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American Legion Post 800 played host to five service veterans hiking the Pacific Crest Trail as part of Warrior Hike “Walk Off the War,” a wilderness recreational therapy program designed to help vets transition from combat to civilian life. On Saturday, April 26, Post 800 members served up a festive spaghetti dinner and mingled with…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Sept. 21 to 27. Idyllwild • Sept. 22 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury, 5400 block of Maranatha. • Sept. 23 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury, Double View. • Sept. 23 — Medical assist, assist EMS crew,…
One of two boulders above Highway 243 at Deadman’s Curve in Pine Cove is pulled off the steep slope on Wednesday morning. A Caltrans team is removing these so they do not fall unexpectedly on the highway, as one did last January. The crew used air bags to push the second boulder onto the highway.
At right, on Monday night, Idyllwild Fire Protection District, California Highway Patrol, Idyllwild Garage and Riverside County Sheriff responded to a two-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Tollgate Road and Lake Lane. According to CHP Officer David Kling, Steve Schell (center, brown shirt) of Long Beach was driving his 2000 Ford Mustang heading toward Highway 243 and was signaling to turn left onto Lake Lane. Steven Howlett, 23, of Idyllwild, was behind Schell driving his white Honda Civic and attempted to pass Howlett on the left as he was turning left, colliding at the intersection and sending Howlett into a tree stump. No one was injured in the collision, but Tollgate Road was limited to one lane of traffic for approximately three hours.
Trischa Clark chairs first meeting Opening her first meeting as president of the Fern Valley Water District, Trischa Clark welcomed new director George Rowell to his first board meeting last Friday. In water business, General Manager Victor Jimenez reported that the recent precipitation, although small, had made a difference in the flow of Strawberry Creek….
The annual bald eagle count began Saturday. Throughout San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains, the U.S. Forest Service reported 9 eagles (5 adults and 4 juveniles) were observed at regional lakes. At Lake Hemet, three people came to help the count, but no eagles were observed Saturday morning. “Probably due [the absence] to the steady…