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Three hikers found safe Memorial Night
On Monday night, May 26, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department received a call about lost hikers. Cabazon Station deputies responded to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The wife of hiker Jason Popwski, who resides in the city of Joshua Tree, reported him and his two friends, Larry Duffield, also of Joshua Tree, and Brian McBrayer…
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Readers write: Disappointed in Idyllwild Fire
Editor: I went to the May 13 meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District just to see what I had missed after months of not attending. Their finances are still desperate. When asked if they were still using the one-time sale of cell tower monies as part of their budget, the answer was yes. They…
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More funds for forest health
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is offering a second funding opportunity to eligible participants who want to improve forest health on private forest lands in San Bernardino and Riverside counties and mitigate threats of wildfires. Applications are being accepted now and the deadline is June 20. Funding for financial and technical assistance is being made…
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Art Alliance Plein Air painting event in June
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild, in partnership with the Idyllwild Garden Club, offers its annual Plein Air Festival from Friday, June 6, to Sunday, June 8. For the layman, plein air painting is that which is done outdoors, a movement begun in the mid- to late-19th century by French impressionists who sought to capture the…
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Clubs: Idyllwild Conversations
For the final Idyllwild Conversation of the 2013-14 season, UC Riverside Professor of Fire Ecology Richard Minnich will talk about forest conditions that exacerbate wildfire risk. Showing photos of the Idyllwild area’s old-growth forests from 130 years ago, as well as from Baja Mexico’s mountains where fire suppression was not practiced until very recently, Minnich…
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Art Alliance of Idyllwild
Judged Artist Members’ Show and Gallery Working Artist Tour
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Readers write: Finding future water sources
Editor: I must say I am left a bit confused by a couple of articles in last week’s paper. The water districts appear to be separately discussing water from wells, streams and Foster Lake as if they are different. All three are dependent on what comes from the sky. Add to that, Jeff Stone is…
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Historic District board approves restaurant plans
The Idyllwild Historic Preservation District board approved its first plans for renovation of a structure within district boundaries — Ferro, the new restaurant that will occupy the building previously home to Hidden Village Chinese Restaurant at 25840 Cedar Street. Last week, the board reviewed design plans and examples of materials and colors to be used…
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Herb Jeffries, dead at 100
For Herb Jeffries, the long ride is over.