and the M-80’s 

Friday, July 18, 6-9 pm 

the CREEK HOUSE 

Idyllwild’s Classic Creekside 

Dinner House 

Steaks*Seafood*Salad Bar*Cocktails 

— — — — 

Dinner Thurs.-Sun. 

Now Open for Lunch Sat.-Sun. 11:30-2:30 

659-0686 

Seafood 

BREAKFAST 

served 

All 

Every 

DAY 

DAY 

Lunch Special (Mon.-Fri.) 

Dinner Specials 

Champagne Sunday Brunch 

Full Bar Open 7 Days 

Monday Night - Taco Night 

Wednesday Night - Tostada Night 

Thursday Night - 1/2 Priced Reg. 

Margarita & Beer Night 

H LIVE MUSIC 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. H 

FRIDAYS: Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens 

SATURDAYS: Sandi Castleberry 

25980 HWY. 243 OPEN M-SAT 10AM - 9PM 

659-4960 

SUN 9AM - 9PM

On The Town 


The Idyllwild Arts Summer Program Faculty 

Big Band Jazz Concert performed to a large 

audience last Thursday at the IAF Theatre 

on campus. This musical event was free and 

open to the public. 


Idyllwild Arts is holding a three-week filmmaking 

course for high school students ages 

15 to18 where students write and direct their 

own films as part of the summer program. A 

community-wide casting call last Saturday 

invited all ages to try out for different parts 

available in these short films at the Ryan Sound 

Stage on campus. From left, Ginger Elias, 

18, the writer and director of “My Brother 

Clem” explains to Tatiana Mercuri, 9, what 

the movie and character is about before she 

reads the script. All finished movies will be 

shown on Saturday, July 26, starting at 10 

a.m. at The Rustic Theatre. They will be free 

and open to the public. 

Photo by Jenny Kirchner


Arts & Entertainment Calendar 

listings are at the dis cre tion of 

the editor. Sub mit tal forms can be 

picked up at the Town Crier. 


AWANA for Ages 3 to Fifthgraders, 

5:45-8 p.m. Idyllwild 

Bible Church. 

Café Cinema, 7 p.m. Green 

Café. 

“Hancock,” 7 p.m. Rustic Theatre. 

An Evening of Idyllwild Arts 

Summer Poetry, 7:30-9:30 

p.m. Café Aroma. 


Arts & Entertainment Cal en dar 


Bridge, 12:30-4 p.m. Creekstone 

Inn. For information, call 659- 

4910. 

Book Signing by Author T.S. 

Bennett, “Confessions of the 

Antichrist,” 2-4 p.m.; Tom 

Hines, 6-9 p.m. Café Aroma. 

Poetry Week: Poetry Masterclass, 

2:15 p.m. Krone Library; 

Reading, 7:30 p.m. Holmes 

Amphitheatre, Idyllwild Arts. 

Summer Concert Series, Sandii 

Castleberry & Friends, 6:15 

p.m.; The Greg Jones Band 

Rhythm & Blues, 7 p.m. Mt. 

San Jacinto State Park. 

“Hancock,” 7 p.m. Rustic Theatre. 


Poetry Week: Poetry Masterclass, 

2:15 p.m. Krone Library; 

Children’s Center Open 

House, 2:45 p.m.; Adult 

Culminations, 4 p.m. Mellor 

Patio; Reading, 7:30 p.m. Holmes 

Amphitheatre; Song and 

Dance, 8 p.m. IAF Theatre, 

Idyllwild Arts. 

Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 

5:30-8:30 p.m. Arriba Restaurant. 

Mike Rider & the M-80’s, 6-9 

p.m. The Creek House. 

Sandii Castleberry & HJ Reynolds, 

6-9 p.m. Café Aroma. 

“The Dark Knight,” 7 p.m. Rustic 

Theatre. 


David Jerome, 9 a.m.-noon; Folk 

Ewe, 1-4 p.m.; Greg Jones, 6- 

9 p.m. Café Aroma. 

Children’s Center Culminations: 

Art From Many Cultures, 

9:30 a.m.; Dance Workshop, 

10 a.m.; Theatre of Myth, 11 

a.m. Children’s Center; Piano 

Workshop, 10 a.m. Stephens 

COLONEL BO’s WAR STORIES 

Last week a guy from the L.A. Times called wanting to know if my war 

stories were true or fiction. I told him my stories are like every other old soldier’s 

stories: Some of each. Mine have the advantage of being lifted largely from my 

war journals. For 33 years, through four wars I served America as a fighter 

pilot, Pentagon Planner, White House Staff, Mid-East Mediator and spy. I have 

been thrice recalled to the colors — latest in 2002. You may remember terrorist 

master, Osama bin Laden was reported escaping from Afghanistan into China 

by way of the hidden Wakhan Defile through the Hindu Kush Mountains. I had 

been there training tribal militia to fight the Russians in the 1970s, so I was 

recalled to lead a Hazara Search Team into Central Asia. We joined a caravan 

that followed the ancient Silk 

Road across the Gobi Desert, east. At sundown, Day 

Twelve we pulled up to rest our camels at the Muji Oasis 

on the Yarkland River east of Kashi, China. There at a 

Zen Tribal Campfire, I was inducted into the oldest craft 

fraternity known to man — The Raconteurs Internationals. 

All these stories are on sale at the GREY SQUIRREL in 

Idyllwild or click colonelbowarstories.com. 

Sons of 

THE AMERICAN 

LEGION Post 800 

HORSESHOE 

TOURNAMENT 

annual 

SATURDAY, AUG. 2 ND 

18 years or older 

11 am Signups 

Starts at 

12 noon 

Meadow 

Saunders 

Highway 243 

Recital Hall; Youth Art Exhibit, 

10 a.m. Parks Exhibition 

Center; Youth Fiction 

Reading, 10 a.m. Todd Quad; 

Youth Jazz Big Bands, 10 a.m. 

IAF Theatre; Youth Piano Recital, 

1 p.m. Stephens Recital 

Hall; Youth Jazz Combos, 2 

p.m. IAF Theatre; Summer 

Poetry in Idyllwild With 

Featured Poets & Jazz by 

Marshall Hawkins & Friends, 

4 p.m. Holmes Amphitheatre, 

Idyllwild Arts.. 

“The Art of Avery Field,” Photography 

Exhibition, 11 a.m.- 

4 p.m. Idyllwild Area Historical 

Museum. 

4th-annual Idyllwild Skate Park 

Competition & Barbecue, 

12:30 p.m. Idyllwild Skate 

Park. 

2012 Mayan Calendar & the 

Transformation of Consciousness, 

2-4:30 p.m. Spirit 

Mountain Retreat. 

“The Dark Knight,” 2 & 7:30 

p.m. Rustic Theatre. 

Mountain Disaster Preparedness 

FUNdraising Party 

With Music by Change Required 

& Jerome Robinson, 

Auction & Raffl e, 4-8 p.m. 

55000 San Jacinto Rd. 

“Nunsense,” Presented by 

Idyllwild Master Chorale, 5 


Sandii Castleberry, 5:30-8:30 

p..m. Arriba Restaurant. 

Champagne Reception for the 

Rock Goddess, 7-9 p.m. 

Keifer Gallery (next to Café 

Aroma). 


Ernesto Alé, 9 a.m.-noon; Skeleton 

Crew, 6-9 p.m. Café 

See A&E, next page 

Marion View 

South Circle 

Bicknell 

Village 

Center 

Post 800 

 

54360 Marion View 

Champagne Reception 

for the 

Rock Goddess 

and her one of a kind jewelry 

at 

(Next to Café Aroma) 

7 – 9 p.m. 


951–659–4700

A&E 


Aroma. 




Museum. 







Cinema Ecu, 5:30 p.m. St. Hugh’s 

Episcopal Church. 

Biff Bonnar, 6-9 p.m. Café Aroma. 


Theatre. 

Parks Exhibition Center Opening, 

8 p.m. Idyllwild Arts. 


Jazz Night: Paul Carman (Sax), 

Marshall Hawkins (Bass) & 

Barnaby Finch (Keys), 6-9 



Theatre. 


AWANA for Ages 3 to Fifthgraders, 

5:45-8 p.m. Idyllwild 

Bible Church. 

Rumble Chicken, 6-9 p.m. Café 

Aroma. 

Café Cinema, 7 p.m. Green Café. 


Theatre. 

Chamber Music Week: Pre-Concert 

Talk, 7:30 p.m.; Opening 

Concert, 8 p.m. Stephens 

Recital Hall, Idyllwild Arts. 





Museum. 

Bridge, 12:30-4 p.m. Creekstone 

Inn. For information, call 659- 

4910. 

Summer Concert Series, Sandii 

Castleberry & Friends, 6:15 

p.m.; The Silverado Bluegrass 

Band, 7 p.m. Mt. San 

Jacinto State Park. 

Sandii Castleberry & Bassist Bill 

Saita, 7-10 p.m. Café Aroma. 


Theatre. 

Student Recital: Instrumental 

Music, 8 p.m. IAF Theatre, 






Museum. 

Children’s Center Open House 

& Culminations, 2:45 p.m.; 

Theatre Production, 8 

p.m. Junior Players Theatre; 

Symphonic Music Faculty 

Recital, 8 p.m. IAF Theatre, 


Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 

5:30-8:30 p.m. Arriba Restaurant. 

Belly Dancing, 6-9 p.m. Café 

Aroma. 


Theatre. 


David Jerome, 9 a.m.-noon; Greg 

Jones, 6-9 p.m. Café Aroma. 

Children’s Center Culminations: 

Drawing What You See/3D 

Design, 10 a.m. Children’s 

Center; Youth Film Making 

Screening, 10 a.m. Ryan 

Soundstage; Student Chamber 

Music Concert, 10 a.m. 

Stephens Recital Hall; Symphony 

Orchestra, 1 p.m. IAF 

Theatre; Chamber Music 

Week: Pre-Concert Talk, 7:30 

p.m.; Concert II, 8 p.m. Stephens 

Recital Hall; Theatre 

Production, 8 p.m. Junior Players 

Theatre, Idyllwild Arts. 




Museum. 






Sandii Castleberry, 5:30-8:30 

p..m. Arriba Restaurant. 

“Beyond Bellydance,” Film Premier, 

6 p.m.; Gala-Amour: 

Tribal-style Belly Dance, 8 

p.m. Rainbow Inn. 


Ernesto Alé, 9 a.m.-noon; Jamie 

& the Hillbillies, 1-4 p.m.; 

Skeleton Crew, 6-9 p.m. Café 

Aroma. 

Symphonic Band, 1 p.m. IAF Theatre, 







YOKOJI-ZEN MOUNTAIN CENTER 

8th Annual Women’s Retreat 

Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3,2008 

We invite you to... 

Cultivate your Inner Peace in this unique, 

compassionate environment with 

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what it’s like to live for a 

weekend off-grid, 

in an ecological 

community. 

Every Branch of Coral Supports the Moon 

Join us for meditation, 

yoga, singing, hiking, 

creative writing, 

Native American 

story telling, art 

and Zen Buddhist service. 

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T.S. Bennett hosts booksigning 

Local resident T.S. Bennett will host a booksigning 

for his book, “Confessions of the Antichrist: Blasphemes, 

Mortifications, Incantations,” from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, 

July 17 in the library at Café Aroma. 

Bennett is an artist in many fields, currently creating 

small metal sculptures. He also is a master glazier, having 

apprenticed with J. J. Speeth in Los Angeles. 

“Confessions of the Antichrist” represents an advance in 

thinking, he said, “and brings yourself back to your Self.” 

The limited fi rst edition of 200 will be signed and 

numbered at the time of purchase. 


Children’s Storytime, 10:30 a.m. 

Idyllwild Library. 

Mike Rider & the M-80’s, 6-9 



Theatre. 


Jazz Night: Paul Carman (Sax), 

Marshall Hawkins (Bass) & 

Barnaby Finch (Keys), 6-9 



Theatre. 


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ICRC considers employee drug testing 



At last week’s July 10 

meeting, the Idyllwild Community 

Recreation Council 

(ICRC) held a lengthy discussion 

about adopting a 

drug testing policy. At the request 

of Director Vic Sirkin, 

Holly Maag, local attorney, 

researched California law 

and regulations regarding 

workplace drug use and how 

to monitor it, if necessary. 

Maag presented a summary 

of her findings and 

answered board questions 

regarding procedures and 

current state case law. 

“Under California law, 

an employer is permitted 

to draft and enforce a ‘zero 

tolerance’ policy prohibiting 

illegal drug and/or alcohol 

use in the workplace,” Maag 

wrote the board. “Anti-drug 

policies are usually limited 

to employee conduct while 

at work, or conduct while 

on the employer’s premises, 

even if the employee is ‘off 

the clock.’ 

