
Forest Services Volunteer Association Fire Lookout Dan Roberts is one of the volunteers at Black Mountain Lookout, shown recently. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Forest Services Volunteer Association Fire Lookout Dan Roberts is one of the volunteers at Black Mountain Lookout, shown recently. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
Idyllwild Rotary hosted its annual “In & Out” dinner Friday, June 14, at the Rainbow Inn where 2013-14 officers were announced. Danny Richardson will become president, Rick Foster is president-elect for 2014-15, Chuck Weismart will be vice-president, Trisha Clark remains secretary, and Bob Lippert continues as treasurer.
On Sept. 10, Marie Elaine Davis, associate director, Emergency Services for the Red Cross, and Jody Haynes, RN, Disaster Health Services Regional leader, spoke to a group of about 40 concerned Idyllwild residents about “all hazards” preparedness. “From the Red Cross perspective, what we teach communities is to be prepared for any disaster because it…
Caltrans plans maintenance work on Highway 243 on Tuesday, Oct. 30. There maybe lane closures and one-way traffic from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The work will be near Saunders Meadow, according to its press release.
A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a traffic collision in Mountain Center Saturday afternoon. Graydon Tucker, 77, of Beaumont, was injured at 2:15 p.m. and transferred by Reach Air to the Desert Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer said Tucker was traveling southbound on…
At 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, Adam Harris, 20, of Palm Desert, was driving his white 2004 Toyota 4 Runner northbound on Highway 243, 3/10 of a mile north of the intersection with Highway 74, according to the California Highway Patrol. With Harris as passenger was Vanessa Claire, 19, of San Diego. Coming southbound on…
With minimal discussion Tuesday morning, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission unanimously adopted the proposed agreement with San Jacinto city to form a joint powers authority. The agreement between the two agencies will create an agency to serve as the San Jacinto Fire Department. The draft agreement specifies that the city will be responsible for…