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Daffodils are one the first harbingers of spring. Despite a 14-inch snowfall on March 8, the flowers are blooming throughout the Hill. Today is the annual vernal equinox, when daylight and nighttime are equal, but days are gradually lengthening. Photo by Careena Chase

For the first time in a drill conducted by Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP), the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) committed its resources to the simulated event.
Hot weather and lower fuel moisture have prompted the San Bernardino National Forest to increase fire restrictions, effective Thursday Sept. 1, 2011. Forest officials took these steps to prevent human-caused fires and raise public awareness as the summer continues to get warmer and drier. Most wildfires on the San Bernardino National Forest are human-caused and…
The Legion Hall is designated a County of Riverside Warming Center …
Headliners for the festival will be Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band …
The big, white-sided Budget Rent-A-Truck pulled into the backstage parking area between the bull fighting ring and the oval race track at the Perris Fairgrounds the day before the Fourth of July. Signs on its front, back and sides announced, “Explosives.”