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generally cannot reach into 

the employee’s private conduct 

while off the employer’s 

premises, unless such conduct 

is so egregious as to 

bring discredit upon the 

employer,” Maag added. 

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employees unless a specific 

and creditable allegation 

were levied against an existing 

employee. 

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a ways to go about testing 

existing employees,” Maag 

replied. But she said as long 

as existing employees know 

the policy is coming, have 

an opportunity to review it 

and know when it becomes 

official and under what circumstances 

they will be 

tested, then the board could 

probably adopt a policy for 

both new and existing employees. 

While the board appears 

to be seeking to articulate 

a more specific and firmer 

policy, Maag’s research did 

not give it a specific path to 

follow. Given the importance 

of this action, Chris Singer, 

ICRC chair, continued the 

discussion until the August 

meeting since Coopersmith 

had to leave early. 

In other business, Singer 

announced that the ICRC 

Recreation Committee 

would no longer hold separate 

meetings. The monthly 

ICRC board and the CSA 36 

meetings seemed sufficient, 

she said. Recreation questions 

could still be addressed 

at the ICRC meeting. 

The first Movie Night was 

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“Between 85 and 100 people 

attended,” she said. “At the 

August movie, we hope to 

increase attendance and will 

offer ice cream.” 

“Back to the Future” 

will be shown at dusk on 

Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Mt. 

San Jacinto State Park. 

The board also announced 

the formation of an 

executive committee to oversee 

the Idyllwild Community 

Center (ICC) development. 

Director Robert Schraff will 

join Singer and Sirkin to 

compose the committee. 

Other committees, such as 

planning and finances, will 

report to the executive committee. 

Sirkin, ICRC’s official 

spokesperson for ICC’s progress, 

reported that they had 

replaced the cover on the 

existing well on the property 

and a temporary utility pole 

was going to be erected. 

Several donations of services 

had been received. Dave 

Sanborn donated the use of 

an auger to drill a hole for 

the electric pole. With the 

help of Riverside County 

3rd District Supervisor Jeff 

Stone, Waste Management 

Inc. donated the use of three 

dumpsters while the existing 

structures are being razed. 

The first ICC fund-raising 

event will be ICRC’s Labor 

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Town Hall. Director Linda 

McCaughin is organizing 

this event, which will be Aug. 

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Ken Dahleen, producer 

of the Idyllwild Summer 

Concert Series, visited the 

Town Crier office on Friday. 

He reported on a couple 

of incidents that occurred 

during the 2008 inaugural 

summer concert the previous 

evening. Both seemed 

to involve inattention to the 

guests that adults may bring 

to the event. 

Dahleen and Park Superintendent 

Garratt Aitchison 

will make a short announcement 

before the start of the 

next concert. They hope the 

audience attention will take 

care of the problems. 

Apparently, some youth 

went beyond the concert 

bounds. In addition, park 

management and other visitors 

perceived a burst of 

immature humor differently. 

The kids spread toilet paper 

around and on trees behind 

the stage. 

Their prank annoyed 

the park’s paying customers 

— the campers. Unless 

this type of unauthorized 

activities stops, Aitchison 

may have to impose the 

use of peace officers during 

future concerts. This would 

add significant costs to the 

series’ expenses, according to 

Dahleen. 

He hopes parents and 

even the general public will 

help. If adults were more 

vigilant and could report 

inappropriate use during the 

concert, the series managers 

would have a better chance 

to control it, he said. 

Secondly, the presence of 

canine visitors is discouraging 

many concertgoers. Not 

only does “man’s best friend” 

occasionally soil the soil, his 

behavior during a concert 

can be disrupting. 

Last week, apparently 

two dogs assumed a meal 

was theirs for the taking. 

The human couple who 

were victims left the concert 

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frustrated when the canine 

pair consumed their food, 

which was spread out on a 

blanket. 

Dahleen stressed that this 

was not the only dog incident 

that has been raised to 

him. Many attendees would 

prefer to listen without worrying 

about the activities of 

dogs nearby. 

“This can’t continue,” he 

stressed. “If necessary, I’ll 

stop the concert and say 

something to the owners.” 

In deference to all concertgoers, 

Dahleen is asking 

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Pine Cove discusses Grand Jury report 

Last month’s Grand Jury 

report on the December 

2007 Highway Fire and a 

district policy to reimburse 

customers for installing water-saving 

appliances were 

the highlights of the July 

9 Pine Cove Water District 

(PCWD) board meeting. 

PCWD General Manager 

Jerry Holldber discussed 

both the report and 

the actions he has taken in 

response to the Grand Jury’s 

recommendations. 

“There were basically two 

recommendations for Pine 

Cove,” Holldber said. “First 

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Holldber has already met 

with his staff and discussed 

conduct within an incident 

safety zone, particularly identifying 

the presence of fire 

hoses. He has also issued a 

new policy requiring using 

district, not personal, vehicles 

when PCWD is called to 

any safety incident. He also 

has ordered amber lights for 

the district vehicles to ensure 

that they are recognized as 

public agency employees. 

“I compliment the Grand 

Jury. They did a thorough 

and professional job,” he said 

at the end of the discussion. 

“It was a learning experience 

for everybody and hopefully 

it doesn’t happen again.” 

PCWD President Tom 

McCullough asked Holldber 

to communicate to the 

Grand Jury that the board 

has reviewed the report and 

through a motion, supports 

the Grand Jury recommendations 

and the general manager’s 

response. 

The second major subject 

was the use of monetary 

incentives (rebates) to encourage 

using water-saving 

devices. The principal appliances 

the district will support 

are low-flow toilets and 

high-efficiency, front-loading 

washing machines. 

In addition, the board 

discussed the benefits of hot 

water recycling systems, gray 

water reuse for toilets, rain 

runoff collection systems, 

and automatic irrigation 

and house water shut-off 

devices. 

The hot water recycling 

systems could save 2 to 3 

gallons of water since now 

when occupants need hot 

water, they turn the tap and 

run water through the faucet 

until the hot water arrives 

from the heater. 

Rain collection systems 

would be used to water property, 

but McCullough wanted 

to be sure the system would 

reduce summer water use if 

a rebate were offered. 

The automatic shut-off 

systems would be valuable 

to eliminate catastrophic 

water loss, Holldber urged. 

However, McCullough raised 

a question of responsibility if 

the system failed. 

“If we require or support 

their use, who is responsible 

if the system fails” he asked. 

“And there will be more liability 

if we require them 

rather than suggest it.” 

“I think all are terrific 

ideas and we should pursue 

them,” commented Director 

Mike Esnard. “Another 

source of ideas and best 

practices might be islands 

such as Bermuda and New 

Zealand where fresh water 

supplies are limited.” 

In other water business, 

Holldber reported that the 

June water use was 3.5 million 

gallons, about 100,000 

gallons more than June 2007 

and 600,000 gallons more 

than May. For the first half 

of 2008, total production 

is 5.7 percent less than the 

first six months of 2007. 

And he confirmed that water 

supplies remained in “good 

shape” for this point of the 

year. 

He also told the board 

that the remote weather 

station and data collection 

unit had been purchased. 

This will be installed at the 

Rocky Point communication 

site. 

By means of wireless 

transmission, weather data 

will be transmitted to the 

PCWD office and shared 

with the community on its 

Web site. 

“Probably, the third most 

frequent question we get is 

‘What’s the weather there’. 

This will be the highest 

(about 6,500 feet) reportable 

weather on the mountain,” 

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GV dissidents struggle for board’s attention 



The Garner Valley Property 

Owners (GVPO) United 

met Monday evening 

to discuss activities of the 

group and its interactions 

with the GVPO Association 

(GVPOA) since its last meeting 

on June 16. 

GVPO United was founded 

in April to provide an 

outlet and opportunity for 

dissenting views and transparency 

of governing board 

actions. 

GVPOA’s financial status 

was one of the principal issues 

concerning the splinter 

group and its members. 

Steve Silen identified several 

times that attempts to 

engage the GVPOA board 

in a sit-down discussion of 

its financial condition have 

been rebuffed. 

Of all the information 

that GVPO United has requested, 

only the June financial 

statement has been 

received. Every property 

owner has a right to this 

material. 

The request for copies 

of invoices from GVPOA’s 

attorney, Peters and Freedman, 

was denied on the 

basis of an attorney-client 

privilege. Case law for California 

Public Records Act 

has supported the concept 

that when and how much 

does not violate an attorneyclient 

privilege. 

Silen has even quoted 

the Davis-Stirling Act’s section, 

which acknowledges 

that invoices and payments 

are not confidential material. 

Davis-Stirling is the 

law governing the creation 

and management of homeowners 

associations in this 

state. 

“This is our money,” 

said Mike Johnson. “We’re 

not asking these questions 

to harass them. We started 

this [GVPO United] to help 

them.” 

GVPO United leadership 

firmly believes that GVPOA 

will need additional financial 

assistance before the year 

ends. The June statement 

reveals a cash balance of 

$1,300 and accounts payable 

approaching $19,000, Silen 

said. 

Finances were not the 

only topics for which GVPO 

United communicated to 

GVPOA and encountered 

closed doors or rejection. 

Richard Billing contacted the 

board about maintenance 

and care of the Common. 

James Martins attended the 

July 12 meeting on Declarations 

of Restrictions (DORs). 

Committee composition and 

openness were two other 

important subjects in which 

GVPO United met deaf 

ears. 

At the June 16 meeting, 

GVPOA President Lair 

Hoskot appeared to request 

volunteers from the audience 

to serve on multiple board 

committees. Water was one 

of those committees and 

Ron Imel, Debbie Overman 

and Jim Martins were among 

the volunteers. Subsequently, 

Hoskot and Director George 

Garcia have said volunteers 

were being recruited to attend 

Lake Hemet Municipal 

Water District meetings. Yet 

there is still not a GVPOA 

water committee. 

With respect to the openness 

of GVPOA meeting, 

Hoskot appears adamant 

that non-members, especially 

the press, are unwelcome 

and may not attend association 

board meetings. This 

attitude stands in contrast 

to GVPO United’s attitude 

of actively inviting public 

coverage of their meetings 

and activities. 

Hochee believes he will 

begin writing local papers 

about the meetings as a 

way of calling attention to 

the excessive privacy that 

GVPOA seems to covet. 

Several other thoughts regarding 

potential responses 

that might instill better or 

more cooperation between 

the two groups also were 

discussed. 

Johnson has suggested a 

more aggressive use of Section 

1357.140 of the Davis- 

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the swimming pool for the 

community to enjoy last 

Sunday afternoon. Wesley 

Partridge, 11, flies off the 

diving platform for a cannon 

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Lady Windean Dahleen and The Rainbow Inn held their 

annual Ho Down last Saturday at The Rainbow Inn. Tickets 

were $25 per person and included dinner and entertainment. A 

silent auction was held inside, and special guest Tommi Rose 

(above) performed to the audience outside. The show raised 

$3,000 for the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. 


Trivia test 

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younger brother 

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The recently released 

Grand Jury reports on the 

Idyllwild Fire Protection District 

(IFPD) and the December 

Highway Fire were not 

discussed publicly at the July 

8 meeting. IFPD President 

Glen McWilliams told attendees 

that the board would 

entertain no questions nor 

discuss the subject until the 

district had responded to the 

Grand Jury. 

“I really don’t think we 

need to comment much 

until we do respond,” he 

said. “We have 90 days, until 

Sept. 23, and will do it well 

before then. We should not 

discuss it until we do our 

response.” 

IFPD’s legal counsel, 

Douglas Walters of Walters 

and Caietti of San Diego, 

attended the meeting and 

suggested that the board 

release its response once delivered 

to the Grand Jury. 

Also attending was Shirl 

Papaian, regional manager 

for Fire Prevention Services 

(FPS) of El Cajon. This firm 

has a contract with IFPD to 

inspect and force abatement 

for the district. The tone 

and intent of its abatement 

letters has been challenged 

at recent IFPD board meetings. 

L a s t w e e k , Pa p a i a n 

stressed that FPS does not 

need a contractor’s license 

to abate weeds. According 

to a 1998 e-mail, the State 

Contractors Review Board 

told Ken Olson, FPS owner, 

that weed abatement, regardless 

of the cost of the work, 

does not come under its 

jurisdiction. 

In the July 3 FPS story 

in the Town Crier, it was 

reported that IFPD Chief 

Steve Kunkle did not require 

a state contractor’s license 

within IFPD jurisdiction, 

but Papaian clarified the 

question. 

