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On Tuesday, Oct. 30, Idyllwild Rotarians (from left) Charlie Wix, Scott Fisher and Bob Parrish distribute dictionaries to the third graders at Idyllwild School. The dictionary hand-out is an annual Rotary Club event. Photo by Barbara Reese

It’s spring. Flowers are blooming and the leaves of trees are starting to form and uncurl. It’s time for a community meeting to hear about the Goldspotted oak borer. The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council is holding just such a meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Idyllwild Nature Center. This is the…
Reaction to the long-term consequences of the recent Mountain and Silver fires has varied. While all were uniformly glad that no lives were lost and the property damage limited, how the burnt areas will affect future fire threats and how those threats can be lessened is still being debated. The Mountain Fire was substantially larger…
Quiet Skies Idyllwild is reaching out to get help from more people in the 92549 zip code in their effort to get the Federal Aviation Administration to reroute noisy, polluting jet aircraft away from the Hill. At its Sept. 18 community meeting at the library, QSI members objected to having their sleep and daily activities…
The National Weather Service has issued the following: Winter Weather Advisory 4:10 a.m. pst mon Feb 13 2012 a pair of cold low pressure systems from the north will bring periods of snow showers to the mountains through wednesday night… a cold low pressure system from the north will move through southwest california through early…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Southwest Detention Center confirmed on Wednesday, May 30 that Ron Kimmerle, 49, of Pine Cove had been released at midnight that day. The SDC deputy said Kimmerle’s release was federally mandated “because of jail overcrowding.” Because of the federal release, Kimmerle did not have to post bail. Riverside County Superior…
Pine Cove Water District directors unanimously approved the declaration of a water shortage emergency plan. Immediately, General Manager Jerry Holldber proclaimed a Water Conservation Stage 1, which requires voluntary compliance, effective April 1. Concern over lack of water was not Holldber’s reason for recommending the Water emergency action. “We’re not running out of water and…