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The second-annual Firefighter’s Muster, presented by the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, is a larger event this year, with more participants, events and information than last year. It takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 28 at the Idyllwild Community Center property on Highway 243. Billed as a “Day of Awareness,” the…
At its Nov. 15 regular meeting the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners elected officers for the year beginning Jan. 1, 2023. All officers were elected by voice votes of 4-0, with Commissioner Christina Reitz being absent. Current Vice President Commissioner Dan Messina was elected president, Commissioner Dennis Fogle was elected vice president…
Six members of the Kretsinger family met Thursday, April 25 to posebehind the fountain in front of the Fort honoring Idyllwild plumbingpatriarch Charlie Kretsinger. Brian, Stacy, Griffin, Kinsey, Chuck andJackie were joined by Charlie Clayton, the expert mason who constructedthe fountain’s stone base, and members of the Idyllwild Water District(IWD), including Interim General Manager Curt…
A Saturday night traffic collision resulted in one injury but California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff O’Steen, speaking from the Beaumont office, had only the first page of the report and was not able to give much detail. Involved in the crash on South Circle Drive near Tahquitz Drive at 6:20 p.m. were Sean Davis, 23,…
Another Riverside County Grand Jury investigation of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District was reported in the Jan. 2 issue of the Town Crier. The IFPD commission on Tuesday, Jan. 28, discussed its concerns with the report’s preparation without addressing its own recommendations. This is the fourth Grand Jury report involving IFPD since 2008. Commissioners Rhonda…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Feb. 15 — Public service assist, Pine Crest Avenue and Jameson Drive, Idyllwild. Feb. 15 — Dispatched and nothing found, Highway 243 and Marian View Drive, Idyllwild. Feb. 15 — Walk-in…