She stressed that weed 

abatement and trash removal 

was the limit of FPS’ work. 

She was adamant that FPS 

would not entertain securing 

a contractor’s license. 

“We don’t fell trees. We 

do limb trees because that 

falls under fire prevention,” 

Papaian replied, when Don 

Patterson, Mountain Communities 

Fire Safe Council 

project manager, asked what 

would happen if a property 

had a dead or dying tree 

which needed removal for 

fire protection. 

Kunkle said property 

owners still had a myriad of 

choices to clear or to remove 

trees without involving FPS 

in that aspect of the abatement. 

However, Idyllwild’s 

deputy fire marshal, Capt. 

Jim Manietta, was less certain 

of how that situation 

would be resolved. 

“If forced abatement is 

needed and trees are involved, 

I’m not sure how 

to approach that,” he stated. 

“Local contractors didn’t 

give us prices.” 

However, the FPS contract 

was not put out to 

bid. IFPD did make inquiries 

about the prices local 

companies charge for certain 

work, Papian and Manietta 

said. 

Kunkle and Treasurer 

Janice Coopersmith said 

FPS was the only company 

willing to conduct forced 

abatement and wait for the 

tax payments to recover 

its costs. He also expressed 

displeasure that local contractors 

did not offer to help 

remove trees. 

Finally, Kunkle praised 

the abatement letters’ language. 

Although it may appear 

harsh and stringent, he 

said that has resulted in far 

more abatement at this point 

than ever before. 

“I really don’t care about 

the language; I do care that 

we are becoming a firesafe 

community,” he stated. 

As of June 30, more than 

1,800 properties have passed 

abatement. However, nearly 

3,000 inspections had been 

conducted before July 1, 

2007, according to the chief’s 

report. 

Separately, Kunkle and 

McWilliams indicated that 

FPS’ experience with obtaining 

tax liens and documenting 

the processes is a major 

reason for its selection. 

In other business, Coopersmith 

announced that 

IFPD had a slight deficit for 

2007-08. However, mitigating 

circumstances contributed 

to this problem. IFPD 

had not received the fourthquarter 

payment from the 

county for the Pine Cove 

ambulance contract, county 

taxes were unexpectedly 

down 2 percent and the 

medical bill collector has a 

$20,000 collection payment 

to be sent to IFPD. 

Ron Korman of Fern 

See Contractor, page 30

FPS 

Continued from page 1 

space requirements from the 

Public Resource Code — 30- 

and 100-foot zones around 

structures, the closer zone 

being a more intensive fire 

protection barrier. The purpose 

is to protect the home 

from fires in the forest and 

to keep structure fires from 

spreading into the forest. 

To build an effective 

defensible space around a 

structure, one is likely to 

have to remove some trees, 

dead or dying, or even potential 

ladder fuels. This 

capability is beyond the FPS’ 

abilities, as the company 

acknowledged to the public 

last week. (See page 20.) 

The Lees’ notice specifically 

references section K, 

which requires the distance 

between crowns of brush or 

chaparral to be equal to the 

widest adjacent plant. And 

all dead limbs and twigs 

should be removed. 

The Lees could appeal 

the notice at a cost of $25. 

They could drive to Idyllwild 

and abate the property. Or 

they could contact FPS, the 

company with an exclusive 

contract with IFPD to accomplish 

comprehensive 

“vegetation and rubbish 

management,” including fire 

spread, public nuisance and 

blight abatement. 

FPS is mentioned five 

times in the half-page notice, 

including the heading at the 

top of the page; the Lees 

contacted FPS and asked for 

an estimate to abate their 

property, which required 

tree work, something FPS 

is legally not allowed to do. 

The estimate was $1,400 for 

their half-acre lot property. 

“We both thought that 

was an exorbitant amount,” 

Linda said. “So we went up 

to Idyllwild on June 21 and 

22. We spent the full day cutting 

and limbing trees — all 

scrub oak and manzanita.” 

By the time they completed 

abating their property, 

the Lees had taken eight trips 

to the transfer station in 

a pick-up truck full to the 

cabin with a tarp covering. 

The Lees deemed their effort 

“fabulous.” Apparently, the 

president of the Cedar Glen 

Property Owners agreed 

since he singled it out as a 

great job at the group’s July 

meeting. 

So imagine the couple’s 

feelings when they received 

the Final Notice to Abate 

Hazard last week. 

“It feels to me that Fire 

Prevention is all about getting 

money from us and 

they’re still trying to get it,” 

Linda opined. What particularly 

irked them is that 

FPS had sent photographs 

to guide them through the 

abatement effort, and they 

had followed them 

The Lees were perplexed. 

What else did they need to 

abate What was a danger 

on the property As a last 

resort, Linda called IFPD for 

help and intervention. 

“I just got off the phone 

with IFPD,” she said Thursday 

afternoon. “They want 

$49 for a second inspection. 

It’s not fair. If I don’t pay, 

FPS will assess a $350 administrative 

charge against 

us.” 

Full of frustration because 

they felt they had fully 

complied with the abatement 

notice, the Lees, living 

far to the south were feeling 

helpless. Before finishing 

the conversation with IFPD, 

Linda, who had read the 

July 3 article about FPS and 

IFPD, said she would call the 

Town Crier. 

After the Town Crier 

finished a 10-minute conversation 

with Linda at about 

2:30 p.m., this reporter left 

to photograph (with her 

permission) the Lee property. 

The drive took about 

five minutes and the photographing 

was completed 

about 3:15 p.m. 

During this time, Linda 

had called the paper a second 

time at 3 p.m. and left 

a voice mail saying IFPD had 

withdrawn the abatement 

notice at no cost to them, 

she said. 

“As soon as I got off the 

phone with IFPD, I called 

you,” Linda said. “She [the 

Examples of the size of trees removed from the Lee property 

in Cedar Glen in order to pass the fire abatement inspection. 

Also one can see that the yard is essentially bare mineral with 

no weeds, just trees, oaks and manzanitas. 

Photo by J.P. Crumrine 

IFPD agent] said Fire Prevention 

was on the property 

and everything looked 

good.” 

The only person on the 

Lee property between 2:40 

and 3:15 p.m. was this reporter. 

Furthermore, the 

Lees did no abatement of 

their property between June 

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22 and July 10. During that 

period, the property both 

failed a third inspection and 

passed. 

IFPD President Glen 

McWilliams says FPS was 

given a contract because they 

would do all the paperwork 

if it were necessary to go to 

court and force an abatement, 

whose costs would be 

recovered from a tax lien. 

“There’s no way IFPD has 

the time and staff to take 

these people to court,” he 

said. But he emphasized that 

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inspections, not FPS. Yet, 

FPS had photographs of the 

alleged violations on the Lee 

property. 

Despite the dismissal of 

the final notice, the Lees 

were aghast at the process. 

“It’s the biggest scam and 

felt like extortion — pay 

them or pay the district. 

They were in it together it 

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withdrawal of the final notice 

did not leave a good 

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The public is invited to the Town Crier’s weekly news 

meetings. The meetings usually are held at 8:30 a.m. 

Wednesdays at Café Aroma. Occasionally, the meetings are 

rescheduled because of conflicting community meetings. 

E-mail itc@towncrier.com to find out if a meeting has 

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‘Nunsense’ on stage in Idyllwild 

Idyllwild Master Chorale (IMC) is presenting Dan 

Goggin’s musical, “Nunsense,” winner of four Circle awards, 

including “Best Off-Broadway Musical. 

Directed by Steven Kunkle and Lisa Furugen, this 

musical comedy brings an array of talent to the Hill. It 

stars Marty Neider as Reverend Mother; Jacque Swerdfeger 

as Sister Mary Hubert; Kristin Bischof as Sister Amnesia; 

Phyllis Curington-Brown as Sister Robert Anne; and Alyssa 

Van Der Linden as Sister Leo. 

The story introduces the “Little Sisters of Hoboken” who 

have discovered that their cook, Sister Julia, “Child of God” 

has accidentally poisoned 52 sisters with her vichyssoise 

soup and they all died instantly of botulism. The remaining 

sisters were able to bury all but four sisters as they ran out of 

money due to the fact that the Reverend Mother decided to 

buy a VCR for the convent instead. 

So, they decide to put on a benefit show to raise the funds 

to bury the last four sisters whom they have placed in the 

freezer. 

But when the health inspector finds out, the sisters have 

to hurry up and think of other ways to raise the money 

before they get into “Holy Trouble.” 

Musical numbers include “Nunsense is Habit Forming” 

and “We’ve Got to Clean Out the Freezer,” along with a 

special guest nun, Sister Mary Annette. 

The production is for all ages. Curtain time is 5 p.m. the 

Saturdays and Sundays of July 19, 20, 26 and 27. 

Pre-sale tickets are $12 and available at the Rustic 

Theatre, Prairie Dove Boutique and online at www. 

idyllwildmasterchorale.com for credit card & Paypal 

purchases. Tickets purchased at the door the day of the 

show will be $15. 

For more information, visit the Web site or call the IMC 

hotline (951) 659-0706. 

Local parents association forms 

Catherine Zoltan is forming the Parents Association 

in Idyllwild for the parents living in Idyllwild, Pine Cove, 

Mountain Center, Garner Valley or Anza. 

Its purpose is to inform, teach and coordinate resources 

and information relative to the children and parenting concerns 

in the area. 

The focus of the forum is for basic parenting concerns 

only involving local health, safety and educational issues 

that concern every parent, and to bridge resources for parents 

in Idyllwild. 

The forum is located at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ 

idyllwildparentsassociation/. 

Free bridge at Creekstone Inn 

Every Thursday from 12:30 to 4 p.m., the public is 

invited to play bridge for free at The Creekstone Inn. 

Bridge is open to all levels and no reservations are 

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percent of the association’s 

interest to request a meeting 

to reverse a rule change. 

He has even advocated 

using small claims court to 

enforce consistent application 

of the bylaws and other 

governing documents. 

Both of these options 

appear time consuming and 

laden with process. But letters 

and e-mails do not 

appear to have gotten the 

board’s attention, unless it 

was handled privately. Consequently, 

GVPO United sees 

few options available to gain 

greater responsiveness from 

Hoskot and Garcia. 

Just as importantly will be 

United’s effort to reduce the 

current board’s lack of transparency, 

for example, banning 

non-members and classifying 

legal invoices as attorney-client 

privilege. 

Martins, who attended the 

DOR meeting Saturday, heard 

Hoskot say that the attorneys 

recommended not recognizing 

any action originating with the 

GVPO United as a group. 

This and other decisions 

are strongly suggesting to 

members such as Johnson 

and Hochee that the attorneys 

function as board members 

rather than staff. 

J.P. Crumrine can be reached 

at jp@towncrier.com. 


Fund-raiser for disaster group 

Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) is hosting 

its first fund-raising party from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, 

July 19, at the Corner Lodge of Idyllwild, 55000 San 

Jacinto Road (the corner of San Jacinto and Lodge in 

Fern Valley). 

The event will include good food, auction items and 

raffle prizes. Tickets are $20 per person or five for $80 if 

purchased in advance. They will be sold in front of the 

Post Office on Wednesdays and at the gate. 

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County strips local MASH unit 


Correspondent 

A 1950s-era TV show, “Father 

Knows Best,” winked at 

the show’s title with good-natured 

humor. Many episodes 

showed that although father 

meant well, he didn’t always 

know best. 

When Mountain Disaster 

Preparedness (MDP) President 

Nancy Layton agreed 

with Riverside County Public 

Health officials to have them 

remove an antiquated X-ray 

unit from a 1960s-era Civil 

Defense Packaged Hospital 

unit that MDP had supervised 

and tended for many 

years, she didn’t expect them 

to strip the container of 

other items. These included 

sterilizing equipment, suctioning 

devices, a field microscope 

and various materials 

that might have been useful 

to the community were it cut 

off from outside help for a 

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significant period of time. 

Layton said she was 

clearly surprised and not 

particularly happy with the 

“county-knows-best” attitude 

officials displayed during 

their June 5 visit. 

Layton said she respectfully 

emphasized to Public 

Health Senior EMS Specialist 

Britta Barton that 

MDP, operating under the 

supervisory aegis of the 

Idyllwild Fire Protection 

District (IFPD), would use 

the equipment responsibly. 

She made clear that one 

MDP board member, Dick 

Goldberg, is an emergency 

room physician thoroughly 

competent to sort out what 

equipment is useable from 

what is not. He also is able 

to understand potential liability 

issues connected to 

the equipment, she said. 

Layton said she respectfully 

lodged protests as item after 

item was removed. 

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It was clear that MDP 

owned the container itself, 

having paid $7,200 for it in 

1992. But the question of 

who owned the contents of 

the unit was unresolved at 

the time the county arrived 

to remove the X-ray unit. 

