

Soroptimist members hear presentation from Exceed
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At its Sept. 15 meeting, the Soroptimist International of Idyllwild heard a presentation on Exceed, a division of Valley Resource Center, from speaker Mary Morse (right), who is shown here with club president Melody Blaschko (left). Photo ourtesy of Melody Blaschko

The rain season ended June 30, and for the fifth consecutive year, rainfall was below the historical level. The total rainfall recorded at the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station was 21.27 inches, which is 82 percent of the long-term average of 25.67 inches. In Idyllwild and Pine Cove, slightly more than 25 inches, or…
Firefighters responded to a wildland fire Friday at 1:16 a.m. at the 28000 block of Bonita Vista Drive in Apple Canyon (between Mountain Center and Garner Valley). The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) took over the incident, which had been under the command of Cal Fire/Riverside County…
On Friday, April 7, Gov. Jerry Brown rescinded the state of emergency caused by the statewide drought, which he declared in January 2014. The emergency conditions were lifted for all but four counties — Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Tuolumne. In his press release, Brown said, “This drought emergency is over, but the next drought could…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • March 28 — Medical aid, 3:23 p.m. Thousand Trails. AMR transport to Eisenhower Medical Center. • April 2 — Medical aid, 5:20 a.m. Bonita Vista Rd. Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire Department responded to…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 4 to 10. • Dec. 4 — EMS. Pine Crest Ave.• Dec. 5 — EMS, basic life support. Hwy. 243 and Pine Crest Ave.• Dec. 5 — EMS, transport. Hwy. 243 and Pine Crest Ave.• Dec. 5 — Walk-in EMS,…
Idyllwild Elementary School students produced the highest Annual Performance Index 2013 growth scores of the 14 elementary schools in the Hemet Unified School District. Idyllwild School had an API of 908. The API is an index that captures the results of language and math achievement tests for the individual grades into one value for the…