All federal offices, including the Idyllwild Post Office and the Idyllwild Ranger Station will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 5, to observe a national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush.
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By Idyllwild Town Crier
All federal offices, including the Idyllwild Post Office and the Idyllwild Ranger Station will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 5, to observe a national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush.
On Jan. 19, Tom Vilsack, secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced the allocation of nearly half a billion dollars to reduce wildfire risks in and near national forests landscapes in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. “It is no longer a matter of if a wildfire will threaten many western communities…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness Disaster Aid Station personnel at a Saturday, Aug. 6 exercise.
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, April 29, to Monday, May 5. Idyllwild • April 30 — Two power-line-down calls. • April 30 — Two medical aids. • May 1 — Natural vegetation fire. • May 1 — Two power-line-down calls. • May 1 — Five medical aids….
Editor’s note: Chad Hanson, Ph.D., is the director and principal ecologist for the John Muir Project in Big Bear City. He spoke at the Idyllwild Library on Oct. 16 about “The Effects of Post-fire Logging on Wildlife Habitat.” Although the Town Crier could not attend his presentation, this story is from an interview with Hanson….
Melissa Wilson, a teacher at Idyllwild Arts Academy for the past 12 years, has a daughter, Amara, 14, with Type 1 diabetes. Amara has had the disease since age 2-1/2. Mother and daughter, who live on campus, are raising funds for a diabetes alert service dog to help keep Amara safe and healthier overall. These…
Woodies and ARF volunteers worked together to abate ARF’s new location on Highway 243. The crews had a great time getting the abatement work done.