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By JP Crumrine Correspondent The National Weather Service’s forecast of an El Niño winter has strongly affected the prognosis of wildfires in the next few months. Fire services, state and federal, are expecting a cooler and wetter winter from December through March. The December report from the Predictive Services Unit for Cal Fire’s Southern Region…
Gina Genis’ new book, “Everybody And Their Mother – Idyllwild, CA Volume 1” was officially released on July 5 during a book signing the Idyllwild Area Historical Society hosted. This is the first volume in a series of books highlighting Idyllwild residents in their most comfortable surroundings. The book contains a foreword by esteemed art…
Quiet Skies Idyllwild will hold a public meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 2 at Town Hall. The event will commemorate March 2, 2017 — the day the Federal Aviation Administration implemented new flight arrival and departure procedures at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The new procedures resulted in a new route that…
At its Nov. 27 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Commission approved a pilot project to use water tenders from Messina Water Service as resources available nationally for major fires. Last week, Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and Dan Messina discussed the venture in more detail with the Town Crier.
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Nov. 4 to Nov. 10. Anza • Nov. 8 — Medical aid, Station 29. Idyllwild • Nov. 4 — Medical aid. • Nov. 4 — Medical aid with injury, Highway 243 & Riverside County Playground Rd. • Nov. 5…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 25, to observe the Christmas Day holiday: Area post offices BBVA Compass Bank Fairway Market Fern Creek Medical Center Idyllwild Library Idyllwild Pharmacy Idyllwild Transfer Station Mt. San Jacinto State Park These will be closed Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 24-25, to observe the Christmas Eve and Day…