After the Wednesday Caltrans press conference, the media was escorted to Highway 74, over the rupture at milepost 51 and east to the bottom of the Hill, where major work is being done to re-slope the hillside and reduce chances of significant rock or boulder slides. The following is brief photographic tour of…
After the Caltrans regional director and geotechnical official described the extensive damage and difficulty of repairs, Caltrans asked other local and federal officials to speak, especially about the social and community effects of the road closures. Riverside County Sheriff Lt. Alfonso Campa, of the Hemet Station, added that, because of the increase in…
Wednesday morning, March 20, Caltrans held a press conference at the U.S. Forest Service’s Cranston Fire Station to discuss the road situation and the county’s efforts to promote our town so the broader public knows it is still able to visit the mile-high hamlet of Riverside County. Only two days after the Mountain…
Beloved Idyllwild resident and minister, Rev. Dr. Betty Patricia Jandl passed away on Wednesday, March 13, in her sleep at age 93. A long-time Idyllwild resident, she considered it her “true” home. More than 30 years ago she founded the Idyllwild Church of Religious Science, now known as the Idyllwild Center for Spiritual Living. Born…
Alice Darlene Lindsey, 78, of Idyllwild, died of natural causes at her home on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. She was born Jan. 8, 1941, to Harold and Darleen Penhalurick. Alice was a music teacher with a bachelor’s degree in music education. She was a business owner of Alicia’s Attic here in Idyllwild. A memorial service…
The winter of 2019 has been wet and cold, perhaps more typical of historic winter weather than recent winters. For example, the 2017-18 rain year was one of the driest on record in Southern California. In contrast, since the middle of January, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Station has recorded nearly 20 inches of rain….
In April 2017, after five years of little rain, the winter storms were more than sufficient for former Gov. Jerry Brown to rescind the state of emergency, which he declared in January 2014, because of the statewide drought. However, drought conditions persisted throughout the state, even though the worst seemed over. Then, the winter of…
Editor: Idyllwild Fire Protection District is attempting to raise the taxes of Idyllwild residents in the form of a “parcel fee.” When this is proposed to the residents of Idyllwild, voters will need all the facts. I want you to remember what IFPD did to your neighbors in Pine Cove when the residents of Pine…
Last Thursday marked the one-month anniversary of the Valentine’s Day deluge resulting in lava-like slides that melted our mountaintop. Next Monday marks the eight-month anniversary since a psychotic man torched a mountainside, causing residents and tourists to flee for days, and damaging the lives of many people who lost their homes or property. Lives unhinged…
Last week, Secretary of State Alex Padilla released the latest voter registration data as of Feb. 10, and 79.1 percent of eligible Californians have registered to vote. Four years ago in February 2015, 72.7 percent of eligible voters were registered. Last month, 19,978,450 Californians were registered to vote, an increase of about 280,000 voters since…
