One rollover crash, with an arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence, took place on Hill roads over the last week. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, Shawn Heutmaker, 30, of Escondido, was driving his white 2000 Toyota Tacoma truck eastbound on Highway 74, 2 miles east of the intersection with Highway 371 when…
District and MDP to discuss cooperative venture Two representatives — President Mike Feyder and Director Thom Wallace — from Mountain Disaster Preparedness visited the Fern Valley Water District’s July meeting. MDP would like to locate another Disaster Assistance Station in Fern Valley. Feyder and Wallace said they would like to discuss the possibility of placing…
Firefighters have extinguished a car fire in a turnout 5 miles east of Cranston reported at 2:55 p.m. The highway is still closed, however. American Medical Response responded to a report that the car’s owner had burned his hands.
The elusive flying squirrel is the target of the San Diego Natural History Museum and the museum is recruiting “citizen scientists” in its search for the elusive squirrel on the Hill. For several years, SDNHM has worked with residents in the San Bernardino Mountains to capture photos and videos of the nocturnal creature. Now the…
Interest in filling vacancy due Aug. 4 At the regular July meeting of the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors, his former colleagues acknowledged the resignation of former director Vic Sirkin for health reasons. They then approved a process for replacing him on the board. Individuals wishing to serve on the board should submit a…
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three — Board President Robert Hewitt, Joel Palmer and Lou Padula — expire in December. They and challenger Jeffery Kleefisch are on the ballot for four-year terms. The fourth director, Vicki Jakubac, replaced Tim Lange, who…
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologist Kevin Brennan will make it to his talk, “Living With Bears,” scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the Idyllwild Library. Brennan suffered an injury while on a backpacking trip but will be able to make it.
Criminal activity — theft, burglaries and vandalism — has increased in Idyllwild over the last three weeks, although nothing in raw numbers that approaches off-the-Hill crime statistics. But for Idyllwild, the increase in criminal activity in a short time period is significant. According to Sgt. Robert Duckett, investigator at Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station,…
At the Idyllwild Water District meeting of Wednesday, July 19, Bob Geary, a member of the public, commented on the $3,518.29 water bill he and his partner received, which bill claimed that 249,308 gallons of water were delivered by IWD to their home during the 30-day period from June 2 to July 2 of this…
Fire Safe Council plans open session The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council wants to discuss the next version of the Hill’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan with Hill residents. This version will replace the original plan created in July 2006 and updated in 2010. The community session starts at 7 p.m. Monday, July 31, at Town…
