
PHOTO BY HALIE WILSON

PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD

PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD

PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE SAVAGE
Around town photos
By Idyllwild Town Crier





Staffed by volunteers, the Idyllwild Skate Park currently open most days, except on Fridays, from noon until dusk.
At the recent Town Hall meeting of fire chiefs and at the last Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting, important questions were raised about local fire abatement, particularly of vacant properties. Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins established a private-public committee to investigate and recommend improvements to facilitate fire abatement here. The Mountain…
Winners of the 2015 Idyllwild School Charles Dickens Essay and Poster Contest were announced Tuesday morning. The contest, in its eleventh year, is sponsored by Mary Austin Scholarships and Grants. Some $550 in cash prizes were awarded. Pictured here from top row left: Suzy Caparelli, Matt Kraemer, Marina Khella, Matt Hamlet, Doug Austin, Sophia Holanda, George Companiott, Vinny Parillo, Donna Mercer and Sierra Barnett; bottom row from left: Sidney Cruz, Abby See, Parker Strunk, Arriana Felix, Zack Zambranao and Izaiah Carmen.
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Feb. 25 to March 4, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Feb. 27 — Medical aid, Saunders Meadow Road, Idyllwild. Feb. 27 — Medical aid, Deerfoot Lane, Idyllwild. Feb. 28 — Medical aid, Marian View Drive, Idyllwild. March 3 — Medical aid,…
Karen Gose, 27 of Chino, died of injuries sustained while descending a sheer face of Suicide Rock in Idyllwild’s San Jacinto wilderness. Gose, reportedly a counselor with a church camp, fell 30 feet during a rappelling demonstration, onto a rock ledge. CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department responded, as did Idyllwild Fire Protection District, although…
At its Aug. 23 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a change to the days the local grinding facility is open. Beginning Friday, Sept. 2, the facility will be open three days per week — all during the week and no weekend days. The new schedule will be from 8 a.m. to 4…