The county claims it owns 

the contents, even though 

former MDP board member 

and long-time resident 

Vi Hallacy remembers the 

county “giving” the contents 

to MDP. IFPD captains Jim 

Manietta and Mike Mulhall 

remember that the county 

transferred the contents to 

IFPD, but no one at IFPD 

could locate a document of 

transfer. “That file has disappeared,” 

said Chief Steve 

Kunkle. 

In a July 14 telephone 

conversation, County Public 

Health official Saman 

Kashani clarified the confused 

parentage of the mobile 

field hospital. Kashani 

said the federal government 

transferred this civil defense 

issue unit to what is now 

CalFire sometime in the early 

1980s. 

County Fire transferred 

ownership of the unit and 

contents to the County 

Health Department through 

a memorandum of understanding 

dated Sept. 19, 

1988. 

This brouhaha began 

when Layton told County 

Office of Emergency Services 

(OES) Coordinator Gina 

Moran-McGough that the X- 

ray unit was taking up valuable 

storage space in MDP’s 

container, and asked if the 

county had the means and 

could facilitate its removal 

as a potential hazardous 

item. “Moran-McGough got 

the notion that the material 

in the container should 

be ‘divvied up’ among the 

various mountain disaster 

DORA DILLMAN 

Realtor-Associate 

Village Center Office 


P.O. Box 243, Idyllwild, Ca 92549 

E-mail: dora@lovethehill.com 

www.lovethehill.com 

groups,” said Layton. “She 

also seemed to take almost 

virtual ownership of the 

MASH unit [field hospital] 

on behalf of Riverside County 

OES in her conversations 

with others.” 

Goldberg, who was out of 

town on June 5, subsequently 

called Barton to discuss what 

appeared to be the county’s 

dismissive treatment of Layton 

and, by implication, the 

community. Goldberg said 

Barton seemed contrite and 

apparently sensed that she 

and her team may have 

come off heavy-handed during 

their June 5 incursion. 

“Everything that was taken 

was appropriate,” Goldberg 

noted, although he did say 

that it would have been 

beneficial had the suction 

units been left. 

The dustup produced 

an agreement between the 

county and IFPD, transferring 

ownership of the unit’s 

contents to IFPD as of June 

2008. “The county had to 

transfer the contents to another 

public agency,”said 

Kunkle. He said MDP, which 

has keys to the unit, would 

continue to supervise it. 

Layton understands the legal 

reasoning behind the need 

to transfer the contents to 

a public agency and concurs 

that IFPD was the logical 

choice. “At least the unit 

and its [remaining] contents 

remain on the Hill for the 

community’s use in event of 

disaster,” said Layton. 

Kashani said, “I’m planning 

to come to the next MEM- 

SCOMM meeting to address 

any issues the community 

might have with the way our 

department handled the removal 

of supplies from the 

packaged disaster hospital.’” 




Bikes require illumination at night 

SB 478 took effect Jan. 1, requiring anyone operating a 

bicycle during darkness to use illumination devices while 

riding on a highway, a sidewalk or a bikeway. 

Cell: (951) 288-5604 

Bus: (951) 659-3425 

1-866-680-3425 

Fax: (951) 659-0180 

‘Brendashing 

Steele’ 

Jack Clark gave this update 

following the career of 

24-year-old Idyllwild native 

and touring golf pro Brendan 

Steele. 

After missing cuts in 

his first five starts on the 

Nationwide Tour, Steele has 

completely turned his rookie 

Sports 

Sports is 

sponsored by 

Vic Sirkin of 

Robin Oates 

Real Estate. 

Part of the 

proceeds go 

to Town Hall 

Recreation 

programs. 

Vic Sirkin 

season around with five straight tournaments in the money. 

His latest is last week’s $1,000,000 Nationwide Tour Players 

Cup in West Virginia, one of two major tournaments on 

the tour, where he finished birdie-birdie to put up 75-68- 

69-71=283 and tie for 32nd place. 

(Side note: A player who was lower rated than Steele 

going into the tournament finished the 72 holes in a tie 

for first, so there’s no reason the Idyllwilder couldn’t find 

himself at the top at any time.) 

Steele is entered in this week’s $600,000 Price Cutter 

Charity Championship at Highland Springs Country Club 

in Springfield, Mo. 

Softball 

Jeremy Teeguarden gave this report on Town Hall 

Adult Coed Softball. 

The 2008 adult softball season kicked off last Monday 

with two-time defending champ Ajax taking on Pacific Slope. 

Ajax jumped out to a big 8-0 lead with Kim Marcus and 

Kirsten Torrez getting a couple nice hits each. Jim Zimmerman 

pitched great for Ajax which kept Pacific Slope 

scoreless for five innings. When the game looked to be 

over, Pacific Slope erupted for six runs in the sixth inning 

to close the gap. Noah Whitney and Jaime Gooch each 

chipped in a couple of nice hits to help. Pac Slope got one 

more run in the last inning to cut the lead to 1 run, but 

with the tying run on second base. Ajax got the final out 

to hold on for a one-run victory, 8-7. 

On Wednesday, Creekstone Inn took on a new team 

this year: Idyllwild Arts. Creekstone got going early with 

the bats as both Robert Priefer and Jessica Priefer got on 

base five times and scored 4 runs apiece. John Newman 

and Melissa Wilson had a couple of nice hits for the Artful 

Dodgers, but in the end it wasn’t enough as Creekstone 

ran away with the victory. 

Thursday saw Forest Lumber take on another new team: 

Kintz Construction. Shane Fender got Forest Lumber off to 

a good start with some good bat work, and Wendy Fender 

scored a couple of key runs. Miguel Necochea pitched well, 

and both he and Holly King had a couple of nice hits to 

help Kintz Construction. Forest Lumber slowly built a lead 

and came away with a 12-6 win. 

Kintz Construction played back to back, this time taking 

on Pac Slope, who got the bats going quickly and 

never looked back. Shawn Gooch had four hits and Amy 

Righetti got on base four times to lead the way. Shawndee 

Necochea played solid defense and second base for Kintz, 

and had a couple of great hits, but in the end Pac Slope 

ran away with the victory. 

Forest Lumber played again Sunday, this time taking on 

Pac Slope. In a great defensive game, both teams struggled 

to put runs on the board. Jesse Wilkerson for Forest Lumber 

and Ryan Righetti for Pac Slope both pitched great. 

The game went back and forth until the sixth inning when 

Noah Bischof crossed home plate with the winning run 

and Pac Slope came away with a 6-5 win. 

Send local sports reports to itc@towncrier.com or drop them 

off at the Town Crier by 10 a.m. Mondays. Photos also are 

welcome. If sending by e-mail, resolution should be 300 dpi. 

Trivia test 

Geography: The island nation of Madagascar lies off 

the coast of which continent 

Answer: Africa


Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) and the Riverside 

County Chapter of the American Red Cross partnered up to 

rebuild a Red Cross Emergency Response Team. The class was 

held last Saturday at the Idyllwild Fire Station and was aimed 

to provide the general public the proper procedures for setting 

up one or more shelters. David Alt (far right), MDP coordinator, 

along with Debbie Martin and Nancy Hatzidakis with 

the Red Cross, led the daylong class. Photo by Jenny Kirchner 

Churches and Spiritual 

Centers Directory 

of Idyllwild 

Lodging 

Directory of Idyll wild 

Rainbow Inn-Bed & Break fast • www.rainbow-inn.com 

Quiet Getaways • Conference Center • Weddings 

1-866-307-0111 • (951) 659-0111 • RainbowInnBB@aol.com 

Wilder Cabins • On Strawberry Creek 

Creekside cabins near Village in beautiful woodland garden. 

54550 So. Circle Dr. • 659-2926 • www.wildercabins.com 

Woodland Park Manor 

Cottages Nestled in the Pines • 1-877-659-2657 

55350 South Circle Dr. • www.woodlandparkmanor.com 

Alhatti Private Christian Resort 

A private Christian setting • Lodging, Weddings, Conferences 

23551 Hwy. 243 • (951) 659-2066 • www.alhatti.com 

Atipahato Lodge • www.atipahatolodge.com 

Rooms & Cabins, Kitchens, Private Decks, AAA Approved 

25525 Hwy. 243 • (toll-free) 1-888-400-0071 

The Bluebird Cottage Inn 

on 3 ac. • www.thebluebirdcottageinn.com • Dogs welcome 

26905 Hwy. 243 • (951) 659-2696 

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Edelweiss Lodge 

Romantic cabins • Kitchens • Fireplaces 

25055 Marion Ridge Dr., P.O. Box 1747, 659-2787 

Elite Mountain Homes • Large homes 

Spa, Pool, Creek, TV, BBQ. Wheelchair access. All amenities. 

www.idyllwild-elitemountainhomes.com 1-888-398-6058 

The Fireside Inn & Cabins • Fireplaces, 

TV/DVD players, pets welcome • 1-877-797-3473 54540 

North Circle Dr. • www.thefireside-inn.com 

Idyllwild Cabin Rentals 

Privately owned cabins in quaint settings 

1-877-270-3285 (toll-free), www.idyllwildcabins.com 

Idyllwild Vacation Rentals 

Cozy cabins for individuals, families or large groups 

www.idyllvacationrentals.com, 1-800-297-1410, (951) 659-5015 

The Lodge at Pine Cove-Bed & Break fast 

Historic lodge • Getaways • Honeymoons • Retreats 

24900 Marion Ridge Drive • Toll Free 1-866-LodgePC 

Quiet Creek Inn & Vacation Rentals 

Quality Cabins • Creekside • Fireplaces • Spas • Pet Friendly 

26345 Delano Dr.•www.quietcreekinn.com•800-450-6110 

Check out our Lodging Directory 

Web site at www.towncrier.com 

Chapel in the Pines Christian Fel low ship 

Interdenominational, Pastor Wally Boer. 

Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School, 9:30am plus 

Weekly Studies. Call for info, 659-0097, 659-2038. On Hwy 243 

at Idyllwild Pines Camp, directly across from Idyllwild School. 

Christian Science Church 

25970 Cedar St. at River Drive, 659-2511. Sunday school, 

10 a.m.; Service 10 a.m.; Wednesday meeting, 7 p.m. 

Christian Science Reading Room, in church building, open to 

the public, Wednesday through Saturday, noon - 3 p.m. 

Community Presbyterian Church 

54400 N. Circle Dr. 659-2935 • Rev. Richard Olson 

Sunday Worship – 9:30 a.m. 

Celebration: 5th grade & under during worship ~ 

Child care available • Wednesday: Men's Breakfast – 6:15 a.m. 

2 Services 

Idyllwild Bible Church 

25860 Highway 243, Pastor Tim Westcott. 

A Family Friendly Bible Based Fellowship. 

Sunday Worship & Nursery Care, 9 a.m. 

Sunday Worship, Nursery Care & Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. 

Mid-week Bible Studies & Youth Groups. 

Call Church Offi ce for Information. 659-4775 

Spiritual Living Center 

Idyllwild Religious Science 

54423 Village Center Dr., Ste. 5 on lower fl oor. 659-3464. 

Dr. Betty Jandl. Classes available - contact Church; 

Sunday ser vice, 10:00 a.m. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; 

Teen group, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Mishkan Adonai a Messianic Jewish Fellowship 

On Hwy 243 at Idyllwild Pines Camp, directly across from 

Idyllwild School. Come and celebrate with us 

Erev Shabbat and Biblical Jewish Holidays 

Monday Night: Tanakh and Brit Chadashah Studies 

Call Don & Chriss DePalma 659-4334 for dates and times. 

Queen of Angels Roman Cath o lic Church 

54525 N. Circle Dr., P.O. Box 1106, Idyllwild, CA 

Fr. Pierre Deglaire C.S.S.P., Pastor 

Mass Schedule: Tues.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.; Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8 

a.m. + 10 a.m.; Confession: Sat. 4 p.m. or by appt.; Parish 

Office Hours: Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m. - noon, or by appt. 659-2708 

Shiloh Christian Ministries 

~ FULL GOSPEL ~ 

54968 Upper Pine Crest 

Pastor Kristeen Bandelin 659-2416 

Sunday Worship 10 am - Wed. Bible Study 7 pm 

International Healing Rooms of Idyllwild 

Tues., 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 659-5255 

Episcopal Church 

An Anglican House of Prayer for all people 

Father Jerry Reynolds 

Sunday Service and Sunday School, 10:00 am 

25525 Tahquitz Dr. (in Fern Valley off South Circle Dr.) 

Phone (951) 659-4471 or e-mail: kahuhipa@verizon.net 

St. Hugh's 

Yokoji Zen Mountain Center 

58900 Apple Canyon Rd., Mtn. Center, CA 92561 

Zen Buddhist Retreat Center & Monastery 

Under the direction of Charles Tenshin Fletcher, Roshi. 

