CAL FIRE status update, as of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 for the Buck Fire expects full containment by Saturday, Aug. 18. The fire is 60 percent contained as of this reporting and firefighters continue to make good progress towards containment.
Idyllwild Town Crier video shot by Denise Selby on McCall Park Road in Mountain Center Thursday, Sept. 5. around 3 p.m.
The Town Crier now has 14 business members: Baily Winery (Carol & Phil Baily); Everitt’s Minerals & Gallery (Janet & Larry Everitt); The Family Business (tax preparation – Craig & Janice Coopersmith); Fern Creek Medical Center; Fern Valley Inn (Gary & Marcie Erb); Idyllwild Backhoe (Carol & David Jones, Denise & Justin Jones); Idyllwild Vacation…
The U.S. Forest Service conducted a prescribed burn near the Transfer Station on Saunders Meadow Road on Monday, March 5. Further burns will be limited by possible wind conditions in advance of incoming precipitation, according to Forest Service District Fire Chief Dan Felix.
Bill and Gillien Gianakos celebrated their second wedding anniversary (Sept. 10) )in Thailand. They carried their trusty Town Criers wherever went. Nothing shouts out Thailand more than the Buddhas at the Grand Palace, in Bangkok, taken the first day there, followed 12 days later in Chaing Mai at the Elephant Nature Park right after the…
Last Friday, Cal Fire announced suspension of all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State and Local Responsibility Areas of Riverside Countym which includes the Hill area. The suspension took effect Monday, June 13, and bans all residential outdoor burning of tumbleweeds. “Riverside County is no stranger to devastating wildland fires. As we…
2:33 P.M. UPDATE: A promotional video about Idyllwild: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCKH5O_T9o 8:40 A.M. UPDATE: Monday morning began with sunny skies over Idyllwild and the noise of traffic moving through town. As people began to return to homes and businesses, thoughts of gratitude were dominant besides the need to recover from the forced four-day leave of absence. Patrons…
