
Photo by Jay Pentrack
Students of the Week – Nov. 21, 2013
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Idyllwild Garage employee Dan Crabtree was the first “unofficial” responder on-scene as the Tuesday, April 7, Cranston Fire was just beginning to grow. The 10-year Pine Cove resident said he noticed smoke from the small brush fire while he was driving. He pulled over, concerned that the fire had the potential to grow into something…
On Tuesday, Feb.11, Riverside County 3rd District Supv. Chuck Washington asked his Board of Supervisors colleagues to approve the use of Community Improvement Funds to help two Idyllwild organizations — the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council and Idyllwild Rotary. MCFSC is the beneficiary of $5,000. Washington’s memo said the funds would “assist with low-income seniors…
Some rain and mostly snow fell on the Hill Friday, May 8. In an unusual spring snowfall, more than 3 inches arrived overnight in town and more at higher elevations. Total precipitation recorded at the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station was just over 0.75 inches, bringing the rain year (July 1 through June 30)…
On March 4, Mega Fire Action, a California-based advocacy group seeking to end so-called megafires, assembled a group of State legislators to discuss a package of bills designed to address problems with fighting wildfires as well as prevention efforts and the post-fire issues homeowners may encounter. In his introduction for the press conference Eric Horn,…...
Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Cub Scout Pack 96 was officially rechartered Feb. 4, 2022, after many interested parents and families worked behind-the-scenes over several months.As of the date, more than 20 children are enrolled in the program. The pack serves boys and girls, grades kindergarten to fifth, in Idyllwild and surrounding communities.The charter sponsor…
The Idyllwild Water District Board of directors has scheduled a special meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24. The first item on the agenda will be an announcement regarding a vacant director’s seat and how the Board will fill it. At the end of the regular Oct. 17 meeting, Director David Hunt announced his intention…