SUNDAY PROGRAM 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Including silent meditation, Buddhist service, lecture & lunch. Meditation 

instruction available. Call 659-5272 or 3275 for info. www.zmc.org


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A man goes to the doctor 

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throrough examination, the 

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Need good used wash er & 

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Help Wanted 

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Idyllwild Branch 

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for Experienced Teams: Dry 

Van & Temp Control available. 

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welcome. Call Covenant 1- 

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Services 

Your Computer Helper 

for PC/Windows, tutoring, 

upgrade, troubleshooting, 

virus removal, data recovery. 

Francoise Frigola. Over 40 

yrs. exp. 659-4146. 

yourcomputerhelper 

onthehill.com 

Bobcat tractor work. 

Small grading jobs, 

by the hour. 

Call for details. 

David Sandlin 

(951) 659-3528. 

Just 

$6.50 

plus tax! 

Services 

D & H Fire 

Abatement 

Services 

Yard Clean Up, Tree 

Trimming, Hauling, 

Window Washing, 

Tree Removal. 

Prompt Service. 

Free Estimates. 

659-1986 

Cell: (951) 445-1125 

TOTAL TREE 

SERVICE 

Pearson 

Wood Service 

California Contractor's 

State Lic. 576531 • LTO# A167 

Hazard Abatement 

Cell: (951) 990-0667 

659-3676 

Completely Bonded & Insured 

Josh Whitney 

659-2596 

Complete Tree Care 

Trimming & Removal 

Fire Abatement 

Lic. # 637668 

Fully insured 

Big truck hauling, abatement 

avail. Leaves, needles, 

trees trimmed & split. Call for 

free estimate. Senior Citizen 

Discount. 659-5404. 

Stump grinding, front 

yard & back yard. Quast Tree 

Service. (951) 654-2444. Contractor’s 

license 299319, fully 

insured. 

ORDAINED MINISTER performing 

all kinds of marriage 

ceremonies in beautiful 

Idyllwild. Call for info. and 

appt. 951-659-3687. 

Pine needles raked and 

hauled, weed whacking. Dependable, 

call for free estimate. 

Call 659-3448. 

Services 

AUTO’S & RV’S 

Washing, waxing and 

detailing. Pressure washing 

mobile homes & decks. Call 

Steve at (760) 449-6981. 

JT’s-Yard Maintenance 

& Abatement Service. Tree 

trimming, yard cleanup & 

hauling. Firewood cut, split, 

stacked or hauled. Stump 

removal. Free estimates. Call 

Jim 659-3400, cell: 316- 

2500. 


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535-6663. Ask for Sandy. 

Earthworks Fire Abatement. 

Over 30 years in 

Idyllwild. Specializing in yearround 

yard maintenance. 

Guy, 951-537-7030. 

Yardbirds are back! Rake, 

haul, we do it all. Just give 

us a call. That’s not hard it’s 

659-YARD (9273). 

PJ’s Hauling & Yard Service. 

Fair prices, references 

available. (951) 849-7884, 

ask for Pat. 

STOP WASTING WATER! 

Irrigate with gray water system 

designed for your home. 

Chicarelli Const./Mtn’s Edge 

Landscape. Insured General 

& Landscape Contractor. 

Lic#832195 (951) 659- 

6300. 

For Sale 

Suitcase, American Tourister. 

New - never used, 

black 25” expandable, $50. 

Leave message any time 

659-1078. 

2 sleeper sofas, striped, 

gold, green, maroon & beige. 

Excellent condition. $150 

each or both for $250, OBO. 

(480) 883-7919. 

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Place a Marketplace ad for 

item(s) totaling $50 or less. 5 

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party, for sale items. One 

ad per household at a time. 

Town Crier, 659-2145. 

2 large Speakers. KEF C 

Series w/ heavy-duty speaker 

wire. 2ft tall x 1ft deep x 1ft 

wide. $50. 659-5548. 

Christmas in July at Something 

Old Made New Byou 

Thrift Boutique. 26500 Hwy. 

243, Unit D, July 25 & 26, 

10-5 p.m. Christmas decor 

galore, great unique gifts 

too. Shop early, shop local. 

951-852-0568. 


It’s different 

For Sale 

Free Firewood! 12 small 

pine logs about 8 feet long 

and 8 inches in diameter. 

Near Idyllbrook & Delano. 

You pick up. 659-3197. 

2-1997 650 Suzuki Savage 

street bikes, low mileage, 

always garaged, good condition. 

$1,750 each or both for 

$3,200. Call 951-306-4494. 

Steel canopy with flat 

white top. Very sturdy. $50. 

Call Karin 659-5658. 


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5-tray dehydrater, $40 

OBO, air popper $5, electric 

hand blender $5, 659-2773. 

WANTED: OLD COINS, 

SILVER Dollars, Proof Sets, 

Gold & Silver Coins. “COIN 

SHACK”, 207 East Florida 

Ave., 951-925-5767. Next to 

Hungry Heart. 

Spa/Hot Tub Deluxe 2008 

Model. Neck jets, therapy 

seat. Never used! Warranty. 

Can Deliver. Worth $5,950, 

Sell $1,950. 760-843-7550 

For Sale 

Free firewood & scrap lumber. 

U-haul. Becky, 659-2145, 

ext. 14. 

$10 Sale. Office chair, stereo, 

tuner, HP scanner, CD 

player. 659-3251. 

SOFA - good condition, red 

cotton 82” length, $50. Two 

cushions for seating, down 

filled. Call 659-4312. 

Estate Sale! 

3-horse slant load trailer 

w/bumber pull. Very clean 

w/floor mats, water tank 

and full dressing room. 

12 ft. Aluminum fishing 

boat w/custom trailer, 9HP 

Chrysler outboard. 

More utility trailers. 

Call Larry in Pinyon Pines, 

760-349-9471. 

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27’ Wanderer, 1997 5th 

wheel, De-Lux super slide, 

must see $12,000. OBO. Also, 

‘94 F350 truck turbo diesel, 

dlb. cab. dually, exl. cond. 

$11,000. OBO. Royal Pines 

Trailer Park, Idyllwild, Sp. 43. 

See manager. 

Kenmore washer & dryer, 

$50 each. 659-5519. 



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Gateco GRS 2000 Stat camera. 

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Equipment 

SAWMILLS FROM ONLY 

$2,990 - Convert your Logs 

To Valuable Lumber with your 

own Norwood portable band 

sawmill. Log skidders also 

available. www.Norwood- 

SawMills.com/300N -FREE 

Information: 1-800-578-1363 

- x300-N. (Cal-SCAN) 

Musical 

Instruments 

WE BUY ALL Musical Instruments, 

Guitars, Amplifiers 

and Records. If it’s musical 

and you want to sell it - then 

we’re the Guys to Call. 760- 

987-5349. (Cal-SCAN) 

WORLD GUITAR SHOW, Buy, 

Sell, Trade, Marin Civic/San 

Rafael, July 26-27, Pomona 

Fairplex, August 2-3, Saturdays 

10-5, Sundays 10-4. 

Bring your gear!! www.TX- 

Shows.com (Cal-SCAN) 

Schools/ 

Instructions 

GET CRANE TRAINED! Crane/ 

Heavy Equipment Training. 

National Certification Prep. 

Placement Assistance. Financial 

Assistance. Southern 

California College of Construction. 

www.Heavy7.com 

Use Code “SCCNII” 1-888- 

211-3768. (Cal-SCAN) 

Automotive 

Brand new 2007 Subaru 

w/less than 20,000 miles for 

$13,000. If interested call 

760-221-0227. 

Dodge Turbo Cummins, 

1996, 2500, 4x4, w/camper 

shell, AC, CD player. Good 

condition, white, looks new, 

one owner. $8,000 OBO. 

(760) 250-8004. 

2001 Toyota Tundra 

SR-5, V8, Automatic, 

4 wheel drive, 

4 new Michelin Tires, 

Alloy wheels, air, AM/FM, 

CD, anti-theft, bedliner, 

$9,770, 87K miles, 951- 

788-8554 or 

cell 951-275-3594. 

Automotive 

1996 Dodge Dakota, standard 

cab, 4 cyl., 5 speed, 

tool box and bedliner incl. 

$2,000, 619-840-2050. 

‘96 Jeep Cherokee Country 

Sport 4WD. Good cond. 

Incl. 4 new BFG AT tires. 

4 street tires, trailer hitch, 

leather seats. $3,480 OBO. 

659-3735. 

Autos Wanted 

DONATE YOUR CAR: Children’s 

Cancer Fund! Help 

Save A Child’s Life Through 

Research & Support! Free 

Vacation Package. Fast, Easy 

& Tax Deductible. Call 1-800- 

252-0615. (Cal-SCAN) 

DONATE YOUR VEHICLE! Receive 

Free Vacation Voucher. 

United Breast Cancer Foundation. 

Free Mammograms, 

Breast Cancer Info www. 

ubcf.info Free Towing, Tax 

Deductible, Non-Runners 

Accepted, 1-888-468-5964. 

(Cal-SCAN) 

Mobile Homes 

Idyllwild Trailer Park, 

behind Chevron, walk to 

everything. Luxury 55+ park, 

low space rent, must see to 

believe. Owner wants unit 

sold now! Space #57 for $40K 

or best offer. Call owner at 

951-255-3178. 

1978 Winston dblwide, 

AC, xlnt. cond., 2BR, 2BA, FP/ 

bar, carpet, new appliances, 

carport/shed. 55+ Desert Hot 

Sp. Spa Park; low rent, nice 

park. 35K 760-329-0151. 

Mobile home for rent, 

$850 per month. Very lge., 

fireplace, appliances, 1 bdrm., 

2 bathrooms, large yard. Sec. 

deposit $850. Pets OK. Call 

Mary, Royal Pines, 951-659- 

2691. 

Vacation Rentals 

Loft perfect for family, 

partners, $1,200/mo. No Animals, 

2 br., 1ba. house, walk 

to town, $1,400/mo., avail. 

7/1 Barbara 951-659-4413, 

prefer non smokers. 

Rentals Wanted 

Need affordable rental 2 

to 3 bd., house, Sep. 1st. Moving 

back to SoCal from WA 

State. I have 2 kids, ages 10 

& 12, 2 cats, ages unknown. 

None smokers. Good people, 

not so good credit, but 

happy to explain. Have local 

references. Please call Debbie, 

425-890-1397. 

Subscribe! 

659-2145 

For Rent or Lease 

Perfect for artist. Hardwood 

floors, stained glass, 

woodburner, gas heat & FP. 

2 bdrm., 1 ba. Pine Cove. 

Credit check. Can e-mail pics. 

$950/mo. 818-994-4570, 

cell: 818-480-2103. 

Beautiful and spacious 

2 bdrm., 2 ba., plus bonus 

room, lots of built-in and 

storage in Cedar Glen. Washer/dryer, 

fridge, freezer included 

$1,675 a month. Call 

562-618-0008. 

Remodeled, cozy mobile, 

2 bd., 1 ba., w/large fenced 

yard. Huge shed w/loft - 

could double as a studio. 

Heated pool, near Arts Academy, 

family park, small pet 

OK. $875/mo. Seasonal rates 

available. 951-541-6106. 

Idyllwild Property 

Management 

Big upstairs unit on 

Tollgate, 3 bdrm., 2 ba., 

FAH and fireplace, shared 

laundry rm. with lower unit. 

Lg. living rm., dining rm. 

and breakfast nook. Huge 

fenced back yard. 

Avail. now. $1,100/mo. 

Essence of Idyllwild unfurn. 

house on Middle Ridge, 

river rock fireplace with 

insert, 1 br. plus office 1 ba., 

Indry., FAH, locked storage 

shed, two decks, one off 

kitchen, one off front area. 

Avail. now $875/mo. 

A wonderful 3 bdrm., 

2ba., on Acorn Lane. Lndry, 

FAH, 2 fireplaces, lg. living 

rm., family rm. & dining 

rm., garage & lots of storage, 

fenced back yard. Avail 

June $1,300/mo. 

A cozy 2 br., 1ba. on Live 

Oak. New carpet, wood 

burning stove & propane 

wall heater, lndry. hookups, 

carport and fenced back 

yard, lots of storage. Avail. 

now $875/mo. 

Secluded 3 br., 2 ba. on 

Sunset with workout room, 

lndry. room with hookups, 

fireplace and central air, 

updated appliances, huge 

wraparound deck and 

a deck off each upstairs 

bedrooms. Lots of storage. 

