Local fire officials held their Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting last week, about one year after the Mountain Fire. No fires were burning on the Hill and the local agencies were working on fire prevention and protection projects in the middle of the current fire season. Enforcement of abatement requirements on vacant lots on the…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, July 8, through Monday, July 14. Idyllwild • July 8 — Four medical aids. • July 9 — Four medical aids. • July 10 — Medical aid. • July 11 — Two medical aids. • July 12 — Two medical aids. •…
On Monday, July 14, Michael Darrenger Kellner, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of felony burglary. His sentencing is scheduled for July 31. Kellner was arrested in January, charged with shoplifting from Fairway Foods. The charge was changed to felony burglary when filed. “It was a shoplifting [charge] at Fairway Foods but burglary can be…
65 years ago – 1949 “How would you suggest we improve the camp program?” solicitous officials asked Girl Scouts at Azalea Trails. One candid young lady answered simply: “Have boys.” 60 years ago – 1954 Construction of six cabins and a four-unit motel was underway for the Idyllwild Inn. 55 years ago –…
Family members of Jo and the late Don Shinkle, long-time Idyllwild residents, have opened a new nursery in the location of The Green Trees nursery on Highway 243. John and Lisa Shinkle, landscapers in Lake Arrowhead and part-time residents, opened Four Seasons Nursery in April. Lisa said, “We always wanted a nursery.” John grew up…
Paws up to you Miss Ethel Mertz. Posing pretty for the picture worked, along with having that smile, cause she wagged her way right into the truck and was off to a new adventure. We love you, Ethel. Archie is learning that relaxing is a good thing to do. He is eager to go for…
Last week, the State Water Resources Control Board proposed an unprecedented step. Water users in urban areas could be fined up to $500 each day for wasteful use of water during the drought. The board plans to impose prohibitions on washing vehicles with a running hose (without a control nozzle), watering hardscapes such as driveways,…
A grandmother visiting family in Garner Valley pleaded guilty and was convicted July 8 of willfully harming/injuring/endangering her 2-year-old granddaughter’s personal health after the grandmother left a cup of methamphetamine-laced tea unattended on a counter, and the child drank some of the contents on the night of June 29. Besides the felony, Cynthia Ann Watson,…
A year ago today (Tuesday), July 15 — and it was Monday last year — just before 1:45 p.m., I heard a smoke report in Mountain Center on the scanner in my office. We all were on deadline but that’s when events occur, right? When the timing is bad? Who knew that by the end…
