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  Tour bus fire closes Highway 243

  Idyllwild Fire Protection Department and Cal Fire crews responded to a tour bus fire on Highway 243 at South Circle Drive across from Idyllwild Storage around 11 a.m. today. Captain Patrick Reitz said there were flames coming from the back

  May 24, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

• Contaminants continue to diminish: Sampling at Chevron begins

  Recently released data from the quarterly sampling of monitoring wells near the Village Food and Fuel Shell Station continue to detect smaller amounts of hydrocarbons in the soil at the station and nearby. Last month, additional sampling also began near

  May 24, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

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  Goldspotted oak borer inspections continue

  The current count of Goldspotted oak borer infested trees stands at 11, with the majority of those in Idyllwild. On Friday, May 18, crews removed a large infested oak in Pine Cove in the 23000 block of Pine Needles Lane.

  May 23, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

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  Reyna Grande recounts her immigration odyssey at author series

  After a well-attended successful launch of his third annual Idyllwild Author Series, Eduardo Santiago next presents Reyna Grande, author of “The Distance Between Us” (Atria Books, 2012). Grande recounts in her memoir how, when she was two, her family life

  May 22, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

• Sports (more)

• Sports Roundup: Palms to Pines Golf

  Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, May 17, golf tournament at the Palm Desert Resort Country Club. Palms to Pines golfer Gary Brown continues his hot streak. During last month’s tourney

  May 22, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

• Opinion (more)

• Opinion: Banking SNAFU?

  Last year, in January, my elderly mother lost her check book. When we contacted the bank, they quickly closed her account and opened another one for her. At that point, something went wrong. Instead of moving her money over to

  May 24, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

• Opinion: What next?

  I was saddened to hear of the dissolution of the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce. I understand the reasons and am appalled. I understand that they must rid themselves of all assets to finalize this action. What a sad event for

  May 22, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

• Opinion: IFPD’s admin captain’s history

  I don’t always agree with J.P.’s criticisms of IFPD, but his most recent opinion is one that has been ignored for years. The administrative captain promotion was approved by the board in 2013 after over three years of internal debate,

  May 22, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

• Columns (more)

• Science and Reality Today: Why it may not be a good thing to boldly go …

  First off, with all the news coverage this issue has received recently, I think now would be a good time to come out of the closet and announce myself to the world: I am a Trekkie and proud of it!

  May 25, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

• Speaking for the Animals: Heartworm 101 …

  Heartworm is a parasitic roundworm that is transmitted to certain animals (dogs, cats, ferrets and coyotes, for example) only through the bite of an infected mosquito. An uninfected mosquito can bite an already-infected animal and then spread it to other

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  Past Tense: May 23, 2013

  65 years ago – 1948 A cold wave caused temperatures to drop to 23 degrees. 60 years ago – 1953 Woodland Park Manor held an open house, inviting the community to inspect its completely furnished units. Accommodation rates were $10

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• Regional News (more)

• American Cancer Society seeks Inland Empire volunteers for generational study

  The American Cancer Society is looking to local residents to help in a historic research study. Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) will give scientists a better understanding of cancer causes and prevention. The Society is looking for Inland Empire men and

  May 17, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

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  Forest Service acquiring new air tankers

  The U.S. Forest Service recently issued a contract for new next-generation air tankers, which will begin the effort to rebuild its air tanker fleet. The agency is working to bring all seven next-generation air tankers into service over the next

  May 15, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

• Time to file for district elections

  The three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire District have scheduled election of board members for the August election. Victors will take office Friday, Dec. 2. The nomination period begins Monday,

  May 9, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

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• Mountain Folk: Thompson to participate in WWII memorial

  Idyllwild’s Frank Thompson has been selected to participate in a Memorial Weekend ceremony honoring World War II veterans. The Washington, D.C., event is a tribute to veterans for all the sacrifices they endured. Thompson, a 30-year Navy man, served on the Northhampton and the USS Columbus, as an electronic specialist. He joined the Navy at [...]

  May 24, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

• Power restored after 15-minute system-wide outage: Copper theft blamed

  Power is back in Idyllwild and the surrounding area after an outage that started around 11 a.m. Anza Electric Cooperative members received this email notification shortly after the outage began: “We are currently experiencing a system wide power outage due to Southern California Edison and the discovery of copper theft which has resulted in an [...]

  May 23, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

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  MDP installs new Post Office information box

  Mountain Disaster Preparedness personnel stand before their recently installed post office information Shadow Box showing, among other things, locations of all the Disaster Assembly Stations throughout Idyllwild and Pine Cove. From left, Bob Edwards, treasurer; Sherry Edwards, vice president; Marty Krieger, DAS director, Edith Brix, DAS H captain and B.J. Brix, communications director and DAS H captain.

  May 23, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post