Avail. now $1,275/mo. 

Cute studio with loft on 

Hemstreet, 1 ba., propane 

heat, close to town. Avail. 

now, $550/mo. 

Charming 1 br., 1 ba., 

on Hemstreet, propane 

fireplace, good location, 

close to town. Avail. now, 

$650/mo. 

Wonderful 2 br., 1 ba. 

on S. Circle, laundry rm. 

fireplace, FAH, carport & 

storage shed, within walking 

distance to town. Avail. end 

of July $1,000/mo. 

951-659-4200 

Fax 951-659-4206 


Guest Cottage, long or 

short term. $800/mo. 659- 

2307. 

Great Fern Valley location. 

Darling, furnished 2 loft bedrooms 

and 1 bath $795/mo. 

with 6 mo. to 1-year lease. 

Lots of trees and serenity. 

Outside deck. Call Marylyn 

(760) 427-9206. 

2 homes w/views, steps to 

town. Huge/dynamic 1 BR w/ 

loft, W/D. Big 1+ BR cottage 

w/Kit & ofc. Bright, hi ceils & 

prvt decks! $995 or $695/mo. 

818-880-1628. 

Pine Cove home. 2 bed, 1 

bath. New carpet. Fireplace & 

gas heat. Stove & refrig. 2nd 

floor util rm with W/D. Refs 

and credit check. $850 plus 

util. 951-537-9125 mgr. 

2 bdrm., 1 ba. cabin. Newly 

renovated unit, terra cotta 

tile throughout, new bath & 

kitchen. Incl. FP, refrig., W/D 

hookups, tunnel skylights, 

spa Jacuzzi tub in bathroom, 

patio, parking. In Fern Valley. 

$1,000/mo. Tenant pays all 

util. 310-722-6464. 

House for rent-month to 

month preferred. 3 bd., 2- 

1/4 ba., w/bonus room on 

ground floor. Beautiful view 

of Taquitz Peak and Lily Rock. 

$1,500/month plus utilities. 

$500 security deposit. Available 

July 1st. Call 909-584- 

2374 for more information. 

Great for one! Clean, comfortable, 

furnished studio 

with private entrance, $500/ 

mo., utilities, cable included. 

No smoking, 659-2049. 

Beautiful, clean & cozy 

4 BR cabin. Fully furnished, 

2-story, 2 BA, den, living & 

dining room, kitchen, washer/dryer, 

2 wood stoves, 

large deck, Jacuzzi, detached 

garage, storage shed & large 

yard, Fern Valley. $1,500/mo. 

+ utilities. Call 909-376-0378 

to see or for more information. 

No pets/smoking. 

Spacious studio/loft apartment. 

Corner of North Circle 

& Oak Wood, Ste. E, $1,050/ 

mo. Pete, owner/agent, 659- 

2320/951-452-5552. 

2 br., 1 ba., attached garage, 

W/D hookups, FAH, 

dual-pane windows, no pets, 

fully fenced. $1,000/mo. 

951-659-2433. 

When you place your classified 

line ad in the Town 

Crier, it also appears on our 

Web site at no additional 

charge. Call 659-2145 to get 

your ad in front of thousands 

of people! 


1 Bdrm., large new garage 

apt; refrig., stove, washer/dryer, 

$750/mo. & $50 discount 

if paid on time. 659-5133. 

ARIES (March 21 to April 

19) Your zeal for challenges usually 

works well for you. But this 

week it’s best to avoid jumping 

into new situations without 

more information. Vital news 

emerges by the weekend. 

TAURUS (April 20 to May 

20) Once again, the Bovine’s 

patience pays off as that pesky 

problem works itself out without 

taking too much of your 

valuable time. A new task opens 

interesting possibilities. 

GEMINI (May 21 to June 

20) Those suggestions you want 

to share need to be set aside for 

a while so you can focus on the 

job at hand. There’ll be time 

later to put your ideas into a 

workable format. 

CANCER (June 21 to July 

22) Be sure about your sources 

before you use the information 

in any decision you reach about 

your new project. Some of the 

data might be out of date or 

misinterpreted. 

LEO (July 23 to August 22) 

A sudden challenge might rattle 

you at first. But pump up that 

strong Lion’s heart with a full 

measure of courage and face it 

with the continuing support of 

family and friends. 

VIRGO (August 23 to September 

22) Watch your expenses 

this week so you can have a 

financial cushion to fall back on 

should things tighten up later 

this month. Money matters ease 

by the 31st. 

LIBRA (September 23 to 

October 22) Uncertainty over 


Large 2 bd., 1 ba., apartment. 

Quiet and clean with 

stove & refrig. Close to town, 

no pets. $830 per mo., includes 

laundry facilities. $800 

sec. dep. 951-659-5424. 

1 br., 1 ba., apt. for rent. 

Half month free. $600 per 

mo., $200 security deposit. 

On Highway 243, Pine Cove. 

Se habla espanol. (951)766- 

6961. 

Hwy. 74, Thomas Mtn. 1 

bdrm. cabin. $650. 1 studio 

cabin. $550. 1st & sec. 

Hwy. 243, Mtn. Center. 1 

sml. studio w/kitchen, $550. 

Cell: 951-805-4830, ask for 

Carol. 

2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, cabin 

near center of Pine Cove. 

Very sunny spot. 2 balconies. 

$930/month. Contact Jason: 

659-5385. 

Desperate for a rental 

Place your classified ad 

in the best read “bulletin 

board” in town - 

The Town Crier. 

Call Sandy, 659-2145. 

Horoscope 

workplace policy creates anxiety 

and confusion among your 

colleagues. Don’t be surprised if 

you’re asked, once again, to help 

work things out. 

SCORPIO (October 23 to 

November 21) The workweek 

keeps you busy tying up loose 

ends and checking data that 

needs to be verified. The weekend 

offers a chance to relax and 

restore your spent energies. 

SAGITTARIUS (November 

22 to December 21) This is not 

the best time to go to extremes 

to prove a point. Better to set 

a sensible goal now and move 

forward. There’ll be time later 

to take the bolder course. 

CAPRICORN (December 22 

to January 19) A step-by-step 

progression is the better way 

to move ahead. Taking shortcuts 

could be risky at this time. 

Important news arrives on the 

31st. 

AQUARIUS (January 20 

to February 18) Avoid getting 

drawn into workplace disputes 

that should be handled by those 

directly involved. Instead, spend 

your energy developing those 

new ideas. 

PISCES (February 19 to 

March 20) You still need to be 

prudent about money matters. 

But things start to ease by the 

end of the week. A weekend 

encounter with an old friend 

brings welcome news. 

BORN THIS WEEK: You 

handle challenging situations 

with boldness when necessary 

and caution when called for. 

Commercial 

Rentals 

Prime 

Retail Space 

Available in 

The 

Village Lane 

54200 N. Circle Dr., Idy. 

Low Rents - 

Special Start-Up Bonus’ 

(760) 296-7226 

RETAIL or 

OFFICE 

the 

courtyard 

building 

• Ample Parking 

• Central Air & Heat 

• 600 - 1,500 sq. ft. 

• Low Rent 

659-2774 


Classifieds 


Commercial 

Rentals 

Professional/business office 

available April 1. 650 

sq. ft. $800/mo. 54545 No. 

Circle Dr. #2. 659-3686. Owner/Broker-Associate. 

Real Estate 

Top to bottom remodel. 

Stained glass. Designer decks. 

Sun porch. Paved parking. 

Quiet street. Roomy lot. 

$305,000. 54449 Valley View. 

951-659-2972. 

3 NEW MOBILE HOME 

LISTINGS in Idyllwild Park. 

Move-in ready condition 

and excellent park location. 

$55,200-$90,000. 

BARGAINS: TWO PRIVATE 

CABINS PLUS 2 CAR GA- 

RAGE in excellent condition 

and private, level setting. 

Furnished. $259,000. (951) 

659-6262. 

*HOME AUCTION* Escondido 

& City Heights. 40+ 

Homes! Up to 3bd/2.5 bath. 

Starting Bids to $89K. Low 

Down / EZ Financing. Free 

Catalog 1-800-617-0105. 

www.AuctionToday.com(Cal- 

SCAN) 

Lots For Sale 

26780 Meadow Glen, Idyllwild, 

.45 acre lot with water 

meter in, school fees paid, 

plans & permits. $154,000 

or we will build house. Call to 

see plans (951) 659-5152 

www.erictownsend 

construction.com 

Significant Price Reduction! 

Large 25,700 sq. ft. 

estate lot in Fern Valley. NW 

corner of San Jacinto & Glen 

Rd. Possible lot split. Call 

Ben Scoville 760-899-2869 

or www.pronetlandsource. 

com. 

Real Estate/ 

Out of State 

NEW ARIZONA LAND Rush! 

1 or 2-1/2 “Football Field” 

Sized Lots! $0 Down. $0 

Interest. $159-$208 per 

month! Money Back Guarantee! 

1-877-466-0650 or 

www.SunSitesLandRush.com 

(Cal-SCAN) 

Real Estate/Land 

*LAND AUCTION* 200 Properties 

Must be Sold! Low 

Down / EZ Financing. Free 

Brochure 1-800-306-2799. 

www.LandAuction.com(Cal- 

SCAN) 


Out of State 

20 ACRE NEW MEXICO Ranch 

$29,990. Mountain views, 

trees, wildlife, comfortable 

climate, electricity. Incredible 

building sites. Enjoy horses, 

hiking, hunting, family/ retirement 

living. Financing. 

505-788-2223. (Cal-SCAN) 

ABSOLUTE STEAL River Access! 

Washington 6 AC - 

$49,900; 15 AC - Old Farm 

Buildings - $89,900. Top 

quality acreage in stunning 

setting! Limited available. EZ 

Terms. Call WALR 1-866-836- 


ARIZONA LAND BARGAIN 

36 Acres - $29,900. Beautiful 

mountain property in 

Arizona’s Wine Country. Price 

reduced in buyers market. 

Won’t last! Good access & 

views. Eureka Springs Ranch 

offered by AZLR. ADWR report 

& financing available. 1- 

877-301-5263. (Cal-SCAN) 

FORECLOSURE SPECIAL! 100+ 

Acre Colorado Ranch for 

$49,900. Year-round roads, 

utilities. Access to 6,000+ 

acre recreation land. Call 

1-866-OWN-LAND x4392. 

(Cal-SCAN) 

MONTANA HORSE RANCH 

and Hunting Camp. 160 

acres w/mountain views, 

$139,900. 480 acres - borders 

BLM Land, $349,900. 

Great birds and huge elk and 

deer. Miles and miles of BLM 

trails. Call 1-877-229-7840 

www.WesternSkiesLand.com 

(Cal-SCAN) 

NEW MEXICO HIGH Country. 

3-8 acre parcels, from 

$39,995 total. Trees, views, 

underground utilities, surrounded 

by government 

land. Low down, guaranteed 

financing. www.SWProperties.com 

1-888-812-5830. 

(Cal-SCAN) 

NEW MEXICO SACRIFICE! 

140 acres was $149,900, 

Now Only $69,900. Amazing 

6000 ft. elevation. Incredible 

mountain views. Mature tree 

cover. Power & year round 

roads. Excellent financing. 

Priced for quick sale. Call 

NML&R, Inc. 1-888-204- 


NEW MEXICO 10-20 ACRE 

ranches. Great horse property, 

gorgeous scenery, excellent 

recreation possibilities. 

Power included. From 

$2,795 an acre. Guaranteed 

financing, low down. www. 

SWProperties.com 1-866- 

922-6767. (Cal-SCAN) 

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Out of State 

NEW TO MARKET- Colorado 

Mountain Ranch. 35 acres- 

$39,900. Priced for Quick 

Sale. Overlooking a majestic 

lake, beautifully treed, 360 

degree mountain views, adjacent 

to national forest. 

EZ terms. 1-866-353-4807. 

(Cal-SCAN) 

NEW TO MARKET. New 

Mexico Ranch Dispersal 140 

acres - $89,900. River Access. 

Northern New Mexico. Cool 

6,000’ elevation with stunning 

views. Great tree cover 

including Ponderosa, rolling 

grassland and rock outcroppings. 

Abundant wildlife, 

great hunting. EZ terms. Call 

NML&R, Inc. 1-866-360- 


UTAH RANCH DISPERSAL. 

Experience the fun and relaxation 

of having your own 

40 acres in the great outdoor 

recreational area of the Uintah 

Basin. Starting at only 

$29,900. Call UTLR 1-888- 

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Every day throughout the United States, 

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depends upon the participation of educated, 

responsible citizens. 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 

The following person is doing business as 

CAPRICORN ENTERPRISES, 25294 Acorn 

Lane, Idyllwild CA, 92549, Riverside County. 

