Tree lighting ceremony
By Idyllwild Town Crier
The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors held an unusual morning meeting Monday, Nov. 19. The agenda for the special meeting identified two potential litigation matters. One stated, “… the District is deciding whether to initiate litigation.” The second item stated that the district was concerned that it had significant exposure to litigation …” on…
A Santa Ana wind event combined with near-record low fuel moisture posed a substantial fire threat through last weekend. The National Weather Service had forecast a Red Flag warning from early Friday morning, Oct. 4 through Sunday evening, Oct. 6. Besides the immediate threat that the weekend’s winds created, fire officials are concerned about it…
This is the final of a two-part series that began last week …
At its May 23 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission approved a resolution requesting that Riverside County grant the district an advance of its December property tax receipts. The request is for $400,000, the same amount as the 2016 request. The district and county have agreed to an advance for each fall since 2011….
Preparation of a new San Jacinto Mountains Community Wildfire Protection Plan has begun. To prepare an update to the 2006 plan, the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council has received a $55,000 grant from the California Fire Safe Council, which received the funding from the U.S. Forest Service. Dave Kehrlein, ESRI of Redlands, presented the steps…
Kelly Gates remains postmaster San Diego native and Lake Elsinore resident Craig Simmons is the officer in charge at the Idyllwild Post Office. He has held that position since February of this year. Kelly Gates remains postmaster for Idyllwild but is on temporary detail in charge of implementing best business practices at U.S. Post Offices…
