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Fuel plant may be in Hill’s future

On the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council’s list of 2012 goals and objectives is the construction of a biomass fuel facility …
Sports Roundup: Town Hall Youth Basketball

Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on youth basketball for both the College League and the Pro League …
Friends celebrate Idyllwild library groundbreaking

It was a day that had been long anticipated …
Idyllwild ice rink being dismantled

ICRC recently announced there would be no Idyllwild ice rink this season …
Five new businesses brighten Idyllwild’s winter forecast

In what is typically a slow time for Idyllwild merchants, five new businesses are opening their doors in a vote of confidence in the Hill’s economic recovery.

Idyllwild News (more)
IFPD’s future cash flow still low
After listening to several residents oppose, object and question the departure of former Fire Chief Norm Walker, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commission began the tedious and long process of investigating many options which might contribute to fiscal solvency.

January 31, 2012 | 71580 comments2012-02-01+01%3A59%3A28J.P.+Crumrine | View Post
RMRU completes 24-hour rescue
Last week, Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU) volunteers rescued two hikers lost at the 6,200-foot level east of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The hikers from the Vancouver, Canada area, both in their 40s, had set out from the desert

January 31, 2012 | 72100 commentsRMRU+completes+24-hour+rescue2012-02-01+01%3A55%3A11Marshall+Smith | View Post

On The Town (more)
Chamber music recital Tuesday at Idyllwild Arts
Idyllwild Arts welcomes Todor Pelev, violinist, and Douglas Ashcraft, pianist, for an evening of chamber music 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7. They will perform Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne, Bela Bartok’s First Rhapsody and the Sonata for Violin and Piano by Cesar

February 1, 2012 | 71690 comments2012-02-01+14%3A14%3A53admin | View Post
Academy Orchestra concert features student soloist
This weekend, Idyllwild Arts student violist Howard Cheng will make his first concerto appearance. Cheng will perform William Walton’s Concerto for Viola and Orchestra with the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra and Music Director Peter Askim. During his first year, Cheng

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Sports (more)
Steele optimistic despite disappointing start
Brendan Steele told the Town Crier last week that he had had mental troubles with his game since the Tournament of Champions in Maui, but that he felt that turning around at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta. While he

January 31, 2012 | 71480 comments2012-02-01+01%3A50%3A36Jack+Clark | View Post
Sports Roundup: Town Hall Adult Volleyball
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Adult volleyball for the week of Jan. 23. Monday, Jan. 23, volleyball game was between Forest Lumber and Pacific Slope. Pacific Slope played well all night and won the match

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Opinion (more)
Opinion: Hill MAC history
I was on Hill MAC, for a number of years with meetings every month and the same thing happened every month. Board members would show up and we would be lucky to have one or two people from the public

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Opinion: Ambulance service in jeopardy
I still think the fire commission is fully responsible. For months, before the general election, it should have been warning us of crisis. Instead there were only a few editorials in the paper (by our Crumrine) and letters from Jeff

January 24, 2012 | 70288 comments2012-01-25+01%3A43%3A20admin | View Post

Columns (more)
Before Our Time: Homes evolve, too …
One of the charms of living here on the Hill is the welcome absence of typical Southern California tract housing. As soon as I settled here and began walking about the neighborhoods, I was struck by the endless variety of

February 1, 2012 | 71460 comments2012-02-01+17%3A47%3A42Robert+Smith | View Post
Fire and Forest: A system that lasts …
We at the council are looking for a fire safe future that endures. In more popular terms, we seek a sustainable future, one that involves successful community action that can easily continue for generations, providing both fire safety and a

February 1, 2012 | 71440 comments2012-02-01+14%3A45%3A59Michael+Esnard | View Post

Regional News (more)
Court order stops health care worker strike
On Monday, Jan. 30, a Riverside County Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting 248 nurses and other essential health care workers, members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721, from joining a scheduled one-day strike

January 31, 2012 | 71900 comments2012-02-01+01%3A41%3A34Marshall+Smith | View Post
Riverside County Supervisors want three-person fire crews
Last week, after significant debate, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved a policy of three-person teams, composed of a captain, apparatus engineer and firefighter for all county engine companies. Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone proposed the policy. He

January 31, 2012 | 71820 comments2012-02-01+01%3A34%3A27J.P.+Crumrine | View Post