Idyllwild Fire Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • Aug. 2 — Medical aid, 10:55 a.m. Ridgeview Dr. • Aug. 2 — Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire, 3 p.m. Oak Glen Dr. • Aug. 3 — Medical aid, 6:20 a.m. Manzanita Dr. • Aug. 3 — Walk-in medical assist, 10…
By Zach Behrens, public affairs officerSan Bernardino National Forest As hiking some of Southern California’s tallest peaks and rugged, beautiful wilderness areas become increasingly more popular and crowded, Forest Service officials are reinstating a day-use permit system for entering three wilderness areas on the San Bernardino National Forest starting Sept. 1. Permits for overnight stays…
Brendan Steele posted a 4-under-par 66-71-72-67 — 276 last week in the PGA Championship, one of the four “majors” on the regular PGA Tour. The Idyllwild native finished in a tie for 22nd place playing against most of the top players in the world. On the week, he averaged drives of 291 yards that found…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the services offered by ARF to pet guardians. Whiskers: (creeping into the ARF office) Hello? Is anyone here? Hello? Sadie: (following Whiskers) It’s eerily quiet in here. Pepper: (entering) There is a very good reason for the quiet. Maybe you should sit down for…
70 years ago – 1950 Trail improvements, the stringing of a phone line from Tahquitz Peak to Round Valley, campsite maintenance and the building of a well were just some of the projects underway at the Mt. San Jacinto State Park. 65 years ago – 1955 High up on the wooded slopes of Strawberry Valley,…
As of press time, there are a total of 20 reported COVID-19 cases since the outbreak and one death reported for the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove, according to the Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS) website. As of press time on Aug. 11, Riverside County has 43,376 confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are 824…
As of Friday afternoon, two of the six people officially reported missing in our mountain area to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) have been located. According to Correctional Sergeant Deanna Pecoraro, “Venessa Vlasek has been located safely and removed from the missing persons database.” No further details were available. According to the Orange Police…
Storme Freeman has been a teacher for 35 years, having taught kindergarten through sixth grade throughout her career. She also taught a multi-age classroom with first through third graders for three years. Freeman started her education at Mt. San Jacinto College in the early 1980s. From there, she received her teaching credential and a bachelor’s…
Tatyana Kut is one of the new teachers coming into Idyllwild School this fall. A long-time resident of Hemet, Kut has been in the community for 23 years. Originally from Ukraine, Kut moved to Hemet with her family when she was 10 1/2 years old. Neither she nor her parents spoke English. She depended on…
Idyllwild Fire Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • July 27 — Walk-in public service assist, 2 p.m. • July 28 — Walk-in medical aid, 1:43 p.m. • July 29 — Walk-in medical aid, 12:05 a.m. • July 29 — Walk-in medical aid, 8:10 a.m. • July 29…
