

Garden Club welcomes new board
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The Garden Club’s 2013 board includes Toni Berthelotte, president; Erin O’Neill, 1st vice president; Antje Banks, Lilac Tea and parade chair;Wendy Read, Jr. Garden; David Pekrol, co-hospitality chair; Harold Voorheis, co-beautification; Ginny Millard, co-secretary; Edith Brix, membership; Eliz. Miller, 2nd vice president; Neill Bell, co-beautification; Patti Morgan, co-hospitality,; and presenter Mary Loeser. (Not shown are Dianne Johnson, co-secretary, Michael Feyder, co-beautification, Chic Fojtik and Ann Castillo, co-publicity chairs, and Patricia Schnetzer, treasurer.) Photo courtesy of Antoinette Berthelotte

San Bernardino National Forest Public Information Officer Zachary Behrens reported prescribed burn activity anticipated for Thursday, Feb. 17: Thomas Mountain The Thomas Mountain prescribed burn area experienced 2 inches of snowfall Tuesday, halting the possibility of new ignitions in the near future. A total of 121 acres were treated this week, with up to 479…
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz was in Idyllwild Wednesday, Jan. 22. He met with the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council at their office. Later in the afternoon, he was shown several of the FSC’s projects. A full story will appear in the Jan. 30 edition of the Town Crier.
The multi-year project to replace the Hurkey Creek Bridge on Highway 74 in Garner Valley is nearing completion. Caltrans estimates the new bridge will reopen to two-lane traffic in mid to late April, said Joy Schneider, Caltrans public information officer. Planning to replace the 1930s-era bridge, the narrowest point on Highway 74, began in 2012….
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District has canceled its Tuesday, March 27 meeting. The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, April 10. Fern Valley Water District has scheduled a special meeting for 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 28. The subject will be vesting of employee health insurance benefits for newly hired employees. A. Resolution No. 525: Electing…
In addition to routine fiscal matters, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission appointed Christy Slattery as its new Emergency Medical Services coordinator at last week’s meeting. The coordinator provides clinical oversight, training and representation of the department with the county Emergency Medical Services Agency. The contract pays the coordinator $60 per hour, up to 25…
After another wet and cool week, winter appears to have ended and spring arrives this week. Temperatures will reach the 60s by Wednesday and warm even more by Easter Sunday. Last week, more rainfall came to the Hill. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Station recorded slightly more than three-quarters of an inch of rain Thursday….