Forest Service conducting burns in Idyllwild
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The U.S. forest Service was conducting pile burning along the West Ridge Fuelbreak Thursday, taking advantage of favorable weather conditions. The “Burn Boss” was Brett Pascale of the Vista Grande Hotshots, according to San Jacinto Ranger District Fire Chief Dan Felix.
Idyllwild’s Charles “Chic” Fojtik, actor, retired Pepperdine University marketing professor and recent producer of the Tahquitz laser show, is a familiar avuncular and upbeat presence to townsfolk. But on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 28, he was not his usual upbeat, but literally upset. “I was the culprit who knocked down the monument sign Tuesday…
Although it seems as though this winter has been wet, in historic terms we are still in a drought and a dry rain year (July 1 through June 30) …
One two-vehicle collision occurred on Hill roads during the last week. At 5:28 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, Janet Colson, 48, of San Jacinto, was driving her 2010 Mercedes E 350 westbound on Highway 74 just east of the Old Control Road when, according to the California Highway Patrol report, she made an unsafe turning movement….
The Idyllwild fire Protection District Finance Committee is going to explore the options for placing a parcel fee increase on the ballot this fall. Committee Chair, Commissioner Nancy Layton appointed an ad hoc committee of herself and committee member Sue Weisbart to review the options for generating additional income, including a parcel fee increase, which…
At about 10 a.m. Monday, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a child endangerment call in the 31000 block of Pine Street, Garner Valley. The reporting party advised she tried to put her 2-year-old daughter to bed the previous evening but she would not fall asleep. Her daughter was talking rapidly, scratching her skin, could…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for the three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. The FVWD information appeared in the Feb. 7 issue, the IWD information was in the Feb. 14 issue and the PCWD information was published…
