Recent interview with Cranston Fire PIO Kate Kramer
By Idyllwild Town Crier
According to the U.S. Forest Service, two military V22 Ospreys are scheduled to do a touch-and-go training landing at Keenwild Helibase, sometime between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15. The Forest Service spokesman said he’s unsure if they are from Pendleton, Miramar, etc., but is trying to confirm. Also, if weather conditions check out,…
By Richard SchwartzPresident, PCPOA The Pine Cove Property Owners Association (PCPOA) will meet via zoom from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3.Members will receive invitations via email.Topics of discussion will include County Service Area 38’s current status. Michael Franklin, Riverside County EDA Development Manager for the Community and Cultural Services Division, will attend.Franklin was…
The Friends of the Idyllwild Library will not hold a Labor Day weekend sale this year. The sale will be postponed until the middle of October. At that time, it will be a huge closeout sale, and will be held at the present library site at 54185 Pine Crest Ave. This will be the last…
Members of Idyllwild Arts Academy staff discussed the plans for a new campus health center at last week’s Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission meeting. “The new health center will be an extraordinary resource for us,” John Newman, Dean of Students and Director of Operations, told the fire commission. He said the new facility would be…
Wednesday, March 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force issued a strategic plan to expand using prescribed fire, which it argues can be a beneficial tool for mitigating the threat and intensity of wildfires. The “Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial Fire” follows the issuance of “California’s Wildfire and Forest…
IFPD requests property tax advance Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) was on the Aug. 27 Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting agenda for property tax advancement and a new dispatch contract. The board approved the advance property tax payment of $400,000 to IFPD. This will help the district’s cash flow until winter. From July through…