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Idyllwild HELP Center President Lou Bacher, left, holds the Community Focal Point Award presented by Gloria Sanchez, right, chair of the Advisory Council of the Riverside County Office on Aging, during a ceremony held at Silver Pines Lodge on Thursday, Oct. 6.


Halloween decorations are going up all around us; jack o’lanterns, skeletons and other spooky figures provide delightfully macabre touches to our neighborhoods, but one increasingly common decoration has been targeted as dangerous to wildlife: artificial spiderwebs. The most common material is a type of polyester, similar to fiberglass or cotton in appearance, and social media…
After months of little to no rain, the Hill received several inches of rain last week. Both Keenwild Ranger Station and Pine Cove recorded about 2 inches of rain. For this storm, the National Weather Service reported that Pine Cove (2.2 inches) and Keenwild (2.1 inches) received the second- and third-greatest rainfall throughout Southern California….
Idyllwild Fire The Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 25 to 31. • Dec. 25 — Smoke or odor problem, investigate. Laurel Dr. • Dec. 26 — EMS. Strawberry Valley Dr. • Dec. 26 — Gas leak. Rocky Way. • Dec. 26 — Residential BBQ. Hwy. 243. •…
Although a major spring snow storm is predicted to arrive this afternoon and tonight, as of 11:30 a.m., only the rain as fallen on the Hill. but it’s cold outside. An urgent winter weather message from the National Weather Service. This was posted at 2:17 a.m., Friday, April 13. This winter storm warning remains in…
A smattering of rain and snow fell on the Hill last week. Rainfall totaled between 0.25 and 0.34 inches from Mountain Center to Pine Cove. While the snowfall in Garner Valley and further south was more than an inch and Pine Cove recorded half an inch, Idyllwild barely saw a light covering, insufficient to declare…
Kindergarten registration for the 2013-14 school year will begin May 1 at Idyllwild School and Hemet Unified School District Centralized Registration Office. Registration hours will be 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Enrollment forms will be available April 15. A child is eligible to attend kindergarten if he or she is five years…