
Josh Whitney’s Pacific Slope lumber mill on McCall Park Road in Mountain Center didn’t survive the Cranston Fire but his home did.
Photo by Steven King
Lumber area lost; home saved
By Idyllwild Town Crier

Josh Whitney’s Pacific Slope lumber mill on McCall Park Road in Mountain Center didn’t survive the Cranston Fire but his home did.
Photo by Steven King
Construction on the William M. Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus is proceeding. This attached steel frame will help cover the lobby and about half of the “house” (audience) in the concert hall.
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 2 to 8. • Oct. 2 — Carbon monoxide detector, no CO. Marian View Dr.• Oct. 2 — Walk-in EMS, transport.• Oct. 2 — EMS, treat & release. Hwy. 243.• Oct. 2 — Natural vegetation fire. Deerfoot Ln.• Oct. 2…
Continuing what it believes has worked well, the Pine Cove Water District board of directors re-elected the officers that have headed the board for the past several years — President Tom McCullough, Vice President Mike Esnard and Secretary Lou Padula.
Search planned for May 18 A 55-year-old husband and father of four, John Sturkie, has been missing since Jan. 5. Searches for him along the Black Mountain Truck Trail have been scheduled for the Saturdays of May 18 and May 25. A lover of the outdoors, frequent camper and hunter, Sturkie left his Oceanside home…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, March 11 to 17. Idyllwild • March 11 — Public disturbance, 1:48 p.m., Strawberry Valley Dr. Handled by deputy. • March 11 — Suspicious vehicle, 6:03 p.m., Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • March 11 — Illegal…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Wednesday to Monday, Feb. 25 to March 2. Idyllwild • Feb. 25 — Service call, North Circle Dr., 7:03 a.m. • Feb. 25 — Trash or rubbish fire, contained, Dickenson Rd., 6:03 p.m. • Feb. 26 — Medical aid, in station, 9:20 a.m., one…