

Rare Brewer’s blackbird spotted
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This unusually colored Brewer’s blackbird was eating seeds with the rest of its flock on Sunday, Aug. 14. Brewer’s blackbirds are usually all black. Photo by Doris Jean Lombard

Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, June 3, to Monday, June 9, 2014. Idyllwild • June 3 — Medical aid. • June 3 — Rescue/medical incident. • June 4 — Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition. • June 5 — Rescue/medical incident. • June 5 — Dispatched…
The Riverside County Grand Jury’s review of the County’s Code Enforcement program found serious management problems as well as some enforcement issues. Their June report, “Code Enforcement: Not Living up to Code,” was critical of the hiring and promotional processes as well as enforcement of code regulations. It even suggested that Board of Supervisor’s staff…...
Santa’s Mail Box is now at the Idyllwild Post Office ready to receive letters from local children. Santa’s postal elves Kelsi Lehman, Christina Edwards, Postmaster Kelly Gates and Sherry Kaufman, present the box all ready for the first letters to Santa. Children may mail their letters to Santa up until noon Monday, Dec. 17, in order to reach the North Pole in time for Christmas. And every year, Santa gives the Town Crier permission to print some of the letters he receives from Idyllwild boys and girls in the newspaper.
A fire that can be seen from these mountains is burning east of Julian. The Banner Fire started at 10:43 Thursday morning and is at about 100 acres. It is threatening the communities of Whispering Pines and Kentwood where 200 homes are being evacuated this afternoon. Highway 78 at Manzanita Drive and Manzanita Drive at Lakeview Drive…
By Jenny KirchnerContributor Growing up as an only child in the quaint and picturesque town of Idyllwild, Thanksgiving was more than just a holiday; it was a cherished tradition that brought my family and community together in warmth and gratitude. It filled the otherwise fairly quiet house of just my mom and me with the…
Idyllwild students attending Hemet High School have to have a bus pass costing $520 annually or rely on private transportation to school but next year, that cost may be eliminated. At its April 7 meeting, Tuesday evening, the Hemet Unified School District Board of Trustees was to consider eliminating the pass for next year. This…