

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

Last week, the San Jacinto City Council decided to extend its fire services contract with Riverside County Fire Department for another year. At a special council meeting Wednesday, June 15, San Jacinto decided that an adequate dispatch service would not be available by July 1, when its current contract with Cal Fire expires. Therefore, activating…
San Diego resident Wesley Baugh and wife have a second home in the 54000 block of Lower Pine Crest Avenue in Idyllwild. The weekend before the Fourth of July, a neighbor noticed a hole in the home’s lower level door. When the Baugh’s came up to investigate, they discovered the theft of valuable tools and…
Idyllwild School Principal Matt Kraemer accepted two awards at the Hemet Unified School District Trustees’ meeting on Tuesday night, Feb. 5. One is the Governing Board Academic Achievement Award for the third year in a row and the other was the Attendance Award.
Foster Lake remains empty, reported Idyllwild Water District General Manager Tom Lynch. While some rain fell during December, “… most of the puddles are gone and we’re left with mud,” he told the directors at the district’s Jan. 21 meeting. “The recent rain has done little to impact our water condition.” Groundwater level for the…
San Bernardino National Forest Public Information Officer Zachary Behrens reported prescribed burn activity anticipated for Thursday, Feb. 17: Thomas Mountain The Thomas Mountain prescribed burn area experienced 2 inches of snowfall Tuesday, halting the possibility of new ignitions in the near future. A total of 121 acres were treated this week, with up to 479…
A pole fire on the corner of Beard Street and El Campo in Hemet caused the widespread power outage that affected the Hill Wednesday, Jan. 14. A single transmission line runs up the mountain then branches out to the various mountain areas, leading to the broad spread of the outage. The cause of the fire…