On Friday Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed several bills affecting the use of unmanned aircraft — drones. This included Senate Bill 168, which was unanimously passed in both the state Assembly and Senate, that would have regulated drones flying over wildfires or interfering with firefighting or emergency responders. Essentially Brown objected to the establishment of new…
Riverside County’s new Emergency Management Department has issued a request for proposal to replace the current emergency warning notification system, commonly referred to as “reverse 911,” with a new system. The current system became operational during the summer of 2007. The RFP was released Sept. 28. The bids are due on Thursday, Nov. 5, and…
65 years ago – 1950 The Fern Valley Lodge was selling “fine dinners” for only $1 per meal. 60 years ago – 1955 Hemet Unified School District provided a bus to take Idyllwild students to football games in Hemet. 55 years ago – 1960 Although the Forest Service had not declared the Keen Camp guard…
Peanut Butter is a very small Chihuahua about 4 years old. Male, good with the feline crowd, OK with other dogs, not a barker, and house trained. He is low energy, loves to be held, and good on a leash. Peanut needs a secure yard, and a loving family. Bubbles is an 8-year-old female calico,…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. Idyllwild • Sept. 28 — Assist invalid, 24000 block of Fern Valley Rd. • Sept. 28 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury. • Sept. 29 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury. • Oct….
Written by his mother Janice Hope This is something I thought I would never be doing, informing friends of Kevin’s passing. It is a pain I cannot describe as a mother that gave him birth and loved him so much. Just short of his 25th birthday he decided to take his own life. We will…
Idyllwild lost a beautiful lady the morning of Saturday, June 20, 2015. Dawn Michelle Giordani’s loving family was at her bedside as she was released from her battle with pneumonia. She was 47 when she went home to be with her Lord and Savior. Michelle was born in Newport Beach December 14, 1967. Her childhood…
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that will allow terminally ill Californians to obtain medication to aid in dying, making California the fifth state to permit patients to terminate their lives. No longer will California “… make it a crime for a dying person to end his life, no matter how great his pain or suffering”…
On Saturday, September 26, 2015, former Idyllwild resident Glenn Patrick Schumacher, son of Suzi and Glenn Schumacher, wed Robyn Darrow, daughter of Bobbi and Ray Hazelton. The ceremony was held on the Hazelton’s family ranch in Yucaipa, California. Among the best men were former Idyllwild residents Matthew Schumacher and Ethan Oates. Among Robyn’s maids of…
This weekend’s rainstorm was more typical of winter storm, when the jet stream drops south and conveys cold and low pressure across Southern California. About an inch of rain fell throughout the San Jacinto Mountains and temperatures Sunday and Monday fell enough that many long-time residents resorted to firewood to restore warmth. The U.S. Forest…
