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Wildfire knows no boundaries. It doesn’t care about religion or politics; it destroys whatever is in its path. Seven homes and five other structures were destroyed in the recent Cranston Fire, along with more than 13,000 acres. Victims of six of the homes lost have GoFundMe websites for those who want to donate to helping…
Local voters stuffed the ballot box at Town hall today, according to Stacy Grant, Idyllwild resident. And it’s true. Diana Johnson, poll inspector, said, “Things were going well all day until about 6 [p.m.]” That was when the ballot box was nearly full. Several voters were concerned about trying to put their ballots in the…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council hosted another meeting last week to plan the 2014 Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The group’s goal is to have the new CWPP completed by this fall. Before it is finished, Mike Esnard, MCFSC president, plans at least one community meeting to discuss and garner public thoughts and recommendations. At…
Eighty high school students from Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties attended Red Cross training at Idyllwild Pines Camp this past week. Their primary focus was in learning about and assisting with the Red Cross Home Fire Prevention Campaign. The five-year national initiative, begun in October 2014, aims to reduce residential fires through installing smoke…
Suffered spinal fractures from uncontrolled driver Monday evening, May 8, a fatal accident occurred in Valle Vista. The story was in the Town Crier’s May 11 edition. While driving from work, an Idyllwild resident, Craig Wills, 62, the California Highway Patrol identified him as Phillip, was hit by a Toyota Tundra. Wills saw the Toyota’s…
From left, Lucy Sung-won Park, first place; Jiho Kim, honorable mention; Linken Kao, second place; Jess Bell, honorable mention; Skipper McKenna, honorable mention; and Sofia Montelinano, third place and best of show, at the Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Visual Arts Show Friday night at Parks Exhibition Center on campus. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD