PHOTOS: Mountain Disaster Preparedness Town Hall Shakeout
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Photo by J.P. Crumrine
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Be prepared to evacuate your Hill domiciles, was the message of the latest Mountain Disaster Preparedness meeting last week. Nothing imminently threatens the Hill’s residents, but all of the speakers at Tuesday’s meeting, held at Idyllwild Library, emphasized the importance of being prepared for an emergency. Many of the speakers used the example of the…
Anna Allen, native of Poland and 20-year resident of Durbin, South Africa, has recently opened Forest View Tea House in Idyllwild’s Village Centre complex. The tea house is immaculate, charming and has a distinct international flavor that reflects Allen’s own background. After South Africa, where Allen owned and operated Anna’s Tea Garden, she lived in…
The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation presented a check for$10,000 to Tara Sechrest, vice president Enrollment Management &Strategic Partnerships at Idyllwild Arts and Pamela Jordan, president ofIdyllwild Arts. This donation was made from the Pamela Goldwasser Memorial ScholarshipFund and is designated to support a student in the Summer Jazz Programat Idyllwild Arts. Goldwasser was…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department wants to alert all residents of the Lake Hemet and Apple Canyon areas that it will be conducting a multi-agency search-and-rescue training operation from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, near Lake Hemet. An increased presence of law enforcement and first responders in the area is no cause…
According to 6:31 a.m. Cal Fire Update (no longer available) Fire had burned 6,773 acres and was 10 percent contained.
A 5-month-old girl was ejected from a Porsche that went over the side on Highway 74 near Vista Point above Palm Desert. The Porsche was a two-seater and it appears the passenger in the vehicle was holding the infant girl, who was not properly restrained. The 5-month-old child, identified by the Riverside County coroner as…