

PHOTO: Showers
By Jack Clark
Hill communities got a heavy dose of precipitation Tuesday and though the weather was cold, it wasn’t cold enough to snow.

Last week’s rain totaled almost 1-1/4 inches. This is the most rain in the first quarter of the rain year since 1999.
Idyllwild Fire Protection District employee expenses reported to the State Controller. The total salaries, wages and benefit costs for 2011 were $1,380,845.
July 11 is a big day for Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) events and recreation. The day will mark the much-anticipated re-opening of the playground and the first summer concert of 2019 at the new Butterfield Ampitheater. Plenty of parking will be available for ICC events, according to Janice Lyle, ICC board president. On the…
After six months of meetings, conversations and discussions, the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (FSC) has identified a very ambitious plan of action for the next several years.
The National Weather Service forecast for precipitation in Southern California this past weekend proved correct — first rain, then snow. From Saturday through Sunday afternoon, rain fell over the whole region, although the coast and the San Bernardino Mountains received the most rain. And Monday during the morning, late afternoon and evening, snow fell all…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commissioners met for a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 9. All commissioners were present to hear Chief Mark LaMont present a resolution regarding a grant application to be submitted to the state. The application asks for almost a million dollars to help IFPD complete work on the Bear Trap Fuels…