Drumming for rain, by Hill evacuees, for the Hill at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.
Photo by Peter Szabadi
Drumming for rain
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Drumming for rain, by Hill evacuees, for the Hill at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.
Photo by Peter Szabadi
Cal Fire investigators made an arson arrest on Wednesday, June 29. Traci Farley, 52, of Pinyon, was arrested for allegedly setting multiple fires in Pinyon, an unincorporated area of Riverside County. She was booked on 13 counts of arson, along with several pending additional arson charges. Her arraignment was June 29 and she pleaded not…
Members of the Pine Cove Property Owners Association (PCPOA) approved yearly donations at their June 5 meeting.This year’s recipients include Fire Station 23 (Pine Cove), Idyllwild Area Historical Society, Mile High Radio Club, Idyllwild HELP Center, Forest Folk, ARF and a special recognition to Jay Mulder for the many hours he spends removing trash from…
Management of the Idyllwild Transfer Station has changed hands, as of Nov.1, with CR&R Inc. of Stanton buying the contract that Waste Management Inc. had with Riverside County. Some changes, such as eliminating or reducing some fees, are already under consideration or implemented. The county Board of Supervisors approved the transfer or sale of Franchise…
Despite a relatively wet fall, Cal Fire’s Predictive Services unit foresees significantly large fire threats into winter. The report stressed that Southern California remains in drought conditions, which are unlikely to change this winter. Both Predictive Services and the National Weather Service consider the possibility of La Niña conditions to remain high. NWS places the…
The 56th-annual July 4th Independence Day Parade, hosted by the Rotary Club of Idyllwild, steps off from Fern Valley Corners at 10 a.m. Monday, July 4, heading down North Circle Drive to Village Center Drive, according to Rotary Parade Committee member Barbara Larsh. “The American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard again leads the entries this…
Last week, the U.S. Geological Survey released a new report on the probability of earthquakes throughout California. Using a new methodology, the agency prediction for quakes of moderate size (magnitude 6.5 to 7.5) decreased, but the likelihood of a quake greater than that size has increased. In terms of an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 (the…