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Hikers and dog spend a cold overnight before being rescued
According to a Mt. San Jacinto State Parks report, rangers received a 911 call from the Riverside County Sheriff’s on Saturday of a single male adult trapped in snow and ice on the Skyline (Cactus to Clouds) Route. State Parks personnel responded. The 29-year-old male with his dog was located a half-mile southeast of the…
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Creature Corner: Feb. 9, 2017
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF cats welcomed Audrey into their cattery. George: Well, what did you think of the Super Bowl? Sadie: Didn’t watch it. George: How about you, Bobbie? Bobbie: I watched the Puppy Bowl instead. Audrey: I watched the Kitten Bowl. How about you, George? George:…
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Steele T16 in Phoenix
Brendan Steele fired a 10-under-par 65-67-70-72 — 274 last week on the TPC Scottsdale course in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. That was good enough for a tie for 16th place, his fifth top-20 finish in only seven events this season. He also has three top-10s, consisting of two sixths and a win, and has…
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Sports: Feb. 2, 2017
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Idy. Music Lessons Warriors hosted the Ferro Celtics. Logan Wilkerson scored 3 points and passed the ball well for the Celtics. However, Sal Solorio scored 9 points for the Warriors as…
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Rock slide closes Hwy. 243
Last week’s snow and rain caused several rock slides throughout Southern California. Here, a boulder blocking Highway 243 in the Poppet Flat area, south of Banning, is split and removed.
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Legion closes the Warming Center
Danny Richardson, American Legion Post 800 commander, said his board has decided to close the Legion as a community Warming Center. “It was a board decision,” said Richardson, a strong advocate for using the Legion as a warming center. “They had concerns over liability.” Richardson said he has already notified the county and the Community Action Partnership.
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Fire Safe Council urges preparation before fire season
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council hosted a community meeting Saturday to discuss a number of topics, including actions homeowners might take to improve the resistance of their structures to wildfire, the status of the Goldspotted oak borer in Idyllwild and throughout the state (see accompanying story on page 5), and recent and current fire…
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Andrewson to lead IFPD in 2017: Officials comfortable with audit and budget status
Idyllwild Fire Commissioner Rhonda Andrewson was elected president of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission for 2017. Her colleagues unanimously elevated Andrewson to the commission presidency at the Jan. 24 meeting. Other officers were also elected unanimously. Commissioner Larry Donahoo was chosen vice president, Jeanine Charles-Stigall will be secretary and former President Jerry Buchanan will…