
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
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $15,000 agreement to provide assistance to low-income victims of the Mountain Fire. The state’s Department of Community Services is providing the funds to the Community Action Partnership of Riverside County that can help these people with mortgages, rentals, utility or food costs, according to Colleen Meyer, client…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Saturday, Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Jan. 31 — Medical aid, Scenic Drive, Idyllwild. Jan. 31 — Medical aid, Deer Foot Lane, Idyllwild. Jan. 31 — Walk-in medical aid. Feb. 1 — Medical aid, Pine Crest Avenue,…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors moved one step closer to becoming an electric-power provider for the unincorporated areas of the county, largely replacing Southern California Edison. In 2002, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 117, which authorized local governments to procure or develop electrical power for themselves or their residents and businesses. In the 15…
In response to the article in the Feb. 12 issue of the Town Crier about the destruction of artists Fariad and Jennifer Ali’s deer sculpture the night of Feb. 6, Rob Rutherford, 56, of Idyllwild, whom the California Highway Patrol arrested that night, called the paper last week. The deer was next to Harmony Monument…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 18 to Sept. 24. Idyllwild • Sept. 18 — Alarm call, 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Deputy handled. • Sept. 18 — Assist other department, address withheld. Deputy handled. • Sept. 18 — Public disturbance, Village Center…
Tuesday evening, a partially decomposed body was found near Highway 243 and Jameson Drive, in Idyllwild. Darryl Crocker and Ken Lee, both of Pine Cove, had found the body and reported the discovery to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies and investigators from the Hemet Station responded to the scene about 7:30 p.m. Lee’s…