Power is back in Idyllwild and the surrounding area after an outage that started around 11 a.m. Anza Electric Cooperative members received this email notification shortly after the outage began: “We are currently experiencing a system wide power outage due to Southern California Edison and the discovery of copper theft which has resulted in an…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness personnel stand before their recently installed post office information Shadow Box showing, among other things, locations of all the Disaster Assembly Stations throughout Idyllwild and Pine Cove. From left, Bob Edwards, treasurer; Sherry Edwards, vice president; Marty Krieger, DAS director, Edith Brix, DAS H captain and B.J. Brix, communications director and DAS H captain.
65 years ago – 1948 A cold wave caused temperatures to drop to 23 degrees. 60 years ago – 1953 Woodland Park Manor held an open house, inviting the community to inspect its completely furnished units. Accommodation rates were $10 to $15 per couple. 55 years ago – 1958 Ernie Maxwell’s mother, Maude Maxwell, was…
Wednesday night, May 22, was busy and dangerous for local fire crews. A house on Highway 243 near Foster Lake burned. The “243’ Fire was reported about 11:45 p.m. “We and Station 23 [Pine Cove] reached the scene about the same time,” said Capt. James Reyes, Idyllwild Fire Department. “It was on hill and tough…
The board of the Fern Valley Water District voted to accept an $845,440 bid from T.A. Rivard Inc. of Riverside for the district’s pipeline replacement project. The project will replace pipelines on Fern Valley, Howland and Encino Roads and is expected to be completed in the middle of September. Total cost of the project is…
Yay for Riley, our Lab mix. You are officially in your forever and ever home with the best mom and dad. We will always hold an extra special place in our hearts for you at ARF and with the many volunteers who know and love you. Paws up to you, and keep up the good…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council still has money available to help local property owners abate the land around structures, according to Executive Director Edwina Scott. The grant funds will disappear on July 1 unless Scott can obtain approval to extend the grant beyond the end of the fiscal year (June 30). Although it has…
I was saddened to hear of the dissolution of the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce. I understand the reasons and am appalled. I understand that they must rid themselves of all assets to finalize this action. What a sad event for our community. The Chamber of Commerce, one of our most valuable volunteer organizations, has been…
I don’t always agree with J.P.’s criticisms of IFPD, but his most recent opinion is one that has been ignored for years. The administrative captain promotion was approved by the board in 2013 after over three years of internal debate, possible legal action against the department and too much of (the public’s) IFPD’s limited legal…
Thank our great Constitution, because only prior litigation, licensing documents, state enforcement records and provable facts are used before grand juries in the United States. Undocumented character assassination and personal attacks upon one’s family have no place in grand juries. The election of politicians and the administration of politics, on the other hand, are inherently…
