Cong. Ruiz visits Idyllwild and meets with Fire Safe Council
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz was in Idyllwild Wednesday, Jan. 22. He met with the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council at their office. Later in the afternoon, he was shown several of the FSC’s projects. A full story will appear in the Jan. 30 edition of the Town Crier.
As of 3 p.m., most of the power has been restored to the Hill. Not all circuits have been re-energized, according to Media Advisor Mary Ann Milbourn.They are moving cautiously and expect complete restoration between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Edison media staff assured inquirers that this was not a planned power shutoff due to…
Around 1 a.m. Saturday, a would-be thief or thieves broke into Idyllwild Pharmacy. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene within 11 minutes of the alarm being activated, and a sheriff’s helicopter quickly responded as well. The burglar or burglars came in through the roof and made a mess of broken ceiling sections, while…
FAME comes to Idyllwild in December — no, not the movie, but a new business of desert resident and musician Frank Orlando. FAME, acronym for Fine Arts, Music and Education, will be housed in Oakwood Village in the old Sadie’s Clinic site. Orlando, a professional private music teacher and musician, will teach piano, bass, guitar…
Hemet Unified School District’s S.A.F.E. After School Program and “The Zone” Middle School Program announces the registration window for the 2015-16 school year. The S.A.F.E. program operates at all elementary sites and “The Zone” at middle schools in Hemet Unified School District. All HUSD after-school programs operate each day school is in session. Each program…
Stacie Kelly, emergency services coordinator with the Riverside County Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch, spoke to attendees at the Aug. 14 Mountain Emergency Service Committee meeting about what her department offers the community. Her agency partners with the county’s Office of Emergency Services whenever a county emergency is declared. “We focus on the…
The two soil vapor extraction wells located on the Village Food and Fuel site (Shell station) have been decommissioned and abandoned. On Oct. 10, Robert Manning, president of R.M. Environmental Inc. of Calimesa, wrote the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health confirming the action. The wells were filled with hydrated bentonite chips and then covered…
