Heat crisis at Idyllwild School Monday
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Monday was a cold day at Idyllwild School. Without propane, the school’s heaters weren’t operating until afternoon. The distinctive propane odor, nevertheless, escaped into rooms and hallways. Principal Matt Kraemer had the students evacuated from the building until the heat could be restored.
Teachers stayed with students and helped them through the morning until returning to the classrooms after lunch.
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) directors met Wednesday Feb. 21, their first public meeting with their new interim General Manager (GM) Curt Sauer. Among important actions that night was the board approving a bid for the repair of the lower administrative office building. The district received two bids for the Lower Administrative Office project, with…
A yearly reminder: The Ralph M. Brown Act, which is codified as California Government Code sections 54950-54963, is open-meeting legislation that governs only local public agencies.Six presently active local governmental agencies on our Hill are governed by the Brown Act: the Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Fern Valley and Lake Hemet Municipal water districts, the Idyllwild Fire…
A total of five cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Idyllwild-Pine Cove area, according to the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) website. The first reported case for the area was on April 3. Riverside County gave the following response when asked how many of the five people infected with COVID-19 have recovered: “The…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Feb. 15 — Public service assist, Pine Crest Avenue and Jameson Drive, Idyllwild. Feb. 15 — Dispatched and nothing found, Highway 243 and Marian View Drive, Idyllwild. Feb. 15 — Walk-in…
Hurricane Norbert, which formed last week and evolved from a tropical storm into a hurricane on Sept. 3, moved north from Mexico and Baja along the California coast. As Norbert weakened, it drew significant moisture into the atmosphere and over the local mountains. The storm’s intensity varied through the local area and region. Sunday afternoon,…
An Oceanside man committed suicide on the Idyllwild Summit Trail in Idyllwild County Park last week. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was notified at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, to respond to the suicide of Jastin Pak, 27. Because of confidentiality issues, Public Information Officer Albert Martinez said no details could be given of how…
