
PHOTO BY MARY KNAB

PHOTO BY MARY KNAB
Interfaith Service of Solace
By Idyllwild Town Crier



Significant precipitation fell on the Hill Christmas week, but it was not a white Christmas. Also, the volume did not approach the torrential rainfall further north. The Idyllwild Fire Department recorded .85 inches of rain last week, although Pine Cove received nearly an inch and a half in the same period. Further south the Forest…
“An extended period of moderate to strong Santa Ana winds is expected to impact Southern California this week starting early Monday morning,” Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins reported Sunday. While windy conditions began Sunday night, the winds will intensify today and Tuesday, before diminishing on Wednesday. However, the winds will return Thursday and Friday….
On Friday, June 24, the Riverside County Coroner’s Office confirmed the death of Isaac Outland, 68, as likely a suicide. In May Outland, owner of Wildwood — IGO7 Gallery in the Village Centre, was elected to the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce. Outland’s body was discovered on Wednesday, June 22, just after 10 a.m. at Lawler…
Battalion Chief Chris Fogle of the San Jacinto Ranger District has assumed command of one of the three Type 2 Incident Management Teams in Southern California. Fogle, entering his 25th fire season, all on this district, succeeds former District Fire Manager Norm Walker as the incident commander of the SoCal Team 1. For the past…
Hot weather and lower fuel moisture have prompted the San Bernardino National Forest to increase fire restrictions, effective Thursday September 1, 2011. Forest officials are taking these steps to prevent human-caused fires and raise public awareness as the summer continues to get warmer and dryer. Most wildfires on the San Bernardino National Forest are human-caused…
On Nov. 17, Riverside County Executive Officer Jay Orr presented to the Board of Supervisors the condition of the county’s budget for fiscal 2015-16 after the first quarter ended Sept. 30. While he said this year’s budget was on target for both expenses and revenue, the future is treacherous. Projected increases, some known and some…