Editor: For the second year, Idyllwild Fire Protection District personnel — those we depend on for our safety — put people in danger in three ways. 1. Riding large, motorized vehicles in our Halloween parade that, in the past, was absolutely unnecessary and is dangerous with children running back and forth across a closed-to-traffic street…
By Clayton Cranford, Cyber Safety CopContributed One of the most exciting aspects of social media for teens is the opportunity to meet and talk to people they don’t know. If you are thinking that this flies in the face of one of the basic safety rules you taught your child when they were little —don’t…
By Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Contributed On Oct. 30, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Hemet High School (HHS) in reference to a report of a student who had been stabbed. Deputies arrived within minutes and determined the incident occurred off campus near the intersection of Aurora Drive and Stetson Avenue….
Cal Fire Here are some recent Cal Fire calls by station. Station 23 – Pine Cove • Oct. 30 — Back pain, 2:27 a.m. • Oct. 30 — Vegetation fire, 6:14 a.m. • Oct. 31 — Sick person, 2:41 p.m. • Nov. 1 — Sick person, 10:40 a.m. • Nov. 1 — Outside fire, 11:19…
70 years ago – 1949 The Town Crier was starting its fourth year publishing a newspaper on the Hill. 65 years ago – 1954 An open meeting was scheduled at Town Hall to discuss the proposed tramway into the wilderness area. 55 years ago – 1964 Idyllwild firefighters inspected a new pumper that was added…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the new kittens and the soon-to-be puppies. Terra: Good news today! This last weekend, Neptune and Jupiter were adopted and one of the new kittens, Argus, also found his new forever home. Mr. Gray: That is wonderful! I’m so happy for them. Terra: I’ve…
Some really good news came out of the Caltrans community meeting last Tuesday night, Oct. 29, at Idyllwild School that was coordinated by Mountain Disaster Preparedness. There is now full access to Hemet and Banning from Idyllwild. Public and Media Affairs Chief for Caltrans District 8 Terri Kasinga announced that Highway 243 would reopen by…
By War Horse CreekContributed In his recent book “Tribe,” Sebastian Junger writes, “In humans, lack of social support has been found to be twice as reliable at predicting PTSD as the severity of the trauma itself … No one goes to war and returns unaffected, and these burdens do not belong to the veteran alone…
By Will Steichen Idyllwild Community Center Director The 2019 Idyllwild Community Center youth soccer season has come to an end with a thrilling overtime game in the 10- to 14-year-old division. The Idyllwild Stars defeated the Crusaders in an overtime shootout. Oliver Gonzalez scored a goal in the first half to give the Idyllwild Stars a…
