

MDP notifies community of emergency notification website
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During the “Shakeout” on Thursday, Oct. 18, Francoise Frigola (left) and Susan Weisbart inform the community about the Mountain Disaster Preparedness’s website, idyllwildemergency.com, in case of a natural disaster on the Hill. Photos by J.P. Crumrine

Shortly before noon a small fire was visible from the U.S. Forest Service Cranston Ranger Station. Engineer Richard Wiggins was the Incident Commander and with some assistance from Cal Fire, the Forest Service held the Cranston Fire to three acres. Both lanes of Hwy 74 were closed for awhile, but they are now open in…
Fern Valley Water District will consider whether to declare a water emergency at its June meeting. “The staff has determined that a threatened water shortage exists,” General Manager Steve Erler told the board last week. Erler stressed that “… everything looks satisfactory and there has been no significant drop in well levels.” While water production…
A new fire engine, the promised Type 6 model, has been purchased and is on its way to Riverside County Fire Station 23 in Pine Cove. At the April 12 meeting of the advisory committee for County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove), Chair Jerry Holldber confirmed the engine’s purchase. As of the meeting, the county…
For only the second time in nine PGA Tour seasons, Brendan Steele was cut from the tournament at Torrey Pines, currently known as the Farmers Insurance Open. The Idyllwild native could manage only a 3-over-par 71-76 — 147, missing the 36-hole cut by six strokes. Brendan’s drives averaged 277.5 yards while finding only 42.9 percent…
The County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Pine Cove Water District’s board room. The committee will review the second-quarter revenue and expense report and the 2018-19 budget. Old business on the agenda includes the deck cost breakdown for the Pine Cove Fire Station, the status…
During the high winds Saturday, a tree fell across power lines on Upper Rim Rock Road. Some residents in upper Fern Valley were without power until Monday. Saturday’s strong winds blew steadily all morning in Idyllwild. Gusts were between 40 and 50 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service site. About noon, a…