PHOTOS: First snow of winter season blankets Hill

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snow guessing — Chris Titus was the big winner of the 2012 Snow Guessing Contest. Her winning guess of Dec. 14 was placed at Higher Grounds Coffee House. Seven other people guessed correctly at various locations thoughout town, and Titus’ name was drawn from a hat. The annual contest netted 563 separate guessed this year. Photo by James Larkin

freitas_snow — The mountain in snow seen from the Fort on Sunday. Photos by Michael Freitas

snow_6310 — Suicide Rock on a snowy and bleak day. Photo by Marshall Smith

snow-cc_7000 — Friday’s storm blanketed South Ridge creating a majestic backdrop from Lake Hemet. Photo by Careena Chase

snow-cc_7063 — Saturday the sun shone brightly revealing a beautiful frozen crested ridge nesting Strawberry Valley and the town of Idyllwild. Photo by Careena Chase

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Howard Jarvis Association pursuing litigation challenging state fire fee
By October 10, 2017 Reading Time: 3 minutes

While the state suspended the controversial State Fire Prevention Fee, the Howard Jarvis Tax Association is continuing its litigation over the legality of the fee. In August, when the Legislature approved Gov. Jerry Brown’s package of programs to improve air pollution throughout California, a suspension of collecting the fee until Jan. 1, 2031, was included….

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We had a wet winter, but a dry March
By March 31, 2017April 19, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

While it has been a very wet winter with precipitation exceeding the long-term historical averages, the March rain production was considerably below normal — less than an inch. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded just 0.4 inches of rainfall during March and Pine Cove received 0.5 inches in the past four weeks. The…

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News of Record: May 13, 2021
ByIdyllwild Town Crier May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • April 27 — Medical aid, 2:42 a.m. N. Circle Dr.• April 27 — Walk-in medical aid, 12:55 p.m.• April 28 — Walk-in medical aid, 12:10 p.m.• April 29 — Medical aid, 4:09 a.m. Cassler Dr.• April 29 — Medical aid, 7:24 a.m….

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Man missing on Black Mountain since January
By May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Search planned for May 18 A 55-year-old husband and father of four, John Sturkie, has been missing since Jan. 5. Searches for him along the Black Mountain Truck Trail have been scheduled for the Saturdays of May 18 and May 25. A lover of the outdoors, frequent camper and hunter, Sturkie left his Oceanside home…

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Additional motel or apartments planned for Idyllwild
ByJP Crumrine February 1, 2022February 15, 2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Editor’s note: The Planning Commission hearing was Wednesday, Feb. 2, which was after this edition of the Town Crier was published. Although the planning staff did recommend approval of the project, we will report the commission’s decision in the following issue. Wednesday, Feb. 2, the Riverside County Planning Commission reviewed the proposed Conditional Use Permit…

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Attempted burglary at Swiss Fondue House
ByJack Clark March 26, 2014May 6, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

On Wednesday, March 26, at about 1:30 a.m., Antonietta Zuber was awakened by the sound of a motor vehicle outside the home she shares with her husband, Peter Zuber. “It was a large, white vehicle, extremely noisy,” she told the Town Crier, “perhaps a diesel.” It was pulling what appeared to be an empty utility…

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