CalTrans has announced that there will delays between Idyllwild and Mountain Center from Tuesday, April 22 through Friday, April 25. Flagging and slowing of traffic will occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Crews will be installing recessed markers on Highway 243 between its intersection with Hwy. 74 at Mountain Center and Marion Ridge Road…
In early April, the Center for Biological Diversity announced its intention to fight for federal protection of the San Bernardino flying squirrel, a native to both the San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains. No sightings of the flying squirrel in the San Jacinto Mountains have been confirmed for several decades. And a recent five-year wildlife…
Several members were able to attend the four-day Permaculture Voices summit held last month in Temecula, and they are going to give an overview of what they learned, focusing on subjects relevant to Idyllwild. The event is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday April 22, at the Idyllwild Library. Also, one of the founders of…
Town Hall coed youth baseball sign-ups have been extended through April 25, according to Bill Brown, Riverside County’s County Service Area administrator. The Town Hall advertisement in the April 10 issue of the Town Crier read, “Unfortunately, this season has been canceled due to lack of enough players …“ That decision has been reversed and…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, April 8, to Monday, April 14. Idyllwild: • April 9 — False alarm. • April 10 — Three medical aids. • April 11 — Medical aid. • April 12 — Two medical aids. • April 13 — Three medical aids. Sheriff’s…
Hey … it’s Ethel with a big smile. But where’s Fred? Oh, Fred was adopted? Yea and high five to you, Fred, for being on your best behavior. He is now in the best forever and ever home. Ethel was absolutely fine with it all, even though she didn’t get to go, too. Ethel is…
65 years ago – 1949 The new school building, housing second- through seventh-grades, was being readied for an open house. 60 years ago – 1954 Parents and PTA members voted to recommend that seventh-grade students be sent to Hemet Junior High School the next year on a one-year trial basis. 55 years ago…
Another fire engine and crew has been added to the Riverside County Fire Station 23 in Pine Cove. Also, an engine and crews are supplementing the Station 53 (Garner Valley) staff, Cal Fire Mountain Battalion Chief Sean Dakin said at last week’s County Service Area 38 meeting. “There will be six people at the station…
The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit was involved in two successful rescue efforts this weekend, both of which exemplified the problems hikers can encounter when they go off on trek without being fully prepared. The first started about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, after the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway received a call from three lost hikers….
This is National Library Week. Visit our library and see what new features it has to offer. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, Maria Reyes will offer her weekly Spanish language class for homeschoolers, a program designed for children but to which the whole community is welcome. From 1 to 2 p.m….
