2016 Idyllwild 5K/10K walk and run results
Participants crowd the starting line for the beginning of the 5K Run at Saturday’s annual Idyllwild 5K and 10K Fitness Run and Walk.
Idyllwild News
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Idyllwild vigil remembers victims of Orlando mass shooting
About 40 people attended a vigil in Idyllwild Monday evening, June 13, to honor the dead from the mass fatal shooting in Orlando. The attack in Florida, the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, took place at a club frequented primarily by LGBT adults. In this photo, a U.S. rainbow flag is the centerpiece emblem of inclusion. The United States is now one of many countries where gay marriage is legal and LGBT rights are protected. Even so, attendee and Idyllwild resident Eduardo Santiago said, “Even now I don’t feel safe. Someone at the next restaurant table could overhear my conversation and make an ugly scene.”
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Suspects re-arrested for Pinyon murders
More than two years after their original arrest, Robert Pape, 28, and Cristin Smith, 27, were re-arrested for the 2006 triple murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli and Becky Friedli in Pinyon Pines. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced the arrests last Friday. Three counts of murder, with a special circumstance allegation of committing…
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Very warm weather expected this weekend
Although Hill communities are enjoying cool temperatures this week, dangerously high temperatures — a heat wave — are expected this weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service. “Very hot, and potentially dangerous, conditions are forecast for Sunday through the early part of next week …,” NWS reported Tuesday morning, June 14….
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Cal Fire Suspends Burn Permits in Riverside County
Cal Fire has suspended all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State and Local Responsibility Areas of Riverside County. This suspension takes effect Monday June 13 and bans all residential outdoor burning of tumbleweeds. “Riverside County is no stranger to devastating wildland fires. As we enter California’s fifth year of extreme drought conditions,…
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Fire JPA holds first meeting: Lack of dispatch contract has budget on hold
The Board of the new Idyllwild San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority held its first meeting Thursday evening, June 9. The board is composed of the five-member San Jacinto City Council and the five-member Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission. While the session last more than three hours, the decision to begin operating the San Jacinto Fire…
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5.2 Quake in Borrego Springs early Friday
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred about 1:05 a.m. Friday morning 13 miles north of Borrego Springs and 18 miles south of Palm Desert. The quake was easily felt on the Hill. A 3.5 magnitude quake in the same area followed about 1:33 a.m. While no damage has been reported, houses in Idyllwild shook for several…
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News of Record: June 9, 2016
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Monday to Sunday, May 30 to June 5. Anza • June 4 — Medical aid. Idyllwild • May 30 — Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle. • May 31 — Dispatched & canceled en route. • May 31 — Medical aid. • June 1 —…
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Fern Valley Water manager to retire within weeks: Steve Erler has 22 years at district
After more than 20 years with Fern Valley Water District, of which he was general manager for 18 years, Steve Erler is floating off into the sunset. Erler finishes his FVWD career on Thursday, June 30 and begins retirement Friday, July 1. Not a rambling or garrulous speaker, Erler simply described his career in these…
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Local resident Mary Lehman returns from Greek refugee camps: Her second trip as a volunteer medic
Local resident and attorney Mary Lehman has a busy life and career. But it is not too busy for her to lend her skills as a volunteer emergency medical technician to the escalating refugee crisis in Europe. Last November, Lehman went to the Greek island of Lesbos, just off the Turkish coast. She had read…
