Limb knocks out power near Saunders Meadows
Apparently a large oak branch fell on power lines in the Saunders Meadow Road neighborhood. Southern California Edison is already there repairing the outage, which occurred about 2 p.m.
Idyllwild News
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Early voting before Nov. 6 and right to vote Election Day
For those looking for a weekend adventure, or those who have to leave the Hill early and don’t return until late, or just work off the Hill, or forgot to request a mail ballot, Riverside County is offering you a chance to cast a ballot in the November 2018 Election this weekend. Early voting will…
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IFPD 2017-18 audit completed and accepted
Financial topics dominated the latest Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission meeting. At the Oct. 23 meeting, the commission received and accepted its 2017-18 audit and Assistant Chief Mark LaMont presented the first-quarter results for 2018-19, the current fiscal year. Chris Brown, senior partner in Fedak and Brown LLP of Riverside, presented the audit’s results. He…
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MDP plans exercise Nov. 6: Be prepared
On Nov. 6, the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group will conduct an emergency drill. About 4 p.m., an announcement will go out to MDP members that an emergency has occurred. The Community Emergency Response Team members will report to the Disaster Assistance Station to which they are assigned. The medical team, co-chaired by Dr. Richard Goldberg…
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IWD reviews GM’s performance, no action taken
The Idyllwild Water District directors held a special meeting Wednesday evening, Oct. 24. Director David Hunt was absent. The other four directors went into closed session to review the performance of General Manager Jack Hoagland, who did not attend the meeting. After they finished, President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly announced that no actions were taken….
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TC’s Memberships grow
The Town Crier’s Membership lists keep expanding. This week, we’ll just show you the running totals: Town Crier new 2nd-year Memberships (43 brand-new 2nd-year Memberships as of Oct. 30, 2018) Town Crier renewed 2nd-year Memberships (Already 170 renewed Memberships as of Oct. 30, 2018) Town Crier active Memberships (676 total active memberships as of Oct….
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County Service Area 36 board meets
Votes to recommend continuing advisory committee oversight Two headlines came out of the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25. One, that construction has begun on the Idyllwild Community Center amphitheater, funded by a previously announced $1-million donation from David and Loie Butterfield. The amphitheater will be completed in Part 1…
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Two crashes on Hill roads, with one DUI arrest
Two crashes occurred on Hill roads over the last week with one of them resulting in an arrest for suspected driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Ed Nuñez. At 4:25 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, Garrison Osburn, 31, of Ramona, was driving a white 2016 Ford F150 pickup truck eastbound on Highway…
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News of Record: November 1, 2018
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are a few of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to from Monday to Sunday, Oct. 22 to 28. • Oct. 25 — Medical, 3:47 p.m. Pine Crest Ave, Idyllwild. • Oct. 28 — Traffic incident, 9:22 a.m. E. Hwy. 74 at Spring Crest Dr., Pinyon Pines. Sheriff’s log The Riverside…
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Supervisor Washington gives $4,000 grant to Fire Safe Council
Funds to help create more defensible space around local homes At the Oct. 23, Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington recommended his colleagues concur with a $4,000 grant to the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. These monies will be used in conjunction with the $600,000 state fire prevention grant, which…
