



Capt. Mike Mulhall retires after 28 years with IFPD
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Fire Chief Patrick Reitz (center) presents Mike Mulhall (right) a plaque at his retirement celebration Wednesday afternoon. Adminstrative Assistant Rhonda Andrewson (left) organized the ceremony and helps with the presentation. Photo by Barbara Reese




Idyllwild’s 24th-annual Earth Fair this Saturday is themed “Born to be Wild!” The event is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its traditional venue — Town Hall.
Negative balances for CalPERS and retiree healthcare At its Nov. 28 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission heard Chris Brown, partner in Fedak and Brown of Riverside, present its audit of IFPD’s fiscal year 2016-17. “We have reported an unmodified, clean opinion,” he was pleased to announce to the commission. “That is the best…
The Idyllwild Downtown Historic District now has a local review board. At its Tuesday, Jan. 29, meeting, the county Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Nancy Borchers and Barbara Jones of Pine Cove, Ron Kammeyer of Fern Valley and Warren Monroe and Christina Stewart of Idyllwild. Borchers and Kammeyer will serve one-year terms and…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Tuesday to Sunday, March 1 to 13: Idyllwild • March 1 — Medical aid. • March 2 — Two medical aids. • March 4 — Two medical aids. • March 5 — Two medical aids. • March 6 — Two medical aids. • March…
For those of us in the fire suppression business, winter presents a paradox. Once the rain and snow come we, and the citizens of our mountain, relax our hyper vigilance for wildland fire. Statistically however, the biggest threat to life and property in our mountain communities has been cold temperatures, ice and snow. We’ve never…
Richard Mozeleski is the new Town Hall sports coordinator. He began last week after passing the final background checks. Mozeleski and his wife moved to Fern Valley several years ago from Murietta where he had a landscaping business. Before becoming full-time neighbors, they were commuting from Murrieta part-time for five years before. The traditional menu…