PHOTOS: Last Week in Idyllwild: May 28, 2015
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Caltans has advised that tree work along Highway 243 will result in single lane closures from Monday, Sept. 25 into the following week. Caltrans will be removing dead trees along the highway right-of-way for the next two weeks. The work begins near McCall Park on Monday, Sept. 25 and continues through Thursday, Sept. 28. Some…
The sleep of many Hill residents was interrupted by the boisterous thunderstorm early Friday morning, Nov. 21. About 4 a.m., bolts of lightning and clashes of thunder filled the local sky. However, drought relief was not part of the weather message. During the storm, the U.S. Forest Service recorded about 0.25 inches of rain at…
Idyllwild Fire District Commission President Pete Capparelli has asked his colleagues to select him to replace former Commissioner Ben Killingsworth, who resigned in September. The commission will decide on Killingsworth’s replacement at its Nov. 8 meeting. In addition to Capparelli, three other men have submitted applications. Two have experience working as firefighters or with fire…
While an official forecast for this summer’s fire season is still several months away, the current situation and weather forecasts are foreboding, according to Tim Chavez, the Riverside County Fire Department’s Beaumont battalion chief. He spoke at the Feb. 13 Mountain Emergency Service Committee meeting. “Did the 2013 fire season end? No, we’re still staffed…
Former Third District County Supervisor Kay Ceniceros remembered Kay Ceniceros, Riverside County Supervisor from 1981 to 1996, passed away July 26, 2019, at the age of 81 from Alzheimer’s Disease. She had resided in Claremont for eight years with husband Blair Ceniceros. Ceniceros was born Kay Sandra McPherson to Ross and Eunice McPherson in 1938. The family…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, March 5 to 11, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance March 6 — Medical aid, Deerfoot Lane and Double View Drive, Idyllwild. March 9 — Dispatched and canceled en route, Temecula Drive. March 10 — Medical aid, Highway 243, Idyllwild. March 10…
