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    ‘When’ finally arrived

    By August 2, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    By Blair Ceniceros Claremont (Formerly of Idyllwild and the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council) For years, Cal Fire, the Forest Service and the Fire Safe Council have been warning that it wasn’t “if” but rather “when” a forest fire would come to Idyllwild. Now the unthinkable has arrived, but thanks to the years of planning…

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  • Before Our Time

    Before our time: Another Mountain Center Fire — 1943 …

    BySmith, Bob August 2, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 3 minutes

    The fire erupted unseen in dried-out brush, and wind drove it through Mountain Center before the first fire crew arrived. As flames raced down the mountainside after quickly consuming nearly two dozen cabins, a smoke plume rose that was visible all over Southern California. Highway 74 was shut down. When the wind died down, stopping…

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  • On The Town

    Summer Reading Program ending

    By August 1, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 1 minute

    The Idyllwild Library Summer Reading Program ends Saturday, Aug 10. The awards ceremony and storytime is at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 17, at the library. The free event will feature international foods and stories.

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  • Idyllwild News

    Businesses asked to fill out Economic Loss Survey for Mountain Fire

    ByIdyllwild Town Crier August 1, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    The Riverside County Fire Department – Office of Emergency Service is conducting an Economic Loss Survey to determine the financial impact the Mountain Fire and evacuation order has had, or is having, on Idyllwild businesses. Area businesses are encouraged to complete the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Injury Worksheet by clicking the link below….

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  • Out Loud

    Out Loud: Positive press …

    ByIdyllwild Town Crier August 1, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Each time our mountain suffers a tragedy in my more than 23 years at the TC, a media blitz hits Idyllwild. And most of the time it arrives at deadline. Though not on deadline while covering the fire during the evacuation, the three of us who remained behind constantly either wrote and/or answered phones. A…

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  • BREAKING: Mountain Fire updates
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    BREAKING: Mountain Fire updates

    By August 1, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 58 minutes

    10 A.M. THURSDAY, AUG 1 UPDATE: Many trails open today and Friday. Click here to view the latest Mountain Fire closure area map. Several areas within the San Jacinto Ranger District and the San Jacinto State Park, closed by the Mountain Fire, will re-open today and tomorrow. Within the National Forest, all areas north of…

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  • Idyllwild News

    Stage 2 water restrictions begin Sept. 1

    By August 1, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Idyllwild Water District will move to a Stage 2 Water Shortage Emergency on Sunday, Sept. 1. General Manager Terry Lyons made the recommendations to the Board of Directors at the July 24 meeting. “Foster Lake is at a 3-foot depth at the deepest part of the lake,” Lyons reported to the board. He also said…

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  • On The Town

    The magic of jazz’s Patrons’ Dinner

    By August 1, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 3 minutes

    The annual Patrons’ Dinner precedes the Jazz in the Pines by one day and gives the attendees a sense and feel for the next 48 hours. This year, for the 20th-annual Jazz in the Pines, a crystal ball will be at the center of each table. Diners may ask and consider, “Where is Idyllwild Arts…

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  • Creature Corner

    Creature Corner – August 1, 2013

    By August 1, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    We’re still here, too! And the Mountain Fire is not even on our bucket list. Frisbees, treats and getting adopted are. Reunited this week were Monty and Mugsy. Merlot, the chow-mix, strutted her stuff at the Pet Expo and caught the eye of her forever human. And she will always be best in show in…

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  • Past Tense

    Past Tense: August 1, 2013

    By August 1, 2013January 8, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    65 years ago – 1948 Formal opening ceremonies were to be held to mark the completion of the Banning-Idyllwild Highway. 60 years ago – 1953 The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Geological Survey Division began a project to map inaccessible areas in the local mountains. 55 years ago – 1958 The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce…

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