Missionary shares experience of living in Haiti

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At the Aug. 3 Idyllwild Rotary Club meeting, President-elect Steve Espinosa (right) presents a gift to Klaus Fechner, a missionary helping and living in Haiti, for being the Rotary’s guest speaker. Photo by Gary Glasheen

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At 2:35 on Friday, Dec. 1, three pedestrians, two adults and a minor, were struck in the crosswalk in front of Idyllwild School. Two were on foot and one was on a bicycle. The California Highway Patrol verified the time but had no other information. Idyllwild Fire Department responded and transported one of the injured…

Potential flooding on Hill, Friday afternoon, Aug. 30

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The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for the Hill from 3:10 p.m. through 6:15 p.m. The areas which may be receive a deluge of rain include Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Anza, Lake Hemet and San Jacinto Peak. A 3:08 p.m. the NWS doppler radar indicated thunderstorms over Lake Hemet which will likely produce…

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One injured in motorcycle-truck collision

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According to California Hwy. Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, at about 1 p.m. Sunday, Charles Marquis, 69, and Bertha Marquis, 68 (on backboard), of Hemet were riding their 1998 Honda Valkyrie northbound on Hwy. 243 near South Circle when the back tire began to fishtail causing the them to lose control and T-bone a 2005 Dodge Ram driven by Jackie Louise Nichols, 58 of Spring Valley, as she was pulling to the side of the road. Idyllwild Fire transported Bertha Marquis to Hemet Valley Medical Center with facial swelling. No other injuries were reported. Oil from a leaking vehicle may have contributed to the crash. Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company 621 and Cal Trans mopped up the excess oil and the Riverside County Sheriff conducted traffic control during the incident.

Video encourages voting by mail

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A tech-savvy baby who touts mail-in balloting is the star of a new Registrar of Voters video aimed at increasing the number of Riverside County residents who vote by mail. The video can be viewed at http://youtube.y_S5ok51tqM, or below. Verjil hopes the light-hearted message, reminiscent of the E-Trade Baby commercials, will hook residents’ attention about…