Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Chief Mark LaMont attended the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) Board of Directors meeting last Friday morning for several reasons. He thanked the district for replacing about 47 fire hydrants saying that helps raise the community’s Insurance Service Office’s (ISO) fire rating, giving property owners better insurance rates, insurance rebates…
Karen Lovett Smith, beloved Idyllwild resident of 50 years, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 surrounded by her family.Born Dec. 3, 1948 in suburban Detroit, she graduated magna cum laude from Alma College in 1971. Residing in Idyllwild since 1972, Karen was first a server at Pine Cove Lodge before beginning her teaching career at…
Forest Road No. 5S07, known as Bee Canyon Road, an off-highway vehicle road, closed Saturday, Jan. 15, for a volunteer cleanup event. Large amounts of trash and litter, largely leftover from target shooting activities, were addressed. Areas in Bautista Canyon where illegal dumping has occurred also were worked on, but the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)…
Due to the recent spike in COVID cases, Riverside County is moving the 2022 Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count by 30 days. The count is now scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 23, while the Youth Count is scheduled to run from Wednesday, Feb. 23 through Friday, Feb 25.County staff from the Department of Housing and Workforce Solutions…
The Pine Cove Water District board’s Wednesday, Jan. 12 meeting was quick, even with a closed session at the end.Very little was on the agenda of Interim General Manager (GM) Jeremy Potter’s first meeting following GM Jerry Holldber’s retirement at the end of December.Potter reported that water usage was down almost 200,000 gallons in December…
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake 6 miles north-northwest of Idyllwild at 11:39 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 at a depth of 7.8 miles.A 2.4-magnitude followed at 8:44 a.m. about 6 miles north-northwest of Idyllwild.USGS also reported a 3.9-magnitude earthquake at 7:19 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, 14 miles east-southeast of Anza. The earthquake…
At about 3:09 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Hemet Mountain Station deputies were dispatched to the 29000 block of Highway 243, regarding a residential burglary.“When deputies arrived on scene, they found that the suspect had fled the scene prior to their arrival in a vehicle,” said RCSD Correctional Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro.“A…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Jan. 10 to 16. • Jan. 10 — EMS call, provide basic life support, 2:10 p.m. Maranatha Dr.• Jan. 10 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 3:14 p.m. Maranatha Dr.• Jan. 10 — EMS call, provide BLS, 9:55 p.m. Dickenson…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats greeted new cats Paisley and Lucy.Phil: Now that was a quiet weekend.Whiskers: Now that you mention it, yes it was.Don: I was hoping that one of us would find a home.Whiskers: True, and Claire still needs a place to call her own.Don: I just…
