

Baker is MCFSC’s Citizen of the Year
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Bill Baker, left, accepts the Citizen of the Year honor from Mike Esnard, president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, who said to Baker …

In July 2013, the Mountain Fire caused the evacuation of much of the Hill. The fire originated on property owned by Tarek M. Al-Shawaf in Mountain Center. It swept northeasterly along the east side of South Ridge and formed a crescent-shaped burn area that surrounded Idyllwild on three sides. Some homes and other structures were…
Prescribed burning operations in the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest will begin in the next few week, according to a U.S. Forest Service release. Firefighters will be burning slash and debris piles adjacent to Forest Service fire stations. Signs will be posted along the roadways to alert passersby to the…
Late Saturday, the Incident Management Team announced “The evacuation order is lifted for Garner Valley, south of Morris Ranch Rd. Proof of residency required. Road access is available from Highway 74 at Highway 371. All other evacuation orders remain in effect. Use caution returning home.” The Riverside County Environmental Health Department also wants to remind…
Michael Harrison, deputy district director for Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA-50), announced in 2014 that he would run for the seat currently held by termed-out Republican Assemblyman Brian Jones (AD 71), which becomes vacant for the 2016 election. He recently visited Idyllwild and met with Town Crier publishers Becky and Jack Clark, News Editor J.P….
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • Feb. 1 — Medical aid, 8:57 a.m. Pine Crest Ave.• Feb. 1 — Gas leak, 2:52 p.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• Feb. 1 — Medical aid, 3:42 p.m. Delano Rd.• Feb. 3 — Medical aid, 1:04 a.m. Delano Rd.• Feb. 3 — Medical…
Idyllwild author Eduardo Santiago is not a writer of romance novels.