One-way on 243 Thursday
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Caltrans has completed the emergency culvert repairs on Highway 243 in Idyllwild. Highway 243 is now opened in both directions northwest of Lake Fulmor, however, on Thursday, January 24 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be a one-way flagging operation on Highway 243 to apply the final touches to this project.
Joe Bressi (left) U.S. Forest Service Volunteers Association tower leader for Tahquitz and Black Mountain fire lookouts and Dan Roberts (right), a U.S. Forest Service volunteer, too, present Forest Lumber Manager Jim Adams (center) with thanks for his generous donation of the flagpole at the Black Mountain Fire Lookout and his ongoing support.
Michael Darrenger Kellner, 20, of Idyllwild, was arrested April 7. The arresting charges included several felonies, but the Riverside County district attorney filed only a misdemeanor charge of stolen property (Penal Code 496 (A)). So the arresting felonies have been dropped, and only the one misdemeanor charge remains on the record. Kellner has pleaded not…
Idyllwild School’s Academic Performance Index (API) for the recently completed 2011-12 school year improved to 873 from 844. For the first time, Idyllwild is in the top statewide rank of schools with similar size and demographics. Idyllwild’s improvement of 29 points was the best in the Hemet Unified School District. Helen Hunt Jackson Alternative gained…
New Lumber Mill Bar and Grill owner Luis Solis has big plans, very big plans, for his restaurant. Solis and wife Michelle, with previous restaurant experience in Temecula, are weighing in with menu choices that will challenge even the most jaded Idyllwild diner. “We’re keeping the existing menu for now, but are adding…
On Sunday, Sept. 11, an event called Project Peace will be held at the Community Center site to observe the 10th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. All are welcome to attend this free event, which is sponsored by the EarthWitness Foundation and the Community Arts Network. From 11 a.m….
Following his March visit to the Hill and tour of the Mountain Fire burn area, Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA 36) recognized the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council in the March 16 “Congressional Record.” Among his comments about the benefit and value of the MCFSC to the Hill, he said, “Since 2002, volunteers and staff…
