Author: Idyllwild Town Crier
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Fire, potential crime
At 9:06 a.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to an explosion and subsequent fire that occurred in a garage in the Foster Lake area. The fire was quickly contained. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies deemed it a crime scene and it is under investigation. Photo by Joel Feingold
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Josh Bischof dies in helicopter crash
A native Idyllwild firefighter died Sunday night along with two others in a helicopter that collided with another helicopter in Cabazon while responding to a wildfire. Cal Fire Assistant Chief Josh Bischof was riding with Capt. Tim Rodriguez and a contract helicopter pilot when their helicopter collided with another helicopter carrying two people. The other…
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Elin Thomas wins first in Plein Air Festival
Twenty eight artists participated in the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Plein Air Festival Saturday, Aug. 5. Many paintings are still available at the Town Gallery located in Oakwood Village. The paintings will be hung until Sept. 10. Juror Daniel Foster of Pinyon Crest chose the award winners. • 1st Place – Elin Thomas of Riverside…
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Trails
Mt. San Jacinto State Park is performing trail work this summer in Round Valley in the wilderness and trees needed to be cleared prior to packing in supplies by pack-stock. Three more cutting days will occur throughout July and August to complete this project. Partnerships include Forest Service Volunteer Association (crosscut sawyers and pre-scouting), Backcountry…
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Mobile health starts August now
Riverside University Health Services’ mobile health unit has broken down so it will not be on the Hill this month. The vehicle will be at Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month, which is Aug. 16.
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Caltrans sets dates for Highway 243 work
Caltrans begins work on a $470,000 emergency project to rehabilitate and repave Highway 243 in Idyllwild, weather permitting. Crews will be working from just south of North Circle Drive to just north of Pine Crest Avenue. The schedule is from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday, July 17 to 22; and from 7…
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Life Tribute Erwin Keith Froehlich
1936-2023 E. Keith Froehlich, 87, died peacefully at home Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Palm Desert. Born March 10, 1936, in Redlands to Nina Mae and Glenn Froehlich. Keith spent most of his early life on the Hill in Idyllwild. Keith received an undergraduate degree in 1961 at San Diego State, and then served a…
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Life Tribute Kenneth Charles Galanti
1949-2023 Kenneth Charles Galanti was born to Charles and Lucia Galanti Nov. 5, 1949, in Rochester, New York and died in his home in Idyllwild Sunday, July 2, 2023, surrounded by friends and family. He is remembered as a gentle soul, with a fierce love for those closest to him, and compassion for all humanity,…
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Life Tribute Thelma Nina Thomas-Dixon-Adams
1936-2023 Thelma was born in Skowhegan, Maine, Feb. 5, 1936. She had a happy childhood there and would lapse into her New England accent when reminiscing. Her teenage years were spent in Laguna Beach where she graduated from high school in 1954. She moved to Idyllwild, where she met her second husband, Bruce Adams, and…
