Pile burning on Westridge
By Idyllwild Town Crier
The U.S. Forest Service is doing pile burning Wednesday, Feb. 27, on the Westridge Fuel Break. The start time was 9:30 a.m. Firefighters are targeting about 300 piles.
Saturday morning, during the U.S. Forest Service’s third bald eagle count of the 2013-14 season, the pair of adult bald eagles was again seen at Lake Hemet. During this count, a grand total of 15 eagles (nine adults and six juveniles) were counted at the lake areas in and near the San Bernardino National Forest….
California State Parks with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Volunteer Mountain Rescue Unit, rescued a lost hiker just before midnight late Sunday (12/29/13). The 60 year old male resident of Oceanside, CA was found unharmed at approximately 2351 hours, about 1.5 miles into the wilderness and a few hundred feet off of…
By Chief Mark LaMontIdyllwild Fire Protection District I would like to thank our residents for their partnership, support and continued diligence throughout the 2019 abatement process. We had a record number of properties that passed our inspection process during the first inspection in April. We also had a record number of properties that passed the…
After 12 years, work on the new Idyllwild Library — 4,000 square feet of open, light-filled space in which to read, research and relax — will begin in late September according to Natalia Brown, Economic Development Agency project manager. Construction is expected to take six months, pushing completion into spring 2012. The vision of a…
What: A free, two-day event where customers will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with a Bank of America home retention specialists to review their options for home loan modifications or other alternatives to foreclosure. Customers are strongly encouraged to bring a list of documents found at www.bankofamerica.com/homeownerevent. Where: Embassy Suites Palm Desert 700 California…
Deputy Mike Vasquez, public information officer at the Hemet Station’s Riverside County Sheriff’s office, confirmed Wednesday, Aug. 24, that the body found by a hiker on Sunday, Aug. 21, is that of Josephene Youssef, 71, of Pinyon. Youssef had been missing since June 7 when she went for a walk from her family’s home in…
