Editor: As everyone up here knows, we recently lost one of our newer residents due to his being a victim of Alzheimer’s disease. I am the same age as the victim and I have been thinking about how this recent tragedy could have been avoided. Hundreds of man hours from San Bernardino and Riverside, along…
Annually, around the first of the year, we review the top 10 stories affecting Idyllwild of the prior year and also list all those we know we lost in the prior year in “Flowers of the Forest.” 2018 proved to be a horrific year for many of us because of the Cranston Fire. But most…
Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Dec. 28 — Medical aid, 11:37 a.m. Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail. • Dec. 28 — Medical aid, 2:11 p.m. Idylbrook Dr. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are two of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Dec. 28…
Cal Fire/Riverside County and Idyllwild Fire departments personnel responded to a report of an injured hiker at Humber Park at 11:37 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28. The incident occurred on the Ernie Maxwell Trail. The patient was a 20-year-old male hiking with his family on the icy trail when he lost his footing, according to Cal…
Caltrans is alerting the public that the National Weather Service is predicting rain and snow in Southern California this weekend. Snow elevations will possibly drop to the 4,000-foot level, which will affect all mountain regions in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Road conditions will be icy in areas affected by snow. Caltrans maintenance crews are…
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake occurred Wednesday about 7:30 p.m. The tremor was centered 18 miles south/southeast of Valle Vista, and 5 or 6 miles northeast of the intersection of highways 79 and 371, east of Temecula. About an hour earlier, a 2.2 magnitude tremor occurred about 2 miles further southeast. Thursday morning, another 2.2 tremor…
One crash and a suspected driving under the influence arrest occurred over the last week on Hill holiday roads. At 6:50 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, Joel Villanueva, 21, of Palm Springs, was driving a gray 2001 Ford Windstar westbound on Highway 74 near mile marker 84.75 when he made an unsafe turning movement causing his…
During 2018, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed 1,016 new laws. While some were effective immediately, some will not go into effect until 2020 or 2021. Most were effective Jan. 1, 2019. Below is a sampling of some of the more important or more interesting laws the state Legislature and governor felt…
Once again the holiday weather was a good reflection of the season — winter. By the time 2019 arrived, rain and snow had fallen over the Hill. However, the interesting result was that the more southern locales were wetter than the northern ones. More than half an inch of rain was reported at Thomas Mountain…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Bernard was disappointed with Santa’s performance. Tex: Hello! Anyone here? Mr. Gray: I am, but Bernard and New Sadie are not. They found their forever families! Tex: Wow! So Santa did grant their wishes. Mr. Gray: Maybe Santa is just a bit behind, and we will find…
