The U.S. Forest Service started a pile burn Tuesday, Feb. 13, along the Pine Cove Fuel Break. On Monday, the Forest Service completed a burn near the Vista Grande Fire Station on Highway 243, about mid-way between Banning and Idyllwild. At Vista Grande, the Forest Service burned three piles of slash. However, at Pine Cove,…
Another member ups Membership By Becky & Jack Clark Co-publishers Once, again, it has happened that, after establishing a Membership at one level, a reader has upped their Membership to a higher level. To us, this means that readers are continuing to consider how important a newspaper is to them and to our Hill. Very…
Editor: It is now one month since my letter was published requesting local chiropractors to join the provider list for the Veterans Choice program. As of this morning, none of the chiropractors have been added to the list. To their credit, both medical clinics and one physical therapy office are on the list. That leaves…
Editor: Back in 2007, as I was grieving the passing of my beloved orange female tabby cat Sesame, Jane from Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild said to me, “When you’re ready, there’s this wonderful orange cat named Pierre I’d like you to meet.” Eleven years ago today, Feb. 9, I walked into ARF, said “Hi,…
This is an excerpt of a speech I’m giving at the Rotary Club Wednesday morning, as the papers get delivered. Pete Seeger said, “After visits to several Communist countries (USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Slovenia, East Germany, Vietnam, China, Cuba), I feel strongly that most ‘revolutionary’ types around the world don’t realize the importance of freedom of…
After taking last week off, Brendan Steele will play in this week’s Genesis Open on the Riviera Country Club course in Pacific Palisades, a community in West Los Angeles. The Idyllwild native has played Riviera every year since joining the PGA Tour, with mixed results. He garnered a top-10 in 2014 tying for 10th, and…
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Feb. 6, the first game was between the Acumen Tree Service Celtics and the Café Aroma Lakers. It was a tight game for awhile with Caden Myers playing great defense and hustling for the…
Grinding Station clarifies tree-size policy It is still winter — the middle of February. Few minds have begun to think or worry about the Gold spotted oakborer. But Riverside County Fire Division Chief Gregg Bratcher, the Hill forester, knows the GSOB is still present on the Hill and a danger. If you have an oak…
Uncontrollable increases down the road While the discussion of the Riverside County 2017-18 budget mid-year review did not create panic nor any major cutbacks last week, new and large budget demands are on the horizon. County Fiscal Officer Don Kent acknowledged that the current projections for fiscal year 2017-18, which ends June 30, have improved. While…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for the three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire Protection. The FVWD information appeared in the Feb. 1 issue and the IWD information was in the Feb. 8 issue. IFPD will appear next week. Each…
