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Winter Weather Advisory issued for Thursday, Dec. 18
Earlier this afternoon, Wednesday, Dec. 18, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Southern California Mountains, including the Hill, from Thursday morning, Dec. 19, into Thursday night. The NWS forecasts snow to begin falling late Thursday morning and accumulation between 3 and 5 inches by evening. During Thursday night, additional accumulation…
Highway 243 to Lake Fulmor opens
Highway 243 from Idyllwild to Lake Fulmor opened this afternoon. (Lake Fulmor is north of Idyllwild, but south of where the February rains washed out the highway at Bay Tree Spring.) The public will be able to access the Lake Fulmor Day-Use Area as well as Hall Decker Rd. From 8 a.m.,…
Forest Service raises fire restrictions in San Bernardino National Forest
As June ends and fire season begins, the San Bernardino National Forest will implement seasonal fire restrictions effective today, June 30. “Monthly and seasonal weather outlooks predict above normal ‘large fire potential’ from July to September 2016. With these predictions we want our visitors to be able to continue to enjoy their public lands but…
One fateful moment turns paramedic into an artistic carver
Idyllwild local Cory Lavy wasn’t always the artistic type. While he was born and raised in Idyllwild, Lavy was more interested in the fire and medical world than he ever was with the arts. While in high school, Lavy volunteered for the U.S. Forest Service, and when he graduated in 2003, he was immediately picked…
New info on Lydia ‘Dia’ Abrams
Lydia “Dia” Abrams went missing June 6 from her Bonita Vista ranch in Apple Canyon (between Mountain Center and Garner Valley). The ranch, that is over 100 acres, was searched multiple times by Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) and the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU) soon after Abrams was reported missing, but they returned empty-handed….
Idyllwild customers want to pursue possibility of consolidating water districts
One of the issues discussed during the Idyllwild Water District rate workshop was consolidation of the three local water districts — Idyllwild, Fern Valley and Pine Cove. Greg Henry, of NBS, who conducted the rate study, explained that IWD needed a sufficient reserve balance in case of unexpected, major and expensive catastrophes. “Smaller districts need…