Mailing address: P.O. Box 2215, Idyllwild, CA 

92549. PAUL VERNON KEIPP, 25294 Acorn 

Lane, Idyllwild, CA 92549. 

This business is conducted by an Individual. 

Registrant commenced to transact business 

under the fictitious name listed above in 

November, 2002. 

Signed: 

PAUL VERNON KEIPP 

Statement filed with the County Clerk of 

Riverside County on June 18, 2008. 

FILE NO.: 

R-2008-07942 

NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS NAME 

STATEMENT EXPIRES ON JUNE 18, 2013. A 

NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE- 

MENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO JUNE 18, 

2013. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES 

NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS 

STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN 

VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER 

UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW 

(SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND 

PROFESSIONS CODE). 

CERTIFICATION 

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy 

of the original statement on file in my office. 

LARRY W. WARD, 

County Clerk 

By: N. Medina, Deputy 

Pub. TC: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2008. 


The following persons are doing business as 

SERENITY, 35-800 Bob Hope Dr #245, Rancho 

Mirage, CA 92270, Riverside Co. DORI LYN 

LALANNE, 19184 Chuckwalla Trail, Desert Hot 

Springs, CA 92241, and COPELAND WEALTH 

MANAGEMENT, 25809 Business Center Dr., 

Suite F, Redlands, CA 92374, a California 

Corporation. 

This business is conducted by a General 

Partnership 

Registrant has not yet begun to transact business 

under the fictitious name listed above. 

Signed: 

DORI LYN LALANNE 



FILE NO.: 

I-2008-01808 












CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 

By: S. Romero, Deputy 

Pub. TC: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2008 



CALIFORNIA ART ALLIANCE, 38921 Howard 

Road, Anza, CA 92539, Riverside County. Mailing 

address: P.O. Box 391370, Anza, CA 92539. LOUIS 

FRANCES DEMARTINO, 38921 Howard Road, 

Anza, CA 92539. 




Signed: 

LOUIS FRANCES DEMARTINO 



FILE NO.: 

R-2008-07925 













CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 





HYPERGRAVITY CENTER, 1. QUMANA, 333 N. 

Palm Canyon Dr. 207, Palm Springs, CA 92262, 

Riverside Co. QU MANAGEMENT, INC., 333 N. 

Palm Canyon Dr. 207, Palm Springs, CA 92262, a 

California corporation. 

This business is conducted by a Corporation. 



Signed: 

ROBERT QUESTA 

President 



FILE NO.: 

I-2008-01938 












CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 

By: S. Romero, Deputy 




L'IMAGE ART GALERIE, 54200 North Circle 

Dr SP E-2, Idyllwild, CA 92549, Riverside. Mailing 

address: L'Image Art Galerie, P.O. Box 4248, 

Idyllwild, CA 92549. CDART, INC., 3185 E. Loma 

Vista Cr., Palm Springs, CA 92264. A Nevada 

corporation. 




Signed: 

DENIS LAFORCE, PRES, CDART, INC. 

President 



FILE NO.: 

R-2008-07525 












CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 

By: M. Castro, Deputy 

Pub. TC: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2008. 



REALTY EXECUTIVES TEMECULA VALLEY, 

1. RIO TV ESCROW, 31213 Temecula Parkway, 

Suite 100, Temecula, CA 92592, Riverside County. 

TMHRE ENTERPRISES, INC, 31213 Temecula 

Parkway, Temecula, CA 92592. A California corporation. 


Registrant began to transact business under the 

fictitious name listed above on Oct. 31, 2007. 

Signed: 

CHERYL L. LEWIS 

President 



FILE NO.: 

R-2008-07641 












CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 

By: D. Rivera, Deputy 

Pub. TC: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2008. 



MARINOFF TREE SPECIALISTS & FIRE ABATE- 

MENT, 27030 Saunders Meadow Rd., Idyllwild, 

CA 92549, Riverside County. Mailing address: 

P.O. Box 1043, Idyllwild, CA 92549. GREGORY 

LYNN MARINOFF, 27030 Saunders Meadow Rd., 

Idyllwild, CA 92549. 


Registrant began to transact business 

under the fictitious name listed above on June 

11, 2008. 

Signed: 

GREGORY LYNN MARINOFF 



FILE NO.: 

R-2008-08089 












CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 


Pub. TC: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2008. 



VILLAGE CENTER PARTNERS, 26120 Ridgeview 

Drive, Idyllwild, CA 92549, Riverside County. 

Mailing address: P.O. Box 165, Idyllwild, CA 92549. 

ROY MILLS, General Partner of Village Center 

Partners, 52630 Idyllmont Road, Idyllwild, CA 

92549. A California company.. 

This business is conducted by a Limited 

Partnership. 

Registrant began to transact business under 

the fictitious name listed above in December 

1979. 

Signed: 

ROY MILLS 

General Partner 



FILE NO.: 

R-2008-08102 












CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 


Pub. TC: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2008. 



LA PETITE GALERIE, 54200 North Circle Dr., 

E-1, Idyllwild, CA, 92549, Riverside. HOLLY 

JILL WOJAHN, 1643 Quiet Creek, Beaumont, 

CA 92223. 




Signed: 

HOLLY JILL WOJAHN 



FILE NO.: 

R-2008-07653 



See Public Notices, next page


CSA 38 


in the medical aid services 

would affect the ambulance 

service contract for Pine 

Cove. 

Members Marge Muir 

and Thomas McCullough 

will represent CSA 38 in 

whatever actions the county 

pursues. The letter was sent 

to each county supervisor. 

Also, the July 15 Board 

of Supervisor’s agenda includes 

action asking Riverside 

County Fire Department 

(RCFD) Chief John 

Public Notices 


NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 

STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO JUNE 

12, 2013. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT 

DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE 

IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 

NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF 

ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR 

COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., 

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). 

CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 

By: N. Lewis, Deputy 

Pub. TC: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2008. 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

VISTA TOWERS, CELL TOWER PROJECT 

- ALANDALE, PROPOSED ACTION, SCOP- 

ING NOTICE, SAN JACINTO RANGER 

DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL 

FOREST RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA, 

JULY 7, 2008 

The USDA Forest Service, San Bernardino 

National Forest, San Jacinto Ranger District is 

proposing the Vista Towers Cell Tower Project 

- Alandale. The Project would construct a monopine 

cell tower and associated equipment cabinets 

on approximately 3900 square feet on National 

Forest land in portions of Township 4 South, 

Range 2 East, Section 34, Lake Fulmor USGS7.5 

Min Quandrangle. Access to the site would be 

by way of an existing dirt road behind the Forest 

Service Alandale Guard Station. 

There is a need to provide additional, reliable 

cellular phone coverage in the “dead zones” along 

Highway 243. Emergency communications would 

be enhanced. Vista Towers is requesting a Special 

Use Permit for the initial construction of a 78 foot 

monopine cell tower and associated equipment 

cabinets with future plans for an additional 78 foot 

monopine tower if required. It is expected that 

the construction of the cell tower site should be 

completed on USFS lands within ninety (90) day 

period following issuance of a permit. 

There is a need to protect potential and or 

critical habitats on the San Bernardino National 

Forest from potential projects impacts. 

Your input on this proposed project is welcomed. 

Please submit written comments to Greg 

Casselberry, Deputy District Ranger. San Jacinto 

Ranger District, P.O. Box 518, Idyllwild, CA 92549, 

or email to gcasselberry@fs.fed.us. Comments 

must be received on or before July 25, 2008. 

For more detailed information regarding 

this proposal, please contact Rita Cantu at (909) 

382-2926. Project plans and site location maps 

for the Vista Towers Cell Tower Project – Alandale 

are available at the San Jacinto Ranger 

District Office, 54270 Pinecrest Road, Idyllwild, 

California, 92549 

Pub. TC: July 10, 17, 2008 



SPIRITUAL LIVING CENTER - IDYLLWILD 

RELIGIOUS SCIENCE, 54423 Village Center 

Drive, #5, Idyllwild, CA 92549, Riverside County. 

Mailing address: P.O. Box 1896, Idyllwild, CA 

92549. IDYLLWILD CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS 

SCIENCE, 54423 Village Center Drive, #5, 

Idyllwild, CA 92549. A California Corporation, 

C1621966. 



the fictitious name listed above on June 1, 2008. 

Signed: 

BETTY PATRICIA JANDL 

President of the Board of Trustees 


Riverside County on July 1, 2008. 

FILE NO.: 

R-2008-08515 


STATEMENT EXPIRES ON JULY 1, 2013. A NEW 


MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2013. 

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES 







CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 


Pub. TC: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2008. 


The following persons are doing business as 

C. SPENCER & SON CARPET SERVICE, 54221 

Strawberry Valley Rd., Idyllwild, CA 92549, 

Riverside. Mailing address: P.O. Box 3691, Palm 

Desert, Calif. 92261. CHARLES MINNIS SPEN- 

CER, 54221 Strawberry Valley Rd., Idyllwild Calif. 

92549, and LAUREN ALLEN SPENCER, 43891 

Towne Ave., Indio, Calif. 92201. 

This business is conducted by Co-partners. 


the fictitious name listed above on June 4, 2003. 

Signed: 

CHARLES MINNIS SPENCER 



FILE NO.: 

I-2008-01860 












CERTIFICATION 




County Clerk 

By: R. Cardenas, Deputy 

Pub. TC: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2008. 

Hawkins what action the 

county should take. 

This is the final year of 

the current contract between 

the county and IFPD for 

providing ambulance service 

to Pine Cove and areas north 

of it. Short of demanding it, 

council members want to 

participate actively in the 

new contract negotiations, 

something they have been 

kept out of before. 

Riverside County Emergency 

Medical Services (MS) 

Director Bruce Barton attended 

the April CSA 38 

meeting and appeared to 

welcome the council’s involvement 

in the process 

since CSA 38’s property fees 

pay for the service. 

In addition, news that 

IFPD is negotiating with 

the county and American 

Medical Response (AMR) 

in Garner Valley has raised 

several concerns about service 

to Pine Cove. 

“If IFPD is the back-up 

for Garner Valley, will that 

affect our service” Muir 

asked. 

“Are we the only area 

outside of Idyllwild paying 

for standby service” Council 

member Jerry Holldber 

asked. 

Bill Brown, CSA operations 

manager for Riverside 

County Economic Development 

Agency, offered to 

arrange a meeting so that 

EMS officials could address 

the community’s questions 

and concerns. The tentative 

time is 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 

Record 


July 12 — Traffic collision 

with injuries, Highway 

243, Idyllwild. 

July 12 — False alarm, 

Delano Drive and County 

Playground Road, Idyllwild. 


aid. 



74, 2 miles west of Highway 

243, Mountain Center. 



243, 1-1/2 miles east of 

Mountain Center. 


Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. 

Nontransport. 

Riverside County Fire, 

Pine Cove 

Log unavailable. 


Garner Valley 


56000 block of Highway 74, 

Garner Valley. 

July 7 — Vegetation fire, 

55000 block of Mitchell 

Road, Anza. 

July 12 — Traffic collision, 

Highway 243, 2 miles 

north of Highway 74. 

July 12 — Public service 

assist, 59000 block of Morris 

Ranch Road, Garner Valley. 


Highway 371 at mile 

marker 75, Anza. 


Highway 74, 2 miles 

west of 243, Mountain Cen- 

16, at the Pine Cove Fire 

Station. The meeting will be 

open to the public. 

Good and bad news, as 

well as the ramifications of 

the Grand Jury report, may 

modify the council’s June 

decision to purchase a new 

engine for Station 23. 

Bringing the bad news 

was Brown, He informed 

the council that its June 

decision had been too late to 

be included in the county’s 

2008-09 budget. The supervisors’ 

approved CSA 38 

budget is $140,000 and does 

not include any funds for a 

new engine. 

However, RCFD Bautista 

Division Chief Duane 

Chamlee attended the meeting 

with good news. RCFD 

was offering to transfer a 

2000 Type 2 engine to Station 

23 to replace the 20- 

year-old engine 223. 

“This decision came 

ter. 


Highway 74, 1/4-mile 

east of Highway 243, Mountain 

Center. 


Pinyon 



Anza 


Sheriff log 


CHP log 

The resident post of the 

California Highway Patrol 

responded to the following 

calls from Saturday to 

Sunday, July 12 to 13. This 

may not be a complete list 

of responses: 

July 12 — Single-vehicle 

traffic collision with 

injury, Highway 243, 1.8 

miles north of Highway 74, 


July 13 — Single-vehicle 

traffic collision with injury, 

Highway 74, 1.6 miles west 

of McCall Park Road, Mountain 

Center. 

