Sometimes we save animals. Sometimes they save us. This is the goal at War Horse Creek, a program designed to help veterans who transition and adjust back to a civilian lifestyle after a very structured life of rules while in the military. Many veterans are dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or a traumatic…
“Four years ago when I first came to Hemet Unified School District (HUSD), we had the opportunity to have a very powerful conversation with an individual by the name of Dr. Carl Cohn,” began Dr. Christi Barrett, superintendent for HUSD at this year’s State of the District on Oct. 10. Cohn, a professor at Claremont…
After terminating former Idyllwild Water District (IWD) General Manager Michael Creighton’s contract Sept. 25 at a special closed-session meeting, the IWD board approved the hiring of two employees — a field supervisor and general manager — at its Oct. 16 general meeting. The board selected Lake Hemet Municipal Water District’s (LHMWD) Mitchell Freeman to be…
Idyllwild group is one of event’s organizers By Democrats of the DesertContributed Seas are rising. Horrific hurricanes are wreaking havoc. The Salton Sea is shrinking. Drought is bringing raging wildfires to California. One-third of North American birds have disappeared. Climate change is not coming. It’s here. A group of concerned area activists are holding a…
Norm Kyriss, of Hemet, volunteered his time to offer a petition to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom Sunday on Highway 243 near the Idyllwild Shell station. Kyriss read sections of the petition out loud: “Over a decade of proven mismanagement of policies, public monies, resources, lack of leadership, poor schools, crumbling infrastructure, outrageous rise of cost…
Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to recently. • Oct. 12 — Emergency medical service, 11:40 a.m. Highway 243. • Oct. 12 — Medical aid, 12:55 p.m. Highway 243. • Oct. 12 — Medical aid, 3:11 p.m. N. Circle Dr. • Oct. 12 — Motor vehicle accident with…
Two traffic collisions occurred last week on the mountain, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Edward Nunez. On Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 1:05 p.m., two semitrucks collided on McCall Park Road one-half mile west of Highway 74. Mario Lopez, 62 years old of Miami, Florida, was parked off to the side of McCall Park Road…
The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU), a volunteer rescue group overseen by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), recently became certified in “man tracking.” The training occurred Oct. 11-13 near Hurkey Creek and Apply Canyon in Garner Valley. The training is used to help find lost hikers or someone who has gone missing by tracking…
Caltrans will hold a community meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Idyllwild School’s gymnasium (26700 Highway 243) to give an update on Highway 243 from Lake Fulmor to Banning. Mountain Disaster Preparedness coordinated the meeting with Idyllwild School. At the last community meeting on Aug. 27, Chief of Public and Media Affairs for…
This year’s Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award goes to Phyllis Mueller. “I do consider it such an honor,” said Mueller. “Ernie Maxwell is such a legend and I admire him. Winning this award makes me very happy.” Mueller serves as the chief of staff to Idyllwild’s beloved Mayor Max. Mueller works tirelessly to get the…
