Last Thursday, the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council received notice of another grant approval. It will receive $151,726 for various fire safe projects on the Hill. The California Fire Safe Council announced grants to local fire safe councils in 22 counties. The CFSC received three grants from the U.S. Forest Service and reallocated these funds…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Saturday, June 29 to July 4. Idyllwild • June 29 — Walk-in medical aid. • June 29 — Medical aid, Tahquitz Dr. • June 30 — Walk-in medical aid. • June 30 — Medical aid, 25000 block of Hwy. 243 • July…
The Color Guard from American Legion Post 800 led Idyllwild’s annual Fourth of July Parade from Fern Valley Corners to Village Center Drive, stopping three times for Cid Castillo to play the National Anthem on his bugle.
By Marshall Smith Staff Reporter On Saturday July 4, at about 7:20 p.m., a 64-year-old man of Escondido was driving his 1999 Nissan Maxima westbound on Highway 74 just west of the intersection with Carrizo Road in Pinyon. With him in the vehicle was Natalia Adaca, 58, also of Escondido. Mary Jane Plante, 46,…
Sunny, the resident Nature Center cat, who held that post longer than most, has been removed by Riverside County and currently is looking for a home through the Animal Rescue Friends. Keith Herron, resources bureau chief for Riverside County Parks, told the Town Crier that, although all the good things said about Sunny’s presence at…
Following the announcement of new tighter fire restrictions throughout the San Bernardino National Forest, the California State Parks has also tightened its restrictions on the local state areas. At the Mt. San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness, the extreme fire danger caused by prolonged drought resulted in implementing new restrictions effective Tuesday, June 30. These…
Caltrans is to begin to repair the pavement on Highway 74 between Highway 371 and Pinyon Drive on Wednesday, July 8. The $1.8 million project was awarded to All American Asphalt of Corona. Crews will work Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. under reversible traffic control with flaggers. The project is estimated…
The Caltrans will begin to rehabilitate the pavement on State Route 74 between Highway 371 and Pinyon Drive near Anza on Wednesday, July 8. The $1.8 million project was awarded to All American Asphalt of Corona. Crews will work Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. under reversible traffic control with flaggers. The…
The growing number of pest-afflicted trees throughout California has forced the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to issue a draft emergency regulation to hasten the removal of dead and dying trees of any size. On May 7, Duane Shintaku, deputy director for Resource Management at Cal Fire, wrote to the Board and requested it…
Hill residents are keenly aware of the dangers of driving our roadways and confront that sometimes tragic reminder in the pages of this newspaper. One particular headline had locals shaken: “Woman loses legs in car crash,” published June 9, 2005 (the first assignment written by this author, back home from college for the summer). The…
