San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) staff are planning to apply for 2023 grant funds from the state of California to help enhance and manage off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation on the forest. To inform the grant proposal with ideas from the public, forest staff will hold a virtual open house.Join the meeting via Microsoft Teams or…
Dear editor:In response to Mr. Bomar from Los Angeles in the Jan. 27, 2022 TC’s “Another Point of View,” here are some actual facts for him and our entire community to consider:• Idyllwild’s aging wastewater treatment plant is over 50 years into its 30-year projected lifespan.• 2013 (pre-short-term rental [STR] boom) sewer flow was 30.7-million…
75 years ago – 1947The highlight of the week was Mike and Dorothy Michelsen opening their long-awaited Fern Valley Market. The opening took place after 12 months of all sorts of delays and problems, according to the couple. “Alpine” is the market’s name. 70 years ago – 1952Two couples from Los Angeles started a weekend…
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats shared their brainstormed ways to get adopted.Phil: Well, we are all still here, unfortunately.Whiskers: I thought for sure after our adoption brainstorming at least one of us would be adopted.Don: Me too, Whiskers. Now what?Phil: Let’s get our minds off the fact…
Patrick Comstock, 38, of Rockway Beach, New York, was the man who fell to his death from the South Ridge Trail Sunday. Riverside County Fire and Sheriff’s Aviation Unit were involved in a remote rescue reported at 2:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, off of the South Ridge Trail. A hiker fell and died at the…
Caltrans began work on a $7.3-million project to install a horizontal drainage system and repair current drainage systems on Highway 74 near Hemet Monday. The work is from .7 miles east of Blackburn Road to just east of Doe Canyon Road. The contractor, Dreambuilder Construction Corp. of Yorba Linda, placed signage alerting motorists of the…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) announces that co-ed volleyball has officially returned after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. With five teams competing this season, we are prepped for an entertaining and fun-filled season. Games are held Mondays, Tuesdays and alternating Fridays at Buckhorn Camp’s gymnasium. This…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Jan. 17 to 23. • Jan. 15 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 5:44 p.m.; cleared scene 6:04 p.m. S. Circle Dr.• Jan. 15 — EMS call, provide basic life support, 6:05 p.m.; cleared scene 6:35 p.m. Delano Dr.• Jan….
By Colleen TresslerDivision of Consumer and Business EducationFederal Trade Commission The news is filled with images of long lines at in-person COVID testing sites and reports of limited supplies of at-home test kits. It’s not a surprise that, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), fake and unauthorized at-home testing kits are popping…
The Gastrognome restaurant closed Friday, Jan. 14, and reopened Thursday, Jan. 20, due to a kitchen employee who tested positive for COVID.Johns Hopkins University (JHU), which has been tracking COVID daily since the beginning, reports that the U.S. is now experiencing more than 1,007,511 new, confirmed COVID cases daily — about 300,000 per day more…
