Nature Center event combines Arbor Day and Earth Day
By David Jerome
On Arbor Day, Friday April 24, volunteers from the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks and Nature Center Site Supervisor Allison Fedrick put on a three-ring circus of natural science for the students of Bubbling Wells Elementary School in Desert Hot Springs and their chaperones. Later, there was a tree planting of a…
The Idyllwild Warming Center, located at and operated by American Legion Post 800, is available this winter, as it has been for the past two cold weather seasons. Located at 54360 Marian View Drive, the center opens, based on an existing activation protocol, when particular weather conditions occur. Those conditions are when an electrical outage…
Dear Spiritual Workout:I have a confusing relationship with my manager at work. We are friends outside of work and she lets me get away with things but she has crossed boundaries with physically pinching me when she disagrees with me. I like my job and need money but am not sure how to feel about…
Late Tuesday afternoon, March 12, another sink hole on Highway 243 was revealed. This damage was near mile post 10.75 and occurred after many trips of large trucks transporting dirt for repair of the highway at Bay Tree Springs. But the hole was filled with dirt. On Wednesday, the trucks could continue to travel north…
San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) personnel began pile burning Monday, Dec. 30 at the Vista Grande station north of Idyllwild. Smoke and flames may have been visible to those on the mountain and in the San Jacinto Valley. The burning will continue through Tuesday, Dec. 31. One pile was burned initially to see if the…
This is a pictorial saga of Highway 243 from just before the entrance to Idyllwild to approximately 13 miles north of Idyllwild. These photographs show the damage to the highway until the highway abruptly ends. Before Idyllwild As one passes lower Saunders Meadow Drive driving north into Idyllwild, the southbound lane is closed….
For the fifth consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54405 N. Circle Dr., mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to becky@towncrier.com by May 15. The honor is given…
