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Long-time resident Lee Ralstin (center) of Pine Cove celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday with a party put on by family and friends. Her birthday was Thursday, Sept. 17. Surrounding her, from left, are granddaughter and husband Audrey and Perry Kiehtreiber of San Jose and son and daughter-in-law Lee and Rose Myers, also of San Jose.

With the addition of two extra Cal Fire engines on the Hill, another mountain battalion chief will be hired, announced Riverside County Division Chief David Fulcher at last week’s Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting. The second battalion chief will start after July 1 and share responsibilities with current Mountain Battalion Chief Sean Dakin. In other…
A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputy, responding to a silent alarm at the Idyllwild Post Office in Strawberry Plaza around 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18, drew the attention of Idyllwild citizens in the area at the time. Hemet Station Lieutenant Geoff Raya said there was nothing unusual about the deputy having a weapon out…
Locals, and friends living in the valleys to the west, noticed smoke last week from a prescribed burn. Lee Beyer, USFS Forestry Technician detailed to this district for the project, wrote in answer to an inquiry from the Town Crier that the smoke was from a “prescribed low-intensity burn of the Pine Cove Fuelbreak.” …...
For the second consecutive weekend, a motorcycle fatality occurred on Highway 74. This collision was late Saturday morning, Feb. 21, just west of McCall Park Road. The victim was Ashley Shinn, 29, of Moreno Valley. She was riding a red and black 2007 Honda CR6 westbound on Highway 74 at about 11:15 a.m. Approaching in…
Secretary of State Debra Bowen is reminding Californians to register to vote by Oct. 20 so they can weigh in on important issues on the Nov. 4 General Election ballot. Postmarks do count for mailed registration applications. Voter registration closes 15 days prior to any California election. A person must re-register to vote after moving,…