

MDP installs new Post Office information box
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Mountain Disaster Preparedness personnel stand before their recently installed post office information Shadow Box showing, among other things, locations of all the Disaster Assembly Stations throughout Idyllwild and Pine Cove. From left, Bob Edwards, treasurer; Sherry Edwards, vice president; Marty Krieger, DAS director, Edith Brix, DAS H captain and B.J. Brix, communications director and DAS H captain. Photo by Marshall Smith

In a stunning upset, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, defeated Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to become the next President. Nationwide the Republicans held their majority in both the Senate and House of Representatives. With slightly more than 480,000 ballots counted and about 260,000 ballots to be counted, Riverside County voters supported Clinton, 48.7 percent…
Cal TRANS and the Riverside County Department of Transportation have scheduled a meeting at 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23 at the Valley-Wide Recreation Center in Winchester. the meeting will be an opportunity for the highway project team to provide information abou the proposed widening of State Route 79 from Domenigoni Parkway to…
“The [Idyllwild Fire] department needs to succeed,” said former Chief Norm Walker, only two days after his reluctant resignation. “I don’t know where [the fire district’s commission] is going. I have had no hint about the ‘new direction.’” After a closed session Dec. 20, to complete Walker’s performance evaluation, the commission asked Walker to resign…
Thursday, August 29 will be the final concert of Idyllwild’s freeSummer Concert Series’ 25th anniversary season. The finale willfeature the 45-piece US Marine Corp Division 1 Concert Band. The Bandhas been visiting Idyllwild for over 40 summers, and they haveparticipated in the Summer Concert series since its inception in 2000.There will be no opening act…
The lovely gardens at the Rustic Cabin (54380 N Circle Dr) have been selected as Idyllwild’s Garden of the Season. The Idyllwild Garden Club bestows this honor once a quarter to s business that goes that extra mile to beautify Idyllwild. Owners, Ken and Eva Gioeli, of Idyllwild Landscape Co. (951-961-4428) have created a lovely…
Sheriff’s logThe Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Saturday to Friday, Dec. 19 to 25.Idyllwild• Dec. 20 — Check the welfare, 6:17 p.m. 24000 block of Fern Valley Rd. Handled by deputy.• Dec. 21 — Alarm call, 4:38 p.m. Crestview Dr. Handled by deputy.• Dec. 21 — Alarm call, 9:41…