Editor: To the girl in the black SUV in front of Fairway at 1 p.m. the day of the fire: I appreciate you stopping and telling me to vacate immediately as this was an arsonist who lit multiple fires and you gave me information on directions, etc. We had an early lunch (11:30 a.m.) at…
Editor: (With a bow to Jeff Foxworthy.) When the rain on your windshield is pink, you might be a fire survivor. When you can be sure all of your neighbors have clean refrigerators, you might be a fire survivor. When your marshmallows get roasted on the way home from the market, you might be a…
By Jack Neworth Santa Monica Currently, 18 brush and forest fires are raging in California. By far the worst is the Carr Fire in Redding where at least eight have died (including two firefighters) and four residents are missing. The inferno, ignited by a spark from a towed vehicle, has destroyed over 113,000 acres and…
Unless you lost your home Property insurance agent Dave Noble of Hemet is fielding calls from local residents who were mandatorily evacuated during the Cranston Fire last week. The “Loss of Use” coverage in an insurance policy gives protection for anyone who loses a body part, an automotive, a piece of property, etc. In the…
When a state of emergency is declared for an area, price gouging is prohibited anywhere in the state where there is increased consumer demand as a result of the declared emergency. The Cranston Fire was declared a state of emergency by both Gov. Jerry Brown and President Donald Trump. A business cannot raise its rates…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 29 to Aug. 4. Idyllwild • July 29 — Alarm call, 3:23 a.m., 55000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • July 29 — Petty theft, 3:55 p.m., 25000 block of Hwy. 243. Report taken….
Effective Wednesday, Aug. 1, Shawn C. Newman is the new Cal Fire Riverside Unit and Riverside County Fire Department fire chief. Newman began his career with Cal Fire in 1989, as a seasonal firefighter in the San Bernardino Unit and in 1994, promoted to firefighter II in the Riverside Unit, working in West Riverside. In…
Peter Davison’s CD “Iris — Bringer of Dreams” won a silver medal for New Age with the Global Music Awards on June 5. “This is a major award and puts the CD in line for the gold medal at the end of the year,” said Davison. Davison said he doesn’t perform around town, just online….
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats chatted about the new dogs and cats. Panther: Guess things are now back to normal after that scary fire. Freda: Right. We are back to waiting for our forever families to find us. Panther: Don’t know about you, but I’ve been charming the heck…
70 years ago – 1948 The district school board accepted a bid of $80,272 for a new Idyllwild School building. Work was to be completed in six months. 65 years ago – 1953 The first production of a Shakespearean play in the history of Idyllwild occurred when “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was presented at the…
