Idyllwild Fire Here is one of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Dec.17 — Medical aid, 1:50 p.m. Idyllwild School Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are two of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Dec. 10 — Traffic collision, 9:34 p.m. Hwy. 243 and Mtn. Edna Rd. • Dec….
Caltrans will start emergency culvert and basin repairs on Highway 243 with one-way traffic from Keenwild Station to Saunders Meadow Road./ on SR-243. The work was to start at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14 and finish at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17.
As of Monday, Dec. 10, Riverside County residents may again apply for a burn permit. Issuance of the permits was suspended earlier this year. Cooler temperatures, higher humidity and winter weather have begun to diminish the threat of wildfire. Cal Fire Riverside Unit Chief Shawn C. Newman advises that those possessing current valid agriculture and…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats welcomed George back into the cattery. New Sadie: Bernard, what are you doing?Bernard: Writing a letter to Santa Paws.Pepper: Oh! What are you asking for? Please read us the letter. Bernard: OK, but it’s not yet finished. Here’s what I have:Dearest Santa Paws, Life…
Volleyball Town Hall Sports Coordinator Michael Holato gave this report on recent Coed Adult Volleyball games. Results for first week of Town Hall Adult Co-Ed Volleyball: Games • Idyllwild Brewpub defeated Idyllwild Garage 25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 25-19 and 15-13 in an exciting game to start the volleyball season off. • Silver Pines defeated Pino Tree…
Lucas Reiner’s fascination with trees is surprising at first glance. Reiner is the quintessentially urban painter, print maker and photographer, dividing his time between Los Angeles and Berlin, who will speak in Parks Exhibition Center, on the Idyllwild Arts campus, at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. But a book about Reiner’s depictions of the trees…
Highway 243 is closed in both directions just north of Lake Fulmor. However, a second project on Highway 243 between Skyland Ranch and Mt. Edna Road will result in a flagging operation. One lane will be open and a pilot vehicle will guide traffic through the work zone, but only in that area. Highway 243…
Editor: What happened to logic and common sense in our country? We have 40,000 citizens in California who lost everything in the wildfires; tax-paying, contributing, members of our society. We have several thousand people at our borders, many of whom have not respected or complied with our laws. They are forcefully trying to enter our…
Editor: I commend Mountain Disaster Preparedness for helping to prepare the community to deal with a wise policy of preventive power-grid shutdowns during hazardous fire weather. The recent community meeting (“MDP meeting covers, purchase, use of generators,” Town Crier, Nov. 22, 2018) focused on using fossil-fuel energy sources, but I would strongly encourage most Idyllwild…
Editor: We awoke to jets flying over our house this morning. We went to the Nature Center and had a wonderful hike accompanied by pretty much non-stop jets, now I am in my studio, jets galore. Tonight our sleep will probably be to the sound of jets flying through the night. This started in 2017…
