Jo’An’s in the center of town to return to a park
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Dave Butterfield, new owner of the Jo’An’s Restaurant property in the center of Idyllwild, confirmed tonight that the building will be razed by the end of the year.
He said the property will be returned to a park, as it was when it was dedicated to Eleanor Johnson as Eleanor Park in the 1960s.
The Idyllwild Warming Center, located at and operated by American Legion Post 800, is available this winter, as it has been for the past two years. Located at 54360 Marian View Drive, the center opens, based on an existing activation protocol, when particular weather conditions occur. Those conditions are when an electrical outage affecting multiple…
About 4:15 a.m. Monday, May 20, Frank Ferro’s alarm system at his Ferro restaurant activated, and he tumbled out of bed to go to the Cedar Street location. When he arrived, the light in the office was on and the office window was broken, he said. Not knowing whether someone was still in the building,…
A quarter-acre brush fire started early Saturday evening near Lake Hemet. In less than two hours after it was reported at 7:08 p.m., the fire was controlled, according to Tawny Cabral, public safety information specialist for Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department. No U.S. Forest Service engines were needed to control this blaze.
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Mar. 28 — Medical aid, 7:15 p.m. Highway 74.• Mar. 28 — Gas leak, 7:36 p.m. Glen Rd.• Mar. 29 — Walk-in medical aid, 1:45 p.m.• Mar. 29 — Medical aid, 5:35 p.m. Live Oak Dr.• Mar. 29 — Public service assist, 5:49…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is the proud owner of two new ambulances, which were purchased last Wednesday through a General Services Administration auction and picked up Friday. Both were acquired for slightly less than $45,000 each. Although Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and the district’s Finance Committee have discussed replacing the district’s two ambulances, an…
According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), a male hiker was with three other hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) near Apple Canyon Road and Bonita Vista Road in Mountain Center on Friday, when he lost traction and fell into a gorge. The other hikers were unable to access him due to the…
