PHOTOS: Last Week in Idyllwild: June 4, 2015
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PHOTOS: Last Week in Idyllwild: June 4, 2015
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On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Chuck Washington, Temecula city councilman and mayor pro tem, to fill the vacant 3rd District seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Washington, 62, is expected to take his seat on the Board at its Tuesday meeting, March 10, according to Raymond Smith, the county’s public information…
65 years ago – 1948 When the landing gear of a crop-dusting plane snapped off a chunk of line in Valle Vista, all of Idyllwild was without electricity. The pilot landed the plane safely. 60 years ago – 1953 The Chamber of Commerce voted to remove the public phone outside of Town Hall because…
The California Highway Patrol is reporting that mud and rock slide is blocking the eastbound lane on Highway 74 between McGaugh and McCall Park roads below Mountain Center. The slide was reported just after 3 p.m. Thursday. A boulder has fallen onto the eastbound lane just east of McCall Park Road and was reported at…
Planning for the fifth-annual Lemon Lily Festival is underway. Shelley Kibby, new festival chair, is organizing the two-day festival for the weekend of July 12 and 13; but the whole event will kick off Friday night with the traditional Lemon Lily Launch. The 2014 festival’s mission is to educate the public of the plight of…
Thursday, May 8, at about 9:45 p.m., a 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred near Cabazon, but was felt on the Hill. A smaller 2.4-magnitude tremor occurred Friday before 7 a.m. No damage has been reported.
Vacancies on the Idyllwild Water District board were filled Tuesday after Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, frustrated by the current board’s inaction, used his authority to nominate Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Vic Sirkin to fill the two vacant seats. At its Tuesday, Dec. 6 meeting, the county’s Board of Supervisors approved the…