Idyllwild Fire serves its constituents first, supports AMR, if needed Pine Cove residents were assured that American Medical Response is their primary emergency ambulance service. “Residents from Pine Cove will only receive a responding IFPD ambulance when AMR is unavailable and the closest available ambulance is from IFPD,” the Riverside County Emergency Management Department said…
At an unknown time, Sunday, Feb. 18, a white 2006 Cadillac CTS hit a tree just south of Pine Dell Drive on Highway 243, while apparently heading south, according to a California Highway Patrol report. The unoccupied vehicle showed moderate damage to the front end and left side. The address for the Cadillac is out…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Feb. 11 to 17. Idyllwild • Feb. 12 — Alarm call, 5:37 a.m., Jameson Rd. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 12 — 911 call, 9:58 a.m., Estate Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 15 — Petty theft, 10:50…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers The Town Crier now has 26 business, nonprofit and public agency members: BUSINESS MEMBERS (17): Baily Winery (Carol & Phil Baily); Ying Chen & Andrew Lichtman, attorneys at law; Everitt’s Minerals & Gallery (Janet & Larry Everitt); The Family Business (tax preparation – Craig & Janice Coopersmith); Fern Creek…
Trischa Clark chairs first meeting Opening her first meeting as president of the Fern Valley Water District, Trischa Clark welcomed new director George Rowell to his first board meeting last Friday. In water business, General Manager Victor Jimenez reported that the recent precipitation, although small, had made a difference in the flow of Strawberry Creek….
In a follow-up on financial questions from its Jan. 10 meeting, the advisory committee to County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) had a long and thorough meeting with staff from Riverside County’s Economic Development Agency to discuss the current year budget, and current and prospective expenditures. At the end of December, the cash balance for…
Idyllwild Water District directors met with the consultant conducting the district’s rate study at a special meeting Feb. 14. Kim Boehler, associate director at NBS, described the proposed plan and steps they will take in order to present a draft report in the spring or early summer. The three major steps will be a financial…
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, the IWD information was in the Feb. 8 issue and the PCWD information was published in…
The U.S. Forest Service will continue to conduct pile burns this week along the Pine Cove Fuel Break. The Forest Service has an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 piles to burn in the Pine Cove area. The burn area is about 230 acres and is one of the larger projects in the San Bernardino National Forest…
Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire received a report of an injured adult hiker at 4:26 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The female hiker suffered an injury to a lower extremity. Seven personnel responded. No further information was available.
