Fuels reduction continues along Hwy. 243
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Under the direction of Nochella Hunes, forestry assistant for Cal Fire, Bautista crews and Caltrans worked together to remove trees and reduce the volume of other fuels along Highway 243 just south of town recently. Traffic was limited to one lane during their efforts.
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District has scheduled a discussion of its 2009-2010 audit for its Tuesday, Aug. 16 meeting. In advance of the meeting, IFPD had posted the audit and the accompanying correspondence from the auditors on its website. Commission President Pete Capparelli described the results as “good.” He was pleased with the report from…
The Town Crier has recently learned that an Idyllwild teenager was injured on November 1, 2013, at the bounce house that was part of the annual Haunted House exhibit. Dylan Patton, 15, sustained serious injuries to his jaws, teeth and sinuses when his knee collided with his mouth while attempting to flip in an inflatable…
About 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, Cal Fire and Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of an injured hiker at Humber Park. After hiking to the location, firefighters found one male victim, Jonathan Zuniga, 24, of Oceanside, who perished at the scene. Firefighters then found a second severely injured male victim. Responders called for air…
The Cranston Fire burned thousand of acres around Idyllwild and caused the town to be evacuated. During the fire, several significant events occurred here and elsewhere. Sheriff’s vigilance. One reason many people fear evacuation is the concern that potential looters have been notified that the area is full of vacant houses. Idyllwild Fire Chief praised…
Sometime between 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, and Monday morning, a thief or thieves broke into mail boxes in the Idyllwild Post office. “Both mail and parcels were stolen and there were multiple victims,” said Sergeant Sgt. Ken Reichle of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station. If anyone has any leads on the investigation, they…
Three years after initially requesting public comment on the proposed May Valley non-motorized trail project for the San Jacinto Ranger District, the U.S. Forest Service has just completed an Environmental Assessment of the project and its alternatives. The May Valley area contains about 55 miles of both unclassified or unauthorized non-system trails and classified or…
