Valentine’s Day 2019 will always be remembered, and not just by lovers. The atmospheric river, which passed over Riverside County pouring 8 or more inches of rain, damaged and closed several local highways. At its Feb. 26 meeting, the RC Board of Supervisors approved a resolution declaring a local emergency due to the storm’s widespread…
Highway repairs still weeks from completion State highways are not the only roads damaged by the February rains. Attention has been focused on highways 74 and 243, but a few local streets also suffered damage from the voluminous runoff. Delano Road is closed, except for Royal Pine Trailer Park residents, at Four Chimneys Road. At…
The term “page turner” is generally associated with novels of suspense, intrigue and mystery. Rarely do we find it applied to a work of nonfiction. But one writer has crafted a memoir of his time as an arctic physician that well earns that accolade. The book is “On Call in the Arctic” by Thomas J….
Highway 74 was severely damaged from the runoff of rainfall during the February 14 storm. Cal Trans issued an emergency contract to repair and to restore both Hwy. 74 and Hwy 243 north of Pine Cove. Below are some photos of the progress of the work. Not only is Cal Trans retoring the breach in…
Earlier this month, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, D-35, and the Riverside County Office of Education announced a $1,080,000 grant to expand vocational training and provide affordable housing for low-income families in the Hemet and San Jacinto region. Ruiz’s funding will expand programs to train underserved youth in construction while building housing for homeless and low-income…
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported that the body of Piotr Jasinski Hopper, 62, of Idyllwild, who went missing from his South Circle Drive home Monday evening, Feb. 18, was found behind Fairway Market at about noon Wednesday, Feb. 20, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Ken Reichle. The department posted a flier on its…
Quiet Skies Idyllwild will hold a public meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 2 at Town Hall. The event will commemorate March 2, 2017 — the day the Federal Aviation Administration implemented new flight arrival and departure procedures at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The new procedures resulted in a new route that…
Mountain life was stressful during and after the Cranston Fire. Like the Bee Canyon and Mountain fires, it felt like being on the outside looking in on a war zone. I have never been in a war zone. I’ve only lived in a war zone through tales told through books, movies and documentaries. Looking back,…
Editor: The recent storms and road closures highlight a value that is often overlooked: local employees. People who live here know how to get around when there is snow or ice. Locals know when to have reserves of gas, food and supplies on hand. They have all-wheel drive vehicles or they know how to put…
Editor: We have just been informed by Caltrans that the road restoration of Highway 243 will take at least two months and of Highway 74, one month. Our isolation and the interruption of the usual traffic to our town will most likely have a devastating, short-term effect on our lives, but especially on the commercial…
