

Angel Tree up at BBVA
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The HELP Center’s Angel Tree is now up at BBVA Compass Bank. Colleen Meyer (left), client services administrator for the Idyllwild HELP Center, put up the Angel Tree with help from her children Brynnley, Caden (being held) and Peyton Manchee. Bank Manager Jeri Sue Haney was on hand for support. The Angel Tree has gift tags listing children’s wishes for Christmas. Pick a tag, purchase the gift, then drop it off at the HELP Center.

The Mountain Emergency Services Committee (MEMSCOMM) discussed post-earthquake emergency operations at its Thursday, Nov. 10 meeting — specifically what building or building would serve as the emergency operations center (EOC), the communication hub of local disaster response. Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Chief Norm Walker has repeatedly voiced concern that, given the building materials and…
The San Bernardino National Forest will increase the current seasonal fire restrictions effective this Friday, Sept. 2. “Continued hot and dry conditions, coupled with a long-term outlook that predicts no change in weather trends and normal fall winds, have prompted local fire mangers to implement additional fire restrictions on the national forest,” the Forest Service…
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s Adventure Pass and where and when it is required to be purchased and displayed. The U.S. Forest Service says it still requires cars parked at Humber Park to display an Adventure Pass or equivalent pass. This, despite a February…
For Herb Jeffries, the long ride is over.
Caltrans is advising motorists that work on Highway 74 in Garner Valley will necessitate some one-way traffic patterns. This will be from 7 a.m. through 4 p.m. the week of July 23 through July 26.
Last week, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters officially notified voters in the Idyllwild Fire Protection District that the date of future elections will change. The Board of Supervisors approved the change on Nov. 10. “The general election of the district will be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of…