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Film sparks PCT interest: More hikers expected this year
First was Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 memoir of her life-affirming 1,000-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.” Then, premiering in late 2014 at the Telluride Film Festival was “Wild,” the movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively….
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County to honor Goldberg: He has helped improve Idyllwild lives
Dr. Richard Goldberg of Idyllwild will receive an award next week for helping to improve the health and well being of Riverside County residents. At the Riverside County Board of Supervisors April 7 meeting, the Department of Public Health will honor five individuals, one from each supervisorial district. This is the third year the Department…
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County notifies IFPD about end of contract
As expected following Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s approval in January of a new county-wide contract for emergency ambulance service with American Medical Response, the county notified the Idyllwild Fire Protection District that its contract with the county to provide emergency ambulance service to zones 2 and 3 (Pine Cove and north and south of…
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County Fire introduces new format for ‘Notices of Violation’
Beginning April 1, the Riverside County Fire Hazard Reduction Program will turn to a new format to notify parcel owners of a violation and to order abatement of hazardous vegetation. The newly designed “Notice of Violation” will come in the form of a 4-inch-by-6-inch postcard, designed to immediately grab the parcel owner’s attention. The new…
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Hill responds to Red Cross blood collection
Idyllwild Fire Department hosted another blood drive Saturday, March 21, for LifeStream. “We were very pleased with the drive overall, and the willingness of the donors to share this lifesaving gift,” said Claudia Osorio, LifeStream’s area representative for donor recruitment. Thirty-seven donors registered and two donors were deferred. Thirty-nine units of blood were collected. Two…
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Steele 8th at Valero Texas Open
Under windy conditions in San Antonio, Brendan Steele posted a 1-under-par 74-68-72-73 — 287 to tie for eighth place at the Valero Texas Open this last week. It marked his second top-10 of the season. Although his drives found only 58.93 percent of the fairways and he held only 55.56 percent of the greens in…
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Fern Valley Water to consider rate increase
The directors of the Fern Valley Water District will consider a water-rate increase in April. Board President Robert Krieger and Director Trisha Clark, who compose the Rate Committee, said they will submit a recommendation to the full board to consider next month. The report from Webb and Associates, a water-engineering firm, has been received and…
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HUSD bus involved in crash with no injuries
No students were injured in a traffic crash Friday morning involving a school bus. At about 8:20 a.m. Friday, a man driving a white SUV pulled out of a dirt road in front of a Hemet Unified School District bus carrying about 40 Tahquitz Valley High School students and traveling westbound on Highway 74. The…
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Scholarship Fund seeks donations
The Idyllwild Scholarship Fund Board of Trustees is accepting donations toward the fund for this year’s graduating Idyllwild high school seniors. Last year’s recipients of a total of $12,000 were Justin Chrysler, Benjamin Mettler, Ana Rincan, Ashlee Strunk and Dante Yardas. To donate, mail checks payable to the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund to P.O. Box 778,…
