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  • Readers write: More on those salamanders …
    Letters to the Editor

    Readers write: More on those salamanders …

    By April 23, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 1 minute

    Editor: We thought Town Crier readers may be interested in an apparent identification error in the latest edition of the paper (Vol. 70, No. 16). The salamanders in the photo on page 19 are not Tiger Salamanders as captioned, but are actually Large-blotched Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi), another species of salamander in a different genus…

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  • Readers write: Salamanders misidentified …
    Letters to the Editor

    Readers write: Salamanders misidentified …

    By April 23, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 1 minute

    Editor: Was reading last week’s edition of your lovely paper and my eye caught an error in biological identification of the pair of salamanders stalking page 19. The caption claims “Two Tiger Salamanders” when, in fact, they are both the spotted subspecies of the Large-blotched Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii subspecies klauberi). Since moving to Blue Oak…

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  • Readers write: Close encounter with a PCT hiker
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    Readers write: Close encounter with a PCT hiker

    By April 23, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Editor: Two weekends ago, my husband I watched “Wild” about a young lady trying to sort out her life by hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs from Mexico to Canada. Part of the trail runs through our mountains so Idyllwild is an ideal place to stop, refresh and replenish. It is now PCT season…

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  • Cal Fire still mum about the Mountain Fire
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    Cal Fire still mum about the Mountain Fire

    ByJack Clark April 23, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 4 minutes

    Cal Fire still is not talking about the origin and cause of the 2013 Mountain Fire that burned more than 27,000 acres, destroyed three single-family residences, three mobile homes, 12 outbuildings, two RVs and nine other vehicles, and it resulted in thousands evacuating their homes. It has been more than a year since Cal Fire…

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    CHP conducts weekend motorcycle surveillance

    By April 23, 2015 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    The California Highway Patrol mounted a coordinated aerial and patrol car surveillance of Highways 243 and 74, targeting motorcyclists last weekend. The operation was in response to a recent uptick in serious injury and fatality motorcycle collisions on mountain roadways. Coordinating the operation on Sunday was CHP Lt. Brian Gonzalez from the San Gorgonio Pass…

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    San Jacinto Ranger District fire chief retires

    By April 23, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 5 minutes

    Spring brings transformation and it will be apparent at the local U.S. Forest Service ranger district when Fire Management Officer Dan Felix retires at the end of the month and Battalion Chief Fred Espinoza steps up to replace him. Felix is a badger, from Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin, before coming to Southern California. Along the…

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  • Seeking award nominees
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    Seeking award nominees

    By April 23, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 1 minute

    For the fifth consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54405 N. Circle Dr., mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to becky@towncrier.com by May 15. The honor is given…

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  • News of Record: April 23, 2015
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    News of Record: April 23, 2015

    By April 23, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not report its responses for last week.   Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls, Sunday to Saturday, April 12 to April 18.   Idyllwild  • April 12 — Suicide threat, address withheld. Report taken. • April 12 — Vandalism, Ridgeview Dr….

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  • Art & Culture | On The Town

    Last week in Idyllwild: April 23, 2015

    By April 22, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

     

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    Help starts here: Dial 211… Aquí comienza la ayuda: Marque 211

    ByJack Clark April 22, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

    The Riverside County Department of Public Health sent four public health workers — Kevin Meconis, James Atkins, Martin Baxter and Anne Accurso — to the Idyllwild Library Tuesday night, April 14, to discuss health and other social needs with Hill residents. Twenty-two local residents attended and expressed concerns and suggestions in addition to asking questions….

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