Our Hill currently is experience a good deal of smoke drifting south from the San Gorgonio Wilderness in the greater Big Bear area on the “other mountain.” There currently is no fire in the San Jacinto mountains.
Fire in San Gorgonio Wilderness; not near here
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Our Hill currently is experience a good deal of smoke drifting south from the San Gorgonio Wilderness in the greater Big Bear area on the “other mountain.” There currently is no fire in the San Jacinto mountains.
At left, Friday, at the Town Crier’s new location on North Circle Drive, two $1,000 scholarships were awarded to two successful high school students, chosen out of 70 candidates. Mitchell Biley, who will be attending CalPoly San Luis Obispo in the fall, received his scholarship from Steve Espinoza, Rotary Club president. Danika Hitchcock, who will be attending the University of California, Irvine, in the fall, received the Mary Austin Grant scholarship from Suzi Capparelli, grant ambassador. From left, are Mitchell Biley, Joann Tomsche (Mitchell’s mother), Steve Espinoza, Patty Carratello (Idyllwild School liaison), Doug Austin (founder of the Mary Austin Grant Scholarship Fund), Suzi Capparelli, Danika Hitchcock and Dan Hitchcock (Danika’s father).
Last week, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued its monthly El Niño status report. While El Niño conditions will continue through winter, the NWS added, “Based on the latest forecasts, there is now a 54% chance of a ‘historically strong’ El Niño during the November-January season … An event of this strength would potentially be…
Chelsea Walsh, 33, and Gavin Escobar, 31, both of Huntington Beach, were identified as the rock climbers who died Wednesday, Sept. 28, on Tahquitz Rock. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office listed the time of injury of 12:21 p.m. and time of death of 1:18 p.m. for both climbers. Idyllwild received a substantial lightning and hail…
On Aug. 27, Mountain Disaster Preparedness and Caltrans hosted a town hall to give the community an update on highways 74 and 243. Part of that town hall included tips from public safety officials on how to further develop the community/public safety partnership. One of the things discussed by Riverside County Emergency Management Department Director…
Patrick Barry, Art Alliance of Idyllwild member and volunteer, with extensive experience with other off-Hill nonprofits, cited communication difficulties with and lack of response from the current board as one of the major hurdles facing AAI members. Barry said he sent an email request to the board on Jan. 13, 10 days before the general…
At about 5:40 p.m. Monday, May 8, Phillip Wills, 62, of Idyllwild, was driving his 2003 Honda Pilot eastbound on Highway 74 just west of Doe Canyon Road at mile marker 38.66, near Cranston Guard Station. According to the press release from the California Highway Patrol, Bernardo Santana-Brito, 52, of Huntington Beach, was driving his…