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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 Communities Fire Safe Council has postponed its fire muster scheduled for Saturday, April 26. An unexpected late winter storm is supposed to pass over the Hill on Saturday. Not only are temperatures expected to be in the 40s, but precipitation, possibly snow, has been forecast too. The MCFSC is working with all of…
With the upcoming changes in ambulance response effective May 1, the second-closest-available unit will be dispatched if American Medical Response is not available to respond because it is on another call. This could mean another AMR ambulance or Idyllwild Fire Protection District. Locals have asked for a cost comparison of the two ambulance services. These…
At 4:08 p.m. Tuesday, U.S. Forest Service firefighters were dispatched to a vegetation fire off of Highway 74 in the Santa Rosa area. The fire’s size was 10-feet-by-10-feet. Two engines were kept on scene to handle the spot and all other resources were canceled. Forest Service crews also responded to a small vegetation fire at…
By Norm Walker, MCFSC president Contributed I hope this article finds everyone safe and exercising caution during this continuing pandemic. Pandemic or no pandemic, the worst part of California’s fire year is coming upon us no matter what and Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) is hard at work helping people prepare for it. When…
The airbags deployed after this Chevrolet Avalanche crashed into a tree Monday evening while traveling on Saunders Meadow near Marian View Dr. No one was injured in the solo traffic collision. With extensive front-end damage, the vehicle had to be towed to the Idyllwild Garage.
The Town Crier staff is working on the 2013 Homes and Land Improvement edition, which comes out on March 7. Like last year, we’re asking readers to send in their questions for local service providers. The best questions will be answered in an informative “Ask the Experts” feature. Questions can range from landscaping to roofing,…