
The lake, a water storage facility for IWD, has been dry for several years.
Photo courtesy Jack Hoagland
Foster Lake at 70 percent capacity
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Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • July 26 — Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke, 8:05 a.m. Double View Dr.• July 26 — Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke, 12:45 p.m. Double View Dr.• July 26 — Public service assist, 4:20 p.m….
Idyllwild’s Summer Concert Series continues Thursday, July 21, with headliner Frank DiSalvo’s Swing City II. The Toasted Clovers will get the music started at 6:15 p.m. DiSalvo has been a regular at these series, and this year, Swing City will bring a tribute to Earth Wind and Fire, Chicago, and Blood Sweat and Tears. DiSalvo…
Peggy RobertsContributed Six Idyllwild students were awarded college scholarships from the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund last Wednesday at Idyllwild School. The recipients are Amarilli Severa, Leslie Ann Pimentel, Payton Priefer, Litzy Pimentel, Sophia Carver and Zachariah Gray. Once again, Idyllwild has shown proud support of its 2021 community high school graduates. Along with monies given by…
After years of being closed, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) reopened its Lake Hemet substation Dec. 3, 2020 and held the grand opening Dec. 7. RCSD personnel and community members were able to meet and see the inside of the substation.As of Dec. 7, the substation has been fully staffed with eight deputies and…
Charges against Marcus Green, 54, of Thermal, and against Kristen Lauer, 25, of Rancho Mirage, have been combined into one trial. Green was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of his 5-month-old infant, and Lauer was the baby’s mother. Green…