

Community remembers Don Lenik
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Don Lenik was remembered with stories, poems and an impromptu song on Sunday afternoon at the Community Center site. Francoise Frigola, Gabriella Dapeer, Judith Schonebaum and Trudy Levy organized the memorial. The traditional Jewish Kaddish Yatom (The Mourner’s Kaddish) was recited at the end of the gathering. Photo by Barbara Reese

“The [Idyllwild Fire] department needs to succeed,” said former Chief Norm Walker, only two days after his reluctant resignation. “I don’t know where [the fire district’s commission] is going. I have had no hint about the ‘new direction.’” After a closed session Dec. 20, to complete Walker’s performance evaluation, the commission asked Walker to resign…
Marshall Hawkins, popular and renowned in Idyllwild as jazz bass musician, teacher and human being, received an honorary doctor of music performance degree Friday night from California Baptist University (CBU) in Riverside where, with Director of Jazz Studies and professor Dan St. Marseille, he co-led the CBU Jazz Ensemble together with Hawkin’s own Seahawk Modern…
The National Interagency Fire Center issued its outlook for the summer 2018 fire season on Monday, declaring that drought conditions have improved in most areas. The seasonal forecast for the Southern California region is normal from May through June. Southern Arizona has an above-normal fire potential this month and next. In July and August, fire…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. Idyllwild • Dec. 28 — Medical aid, Strong Dr. • Dec. 28 — Medical aid, Delano Dr. • Dec. 29 — Medical aid, 53000 block of Marian View Dr. • Dec. 30 — Medical aid, Silver…
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The Cranston Fire may be history, but its effects will be seared into the memories of Hill residents for years. Life here is gradually returning to normal. On Thursday, Aug. 2, the California Interagency Incident Management Team returned command of the fire to the San Bernardino National Forest. The team had been managing the response to the fire for a week