Share/Bookmark The Idyllwild Community Recreation Council is about to realize Dawn Sonnier and Emily White’s long-held dream — to have a community playground become the first major construction at the Idyllwild Community Center site. And, not only will the project be completed in a five-day scheduled construction, it will be built by the community it [...]
In what they hope will become a ritual spring event at Idyllwild Arts, students dedicated their “Avant Garden,” just down hill from the campus pool.
Share/BookmarkAt a capacity meeting hosted by the Anza Valley Municipal Advisory Council, nearly 100 residents lodged protests about tactics used by county code enforcement in issuing citations. Residents complained of unauthorized entrances onto their properties, even into their homes, by a particular officer they accused of using “Gestapo” tactics. They complained of not receiving directives [...]
Optimism and good news were prevalent at last week’s Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting. Fire officials from forest fire agencies — U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and CAL FIRE — discussed their preparations for the 2012 fire season that has already begun.
Share/BookmarkWhat: A free, two-day event where customers will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with a Bank of America home retention specialists to review their options for home loan modifications or other alternatives to foreclosure. Customers are strongly encouraged to bring a list of documents found at www.bankofamerica.com/homeownerevent. Where: Embassy Suites Palm Desert 700 California [...]
Share/BookmarkFire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, May 7 to 13, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance May 8 — Medical aid, Red Hill Truck Trail, Pine Cove. May 8 — Walk-in medical aid. May 9 — Medical aid, Village Center Drive, Idyllwild. May 10 — Medical aid, North [...]
Share/BookmarkIdyllwild is situated between two faults: the San Andreas to the east, and the San Jacinto to the west. That is both good and bad news, according to Dr. Robert de Groot, Southern California Earthquake Center education program manager. De Groot was in Idyllwild to speak at the May 10 Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting. [...]
Share/BookmarkRiverside Mountain Rescue Unit reached two Orange County hikers, lost in the San Jacinto wilderness early in the morning of Wednesday, May 9. A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department aviation unit was unable to retrieve them because of high winds. Hikers Michael Blanc, 63, of Anaheim, and Malgurzata Domagala, 39, of Mission Viejo, had become disoriented [...]
Share/BookmarkRon Kimmerle, twice arrested and twice jailed within the last three weeks, was again released, this time on May 9. The reason given for the release by the clerk at Southwest Detention Center, at which Kimmerle had been incarcerated since May 7, was “the district attorney would not file charges.” John Hall, district attorney’s office [...]
