
Photo by Doris Lombard
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This is the perfect time of year to spot black oaks that may be harboring Goldspotted oak borers. Oaks with brown leaves still on the branches should be inspected, according to the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. Here is an oak with retained leaves throughout the branchy canopy. A team composed of Ron Perry, Eliott Taylor and Doris Lombard spotted this tree during their morning drive-by windshield survey.

The Idyllwild Community Recreation Council (ICRC) directors previewed new and familiar recreational offerings that promise some fall and winter excitement for Hill residents. They also voted to amend their bylaws, expanding eligibility for sitting on the board to include “residents of the Hill,” with “the Hill” being defined as Idyllwild, Fern Valley, Pine Cove, Stone…
Editor’s note: Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff met with the editorial and reporting staff of the Idyllwild Town Crier last week. Sheriff Stan Sniff acknowledged the crime rate has been creeping up throughout Riverside County. This is the principal reason he wants to protect his department’s funding and has urged the Board of Supervisors to…
Idyllwild Postmaster Ray Wilson retired on June 1 after becoming Idyllwild’s new postmaster on Sept. 29, 2019. John Hyatt, communications specialist for the San Diego region of the U.S. Postal Service said, “Prior to being installed in the position in 2019, he [Wilson] served in the position as the acting postmaster. Ray was committed to…
The newspaper contacts the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department media information bureau (MIB) every week asking for updates and if there will be any upcoming searches for the remaining four missing people — Melissa Lane, Roy Prifogle, Lydia “Dia” Abrams and Diana Perez Gonzalez — in the Idyllwild and surrounding areas. Very rarely does the newspaper…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday, June 18, to Sunday, June 23, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance June 18 — Medical aid, Idyllwild June 20 — Three medical aids, Idyllwild. June 21 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. June 22 — Medical aid, Pine Cove. June 23 — Two medical aids,…
Fog starts rolling in Thursday afternoon as the rain begins to patter … Plants lean, as if to drink from the puddles the rain creates.