
American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard in Idyllwild honors veterans last Monday with a symbolic folding of the flag. Each of the 13 folds has historical significance. The 13th fold honors Post 800 comrades that have passed. Photo by John Pacheco
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American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard in Idyllwild honors veterans last Monday with a symbolic folding of the flag.

American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard in Idyllwild honors veterans last Monday with a symbolic folding of the flag. Each of the 13 folds has historical significance. The 13th fold honors Post 800 comrades that have passed. Photo by John Pacheco
The Manzanita Fire, burning east of Highway 79 in Lamb Canyon, grew to 6,309 acres and was 86 percent contained by 7 a.m. Thursday. Currently, more than 1,300 firefighters, including the Idyllwild Fire Department, are combating the blaze. Three helicopters and eight aircraft are providing air attack. The fire started Monday afternoon. The apparent cause…
The boundaries of Riverside County’s five supervisorial districts have been challenged in litigation filed June 14. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the suit on behalf of Inland Empire United (IEU) and six individuals. The first hearing about the litigation will be Aug. 15 in Riverside. The suit alleges that the redistricting plan the…
The echelon of U.S. Forest Service fire managers is filled with overly qualified and dedicated individuals. They have trained for years and been educated on fire behavior and firefighting tactics. It takes years to move up the ladder because of their love for the job. Few willfully leave, except for another fire position or upon…
The Anza Chamber of Commerce is opening its doors to businesses from Idyllwild, Mountain Center, Garner Valley and Aguanga. “Our bylaws limited our boundaries to Anza. Even Aguanga, our sister city, wasn’t included,” said Anza Chamber President Robyn Garrison. Their bylaws were originally written in the 1960s, she said. During the review, they decided to…
Good evening Alta [Kavanaugh, owner of a burned Deerfoot Lane residence], It was a great pleasure to talk to you this afternoon, however, I wish that our contact would have been under much different circumstances. We are working with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) who is in direct contact with the Federal…
Fortunately the Mountain Fire skirted Idyllwild and the town was spared any damage. Most residents suffered and endured the inconvenience of having to evacuate for four nights. But the fire and subsequent evacuation posed a greater and more difficult challenge for some, particularly clients of the Idyllwild HELP Center, according to Executive Director Karen Patterson….