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“If [the Goldspotted oak borer problem] doesn’t get taken care of, it will devastate the oaks on the Hill,” said Chris Kramer, president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, as he opened the community meeting Saturday at the Nature Center. The MCFSC invited experts from the University of California, Riverside, Cal Fire and the…
One of Idyllwild’s funkiest landmarks, the Funky Bazaar, has reopened under new management. The whimsical and eclectic vision of the late Peter Buhl is still evident; same bright yellow building with a laughing Buddha in front, same three floors of nooks and crannies brimming with surprises. “Peter created something magical here,” proprietor Michael Taylor shared….
At about 10 p.m. Easter night, a 75-foot-by-75-foot vegetation fire in heavy brush broke out on Saunders Meadow Road, south of the Idyllwild Transfer Station. The Idyllwild Fire Department quickly contained it, said Chief Patrick Reitz. The U.S. Forest Service responded to the scene and the two agencies controlled the Saunders Fire. The Forest Service is investigating the cause of the fire.
The Idyllwild Historic Preservation District has scheduled a community discussioin of the Mills Act, which provides property tax relief in exchange for an equivalent investment in the historic property. The public session will be 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the Idyllwild Library. To use the Mills Act benefits, owners of certain historic properties must…
The Anza Civic Improvement League is holding its annual General Membership meeting at noon on Friday, Oct 4, inside the Little Red Schoolhouse, Minor Park located at the corner of Conteras Road and Highway 371, Anza, CA 92539. For more information, call 951-330-4411 for information or visit www.anzacivic.org.
By Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center President Riverside County Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington and Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, as well as several members of their respective staffs, paid a visit to the Hill Tuesday, July 19. The purpose was for Washington to introduce Perez to the Idyllwild area in preparation for the communities’…