Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, April 23 to 29, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance April 25 — Walk-in medical aid. April 27 — Medical aid, Crestview Drive, Idyllwild. April 27 — System malfunction, Tahquitz View Drive, Idyllwild. April 28 — Smoke scare, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. April…
On Saturday, April 28, a hiker without gear or a sleeping bag required rescue near Wellman Divide and the Pacific Crest Trail in the Idyllwild area. He had apparently gotten off the trail. The hiker used his cell phone to contact 911. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 6:15 p.m. and an aviation unit was…
Janel Pearl Ramirez, 31, was formally charged with sexual encounters with a minor. Her arraignment scheduled for Thursday, April 26 was moved to May 3 at the request of her lawyer, Virginia Blumenthal. The Riverside County District Attorney filed three felony charges against the former Idyllwild student. If convicted, Ramirez faces jail time of four…
The trials of Chris D. Duve and Angela May Shaver for the murder of Paul Cline have rejoined. Last week, a new jury for Shaver’s trial was empaneled. Now the separate, but concurrent, trials for both defendants resumed Monday, April 30. On April 19, after a recess following the opening statements, Judge Kelly Hansen announced…
Riverside County Waste Management Department will hold a household hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, May 19. From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Hill residents may bring household hazardous waste to the entrance of the County Yard on Marantha Drive. Deposits will be limited to five gallons of liquid waste or 50 pounds of solid…
Critically acclaimed songwriter and musician Richard Thompson performed with the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra in the world premiere of “Interviews With Ghost” which consisted of three songs, “Weak Signal,” “Forgive and Forget” and “I’ll Take All My Sorrows to the Sea.” Thompson wrote all three.
Politics is notorious for fundraising and the involvement of money in elections. Usually this is the elephant in the room, the unspoken reality. In Idyllwild, our Animal Rescue Friends are willing to face and embrace this issue. In fact, ARF hopes to make plenty of money from the next election in Idyllwild. ARF will organize,…
Forest Service officials are seeking public comments on a proposed amendment to the land management plans for the four Southern California National Forests (the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino). The proposed amendment would modify existing land use zone allocations in selected inventoried roadless areas to include more back country non-motorized and recommended wilderness…
Federal officials held a special conference Thursday to announce their preparation for fire season …
Dr Stephen Lowder, formally resigned as Superintendent of Hemet Unified School District. The resignation, which is effective June 30, was tendered Tuesday, May 1 at a special HUSD board meeting preceding the board’s regular meeting Tuesday evening. At the beginning of the regular meeting, HUSD President Bill Sanborn announced that the board and Lowder had…
