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The San Jacinto Mountains’ Community Wildfire Protection Plan was the topic at the May 8 Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting. “It’s a huge community impact and is not done by the [fire or forest] agencies,” stressed Kathleen Henderson, Riverside County emergency services coordinator for the mountain. Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Executive Director Edwina Scott…
Sunday, April 28, St. Hugh of Lincoln in Idyllwild will host its firstArbor Day Celebration. The “seed” for this idea came from a discussionregarding the oldest tree in Idyllwild that graces the church’s memorialgarden. Part of the celebration for Arbor Day will include a “tree naming”contest. Leading up to that contest, St. Hugh is seeking…
A crash on Highway 74, about a quarter-mile west of Cranston Station, resulted in the death of Idyllwild local Russell Alyn Bomgardner. According to the still unfinished California Highway Patrol report, at 9:57 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, Bomgardner, 26, was driving a 2004 red Ford Ranger pickup truck westbound on Highway 74 near Blackburn Road…
David Gotfredson, investigative producer for CBS News 8, recently published a story (https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/investigations/fiance-of-missing-woman-alleges-hostile-takeover-of-estate-near-idyllwild-lydia-dia-abrams-riverside-county-keith-harper/509-a42680e5-938a-4186-b636-7ae65007e3f3)regarding Keith Harper, who claims to be the fiancé of missing person Lydia “Dia” Abrams, and his response to the documents filed by Abrams’ children over the estate. Harper is the current trustee of the estate. Gotfredson reports, “‘They have attempted a hostile…
Mayor Max II died just after 11 p.m. Saturday, July 30, following sudden health issues. “Mayor Max is going into surgery at 9 PM this evening approximately. He has several crises in his body that are causing the removal of the spleen and potentially other organs. There is a possibility when they do the surgery…
Monday was a cold day at Idyllwild School. Without propane, the school’s heaters weren’t operating until afternoon. The distinctive propane odor, nevertheless, escaped into rooms and hallways. Principal Matt Kraemer had the students evacuated from the building until the heat could be restored. Teachers stayed with students and helped them through the morning until returning…