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Mountain Disaster Preparedness Disaster Aid Station personnel at a Saturday, Aug. 6 exercise. Photo by Barry Zander

Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, April 15 to 22, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance April 16 — Walk-in medical aid. April 17 — Medical aid, Highway 243 and Pine Cove Road, Pine Cove. April 17 — Medical aid, Highway 243 at Call Box 0032. April 19…
Tough circumstances have been known to draw out the best in people stressed and frustrated. Of course, it doesn’t always work. Some of us succumb to internet surfing and obsess with obsequious focus on the very things we don’t want to happen. Case in point, the unavoidable heat in Palm Springs the week Cranston Fire…
he No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 has finally had an effect on Idyllwild School beyond spring’s standardized testing. Eleven students from other Hemet Unified School District schools began attending Idyllwild Monday and three more are expected, according to Idyllwild Principal Matt Kraemer. The NCLB law permits parents of students whose schools have not…
Cranston fire, saturdAy morning
A Hermosa Beach Couple visited our office this week to tell us about a 2001 hike with their two golden retrievers that ended with what was reported at the time as the first hoisting rescue by one of Riverside Sheriff Office’s then-new high elevation helicopters. Alan and Mary Ann Benson had hiked the South Ridge…
Jerry Holldber, Pine Cove Water District general manager, spoke at the monthly Pine Cove Property Owners Association’s meeting May 5. While he discussed several water issues, the prospective rate increase was the highlight. With attendance of about 20 members, the audience did not express any opposition to the proposal. Although social media suggests a few…