Scott J. Foster, 43, of Idyllwild, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 in Rancho Mirage from cancer. He was born April 24, 1971, in Woodbury, New Jersey, and was the son of Maria Foster of Idyllwild and Vincent Foster. Scott was an actor, singer, dancer, figure skater, screenwriter, film producer and jack of all trades, mastering…
This morning, May 14, a tree broke and fell across power lines and on a trailer in Royal Pines Estates. IdyllwildFire Department was at the scene. No fire or injuries were reported.
In a formal proclamation, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared May 4 through May 10 as “Wildfire Awareness Week” …
At least temporarily, a federal judge has restricted the U.S. Forest Service’s Adventure Pass program. On April 28, Judge Terry Hatter of the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, sided with four hikers who objected to paying for an Adventure Pass solely for parking. The judge ruled that the Forest Service can…
On Wednesday, May 7, Idyllwild resident James Sheahan, 53, lost control of his white 1992 Jeep Wrangler while driving west on Highway 74 between Valle Vista and Mountain Center. Sheahan and the Jeep plunged about 75 feet off the highway with the Jeep landing on its roof. Sheahan, who was transported by ambulance to the…
Brendan Steele moved up the leaderboard from last week, tying for 30th at the Wells Fargo Championship on the Quail Hollow course in Charlotte, North Carolina. The native Idyllwilder carded a 3-under-par 72-72-69-72 — 285 to earn 38 FedExCup points. Steele now stands 67th on the FedExCup list with 446 points with about four months…
We had really bad luck in scheduling our Fire Prevention Muster, which just happened to fall on the only day in months with cold and wet weather. The bad weather forecasts for Saturday, April 26, were pretty firm by Wednesday, April 23, but Executive Director Edwina Scott’s final check was with U.S. Forest Service Division…
A recently released Grand Jury report challenges the Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s use of discretionary or Community Improvement Designation Funds. The funds are divided equally among the five supervisors “to award to community organizations, nonprofits, county departments and government agencies,” according to the board policy (A-70) which sets guidelines for the use of these…
Regularly, a new person blows into town with ideas they almost always manage to bring to the newspaper office. Such was the case more than five years ago when a man discovered Pine Cove as a marvelous place to plant an abused women’s shelter. Residents justifiably questioned the legitimacy of the operation and evidence proved…