July 13 — Two-vehicle 

traffic collision with injuries, 

Highway 74, half-mile east 

of Highway 243, Mountain 

Center. 

July 13 — Non-injury, 

single-vehicle traffic collision, 

Highway 371, .4 miles 

west of Burnt Valley Road, 

Anza. 


about because of the interest 

you generated,” Chamlee 

stated. 

Station 23 volunteers 

Wayne Clark and Lee Sorenson, 

who is also a council 

member, were initially reluctant 

to accept the newer 

equipment. Their principal 

concern, and Muir agreed, 

was the lack of four-wheel 

drive. They felt the engine 

would be severely limited 

and a possible danger during 

winter conditions. 

“Here’s an engine at no 

cost to you,” Chamlee repeated. 

“My suggestion is 

to let the process move 

forward. If you still want 

another engine, then move 

to a Model 34.” 

Muir understands that 

even if the money for the engine 

were in the budget, the 

acquisition process would 

still require a year. Despite 

disappointment in the lack 

Contractor 


Valley asked the commission 

if it was aware of a Gold 

Wing event scheduled for 

last Saturday in Idyllwild. 

He had only discovered its 

plan recently and spoke to 

Kunkle about it. 

McWilliams suggested 

that he contact the Riverside 

County Sheriff’s Hemet office 

or the California Highway 

Patrol; otherwise IFPD 

had no jurisdiction, according 

to Kunkle. He affirmed 


Correspondent 

On July 10, a jury found 

Hemet resident Jerome Salgado, 

29, guilty of a robbery 

committed in Anza 

on Feb. 7, 2006. The felony 

conviction, along with a 

misdemeanor conviction 

of willfully resisting arrest, 

places Salgado in jeopardy 

of extended prison time, 

owing to prior felony convictions. 

Arrested along with Sal- 

of a four-wheel drive vehicle 

and the omission of funding 

for a new one, she intends 

to pursue the issue. She will 

appeal to Stone requesting 

that the funds be added 

to the CSA 38 budget this 

year since the reserves are 

sufficient. 

Nancy Borchers, Pine 

Cove Property Owners Association 

president, asked if 

the new engine could maneuver 

Logan Creek Road. 

If not, she favored acquiring 

a four-wheel drive vehicle. 

Ultimately, the council 

accepted Chamlee’s offer and 

conceded Muir’s intention to 

still pursue purchasing a new 

engine. 

In other council business, 

Holldber was chosen 

as the new chair, replacing 

Sorenson, and Muir the vice 

chair. 



that IFPD had received no 

application for the event. 

“Who knows the number 

of motorcyclists, but I’m 

concerned,” Korman told the 

commission. 

In final action, McWilliams 

asked that any resident 

interested in applying for the 

vacancy created with Emily 

Shaw’s resignation should 

submit a letter of interest or 

resume to a board member 

or Kunkle, or leave it at the 

district office. 


reached at jp@towncrier. 

com. 

Salgado convicted 

in jury trial 

gado and also charged with 

robbery were Edward Joseph 

Salgado, 24, and Angel 

Jessie Lopez, 23. Both are 

awaiting separate trials. 

Salgado is incarcerated 

at the Southwest Detention 

Center on $100,000 bail. A 

hearing scheduled for July 

15 on Salgado’s priors will 

influence sentencing, and 

what, if any, additional jail 

time Salgado will face. 



marshall@towncrier.com 


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valid and current, 

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43 East-of-the- 

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fever 

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letters 

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salamander 

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Just like cats & dogs

Creature corner 

By Shela Boynton 

Dog of the Week: Stella is a full-grown, 

young shepherd-mix. She has a sweet disposition 

but nevertheless was cruelly abandoned 

when her owners left their home. She was 

brought to ARF by a neighbor who was 

moved to tears when the landlord threatened 

to shoot this beautiful creature. She has a golden 

tan coat and floppy ears, and is about 55 pounds. Stella 

is understandably shy initially, but a little kindness warms 

her right up. She loves other dogs and seems good with 

cats. You can put the wag back in her tail by providing a 

safe, dependable home. 

Small dogs: Bella, with her loving disposition, helped 

Stella feel welcome at ARF. This soft, strikingly beautiful 

little beagle-mix likes and gets along with everyone, 

including cats and other dogs. She’s under a year old and 

weighs about 35 to 40 pounds. She would be at home in 

any family situation. 

Reunited: Thanks to ARF volunteers, the older brindle/ 

boxer-mix found her grateful owner. 

Adopted: Tiny Topper has a great new home where he 

is being appropriately spoiled, and Emmy is living happily 

in San Diego. 

Kittens: Jazmin, our tiny, full-grown exotic cat with the 

big eyes, continues with great patience to mother little 3- 

month-old Carlo, the tabby who will soon be bigger than 

she is. They have been joined by Rocky, another tabby, about 

4 months old, who does everything with great exuberance. 

Affectionate and playful, they deserve homes. 

ARF is most grateful to the volunteer foster homes where 

rescued animals are kept safe until permanent adoptive 

homes can be found. As a foster rescue organization, we 

could not take in the lost, abandoned or unwanted pets 

who come to us without the generosity and kindness of 

the people who open their homes to provide much needed 

attention and love. Call ARF to find out how you can be one 

of these special volunteers. All animals rescued by ARF are 

taken by volunteers to the vet for a wellness check, tested 

and/or vaccinated, and spayed/neutered as appropriate. We 

provide these services for the well-being of the animals and 

for the well-being of our target communities. We welcome 

and need your help. 

ARF is open to the public for adoptions on weekends or 

any time by appointment. We are located off North Circle 

Drive behind the Christmas Is shop and off Cedar Street 

behind A Cut Above at 153 North Circle Dr. 

Mailing address: P.O. Box 1965, Idyllwild, CA 92549. 

Telephone: (951)659-1122. 

Visit www.petfinder.com to see pictures of ARF animals 

available for adoption. 

Creature corner is sponsored this week by Callie, in 

memory of Scout, a good friend to all he met, and to Robb, 

who showed great courage and love. To sponsor the column, 

call Grace Reed at the Town Crier, 659-2145. 

Due to an error in delivery, 

ARF’s mail was inadvertently returned 

to senders for a brief time. 

If you sent something to ARF and it 

was returned, 

Please resend to: 

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60 years ago - 1948 

Ernie Maxwell, in a demur 

bathing suit of the 1890s 

complete with black stockings, 

limped into third place 

in the Businessman’s Committee’s 

bearded bathing 

beauty contest. 


The first thunder shower 

of the season left .35 inches 

of moisture and started four 

forest fires. 


County supervisors urged 

the State Highway Commission 

to consider a four-lane 

highway from Hemet to 



Excitement ran high as 35 

children and 12 chaperones 

prepared to leave for Europe. 

John Pargmann was underwriting 

the tour for the 

Idyllwild Elementary School 

band. 


Dean Martin and Elke 

Sommer were in town filming 

scenes for “House of Seven 

Days” at the Tirol, Lake 

Hemet and the dump. 

Heber G. Dunn, D.D.S. 

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Protesters gathered outside the U.S. Forest Service Idyllwild 

Ranger Station May 12, 1990, to protest proposed herbicide 

spraying on the Indian Vista project north of Idyllwild. 

File photo 


Residents of Coulter 

Pines trailer park appeared 

before the Pine Cove Water 

District board complaining 

of “pounding” water pipes. 

Tom Wick, district maintenance 

manager, said the 

problem was air in the pipes 

due to a “rinky-dink water 

system.” 


In the wake of Proposition 

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36 faced budget cutbacks 

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of the Town Hall summer 

recreation program. 


The University of Southern 

California announced 

it would sever ties with the 

Idyllwild campus of ISO- 

MATA after the summer 

session. 


Anxious Hill residents got 

updates about the progress 

of the Chimney Fire from 

the new Idyllwild emergency 

radio station, WNKI. The 

blaze came within 2 miles 

of Idyllwild. 


A group of Hill residents 

recently returned from 

Mexico after they helped 

people left homeless because 

of floods. 


The Fort suffered vandalism. 

Three of the carved 

wooden animals were torn 

from the roof where they 

were bolted and then tossed 

to the ground. 


The build-up of slash 

— green waste — at the 

Idyllwild Transfer Station 

was becoming a big problem 

and officials were in the process 

of hiring a contractor to 

grind it. 

1 year ago - 2007 

A dying redwood tree 

behind Jo’An’s restaurant 

was cut down by Jacobus 

De’Pino, Pino Tree Service 

owner, who donated his 

work to the Chamber. Its 

trunk pieces were given to 

David Roy, creator of the 

new Tree Monument. 

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Marge Muir 

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Office: 951-659-8333 

Cell: 951-440-0114 

margemuir@idyllwild.com 

Muirs Mountain 

Realty 

MLS 

Veronica Muir 

Broker 

Office: 951-659-8333 

Cell: 951-206-3870 

veronica@idyllwild.com 

DISTINCTION WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS 

A Dennis McGuire designed home! Marble fireplace and large 

picturesque windows in the living area. Two large bedrooms with 

views on the second floor. 3 decks, gourmet kitchen, travertine master 

bath, sunken tub, on .37 acre. MLS#4385 $339,000 

COZY AND WARM 

Walk to town and school. Main level has lovely kitchen with decking, 

bath, bedroom and cozy living area. Upstairs a darling bedroom 

plus extra sleeping area or den. Warm wood paneling. The lot is 

semi-flat and partially fenced. MLS#4335 $255,000 

BRIGHT AND CHEERY 

High ceilings create open space. Dining and living room areas are 

large and open. Windows with forest views. U-shaped kitchen, bath 

and two rooms also on main level. Upstairs private loft bedroom 

with bath. Level property. MLS#4193 $335,700 

A 3-BAY GARAGE with one so large it will hold a 28-ft motorhome 

... and below a full-height storage area. Plus a studio with loft with 

its own access. The home is spacious with large kitchen and dining, 

living and sitting room with wood stove, main bedroom and bath 

and lots of storage. Upstairs office or bedroom with balcony and 

another bed and bath. Decks. Views and more. Asking $442,000. 

MLS#4320 To see, call Marge at (951) 440-0114. 

REDUCED. NOW 

JUST $187,500. A 

nicely-updated cabin with 

one bedroom and loft. 

Newer bath, spacious 

living room and galley 

kitchen. MLS#4340 

ON LINGER LANE, with an attached 2-car garage. From just 

a few steps takes you inside to open living, dining with carousel 

fireplace and very nice kitchen. Down the hall to laundry room, two 

bedrooms and two baths. A very large family room with bath and 

sleeping nook opens to the park-like yard. Newer home. MLS#4336 

Asking $445,000 

Planning to drive to Sequoia or Yosemite for 

your vacation Why not just drive to Pinewood 

with the feel of the High Sierras! Close to Idyllwild 

and less than 50 miles from Palm Springs or Palm 

Desert. Charming cabins and vacant land. Call me, 

Marge Muir, to hear more about the great area 

in our mountains. (951) 440-0114 

MAKE THIS YOUR OWN PERSONAL B&B. A very large open 

beam living room with wood floor and brick fireplace. Multi-level in 

design with kitchenette, multi-bedrooms & baths. Bonus area, decks 

and lots of storage and just a few steps from Fern Valley Corners. 

MLS#4277. Asking $349,000 

LARGE A-FRAME IN 

FERN VALLEY on over 

1/3 acre. Gently sloping 

fenced lot. This well-built 

cabin is partly furnished. 

Updated bath, galley 

kitchen, large living and 

bedroom. MLS#4276. 

Asking $269,000 

CLOSE TO THE 

VILLAGE 

A great getaway! Fireplace, 

vintage wood steps 

to the large loft area. 

Large bedroom and loft 

with the laundry area 

large. Level lot. Step back 

in time MLS#4197 

$235,000 

GREAT VACATION 

RENTAL 

Charm and comfort! 

Nice kitchen with a 

dining area. Wood 

floors, new appliances, 

refurbished baths, 

decking, level lot. 

MLS#4353 $415,000 

JUST 

REDUCED 

SECLUDED 

VIEW LOT 

Unique gated area of 

Pinewood requires 

generators and wells. 8 

miles from Idyllwild. A 

great price for over 1/2 

acre. MLS#4198 

$75,000 NOW $60,000 

Now with two locations: 25740 Fir St., (951) 659-8333 • Toll-free (866) 659-8333 

And the new location: 26115 A, Scenic Highway 243 (951) 659-8335 

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