

Idyllwild peace group marks 9/11
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Christina Nordella, coordinator for Sunday’s Sept. 11 Project Peace event observing the 10th anniversary of the attack on our nation, rings a bell to commence the observance. Photos by Cid Castillo


Better Wildlife Control owner Tracy Phillipi said he has captured 19 rattlesnakes on residents’ property in the Idyllwild-Pine Cove area this week. Five were caught Wednesday. He said one was a speckled and the 18 others all Southern Pacifics, one of the most dangerously venomous snakes to humans and other animals in California. Even more…
Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz reported that one of the district’s new ambulances was involved in a crash while transferring a patient during the foggy weather this past weekend. This was one of several items he mentioned during his report at Tuesday’s Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission meeting. “Last weekend, there was an accident with…
The Idyllwild Water District board set a public hearing on the proposed sewer rate increase for Sept. 10. This will be a busy end of summer for the board since the public hearing on the water program increase will be Aug. 20, only three weeks earlier. During discussion of the date for the sewer rate…
Three cars parked on the east side Highway 243, just south of Pine Cove Road, were struck Saturday morning around 8:30 a.m. when Soojin Woo, 32, of Buena Park lost control of her 2008 Toyota Camry. Officer T. Kahill of the California Highway Patrol said Woo was traveling at between 50 and 60 miles…
Following the announcement of new tighter fire restrictions throughout the San Bernardino National Forest, the California State Parks has also tightened its restrictions on the local state areas. At the Mt. San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness, the extreme fire danger caused by prolonged drought resulted in implementing new restrictions effective Tuesday, June 30. These…
In last week’s paper, Riverside County Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone was reportedly to be be at the Idyllwild Library and at his Hemet office from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, to meet with constituents. Obviously, he can’t be at two places at once. The correct location is the Idyllwild Library. Town Crier…