Cranston Fire: Friday 10:55 – Photos by Steven King
By Jack Clark
The CHP reports two “mud, dirt or rock” slides affecting travel to or from the hill. One was reported at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 74 near Pinyon Drive as five 10-inch diameter rocks in the westbound roadway with one vehicle pulled over to the side. The other was reported at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday…
All of the photos below were taken by Jenny Kirchner. The Little Fire is burning from Little Thomas Mountain in Garner Valley, north toward Lake Hemet.
The California Highway Patrol reported two traffic collisions over the previous week. The first, at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, involved a single vehicle. Sandra Adolph, 52, of Idyllwild, was driving her silver 2016 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Highway 74, 3 miles west of McCall Park Road, when, according to the report, she fell asleep…
From left, Phyllis Mueller, David Cutter, Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, Idyllwild Community Center President Stephanie Yost and Luis Solis at a farewell party for Washington at Town Hall last Thursday. After redistricting, the Idyllwild area is now in V. Manuel Perez’s 4th district. Photo by Peter Szabadi
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 31 to Jan. 6. Idyllwild • Dec. 31 — Alarm call, 3 a.m., North Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 31 — Alarm call, 5:30 a.m., North Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 31 —…
Dr. David Pearson gave a talk at the Idyllwild Public Library on Tuesday, January 14, titled “Protecting Biodiversity: the Pantanal of Brazil.” The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland, ten times the size of the Everglades, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pearson’s field of expertise is biotechnology, and although he has never…