Idyllwild Garage employee Dan Crabtree was the first “unofficial” responder on-scene as the Tuesday, April 7, Cranston Fire was just beginning to grow. The 10-year Pine Cove resident said he noticed smoke from the small brush fire while he was driving. He pulled over, concerned that the fire had the potential to grow into something…
The U.S. Forest Service, Idyllwild Fire and Cal Fire rescued a fallen rock climber in the wilderness Tuesday afternoon. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire reported that the rescue involved a rock climber who fell and was seriously injured near the Forest Haven Trail. The patient, an adult male was rescued by Cal Fire Helicopter 301, transferred to…
San Bernardino National Forest dispatch is warning of strong Santa Ana winds this week in the San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties mountains. The strong winds in the San Jacinto Mountains are expected to occur Thursday morning with gusts of up to 50 mph and humidity in the single digits. A Red Flag…
Idyllwild’s Dr. Richard Goldberg (front center) was recognized at the third-annual Public Health Community Champion Awards last week. Goldberg represented the 3rd Supervisorial District. The other awardees were (front row, from left) Robert Roy, Gabriel Maldonado, Aurora Wilson and Melanie Nieman. Also shown in the back row (from left) are Susan Harrington, director of the Department of Public Health; 5th District Supervisor Marion Ashley; 1st District Supervisor Kevin Jeffries; Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county Public Health officer; 4th District Supervisor John Benoit; and 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington.
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee is exploring options to place a parcel-fee increase on the ballot this fall. Committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton appointed an ad hoc committee of herself and committee member Sue Weisbart to review the options for generating more income, including a parcel-fee increase to go before voters in…
Selling its ladder truck is one of the options Idyllwild Fire Commissioner and Finance Committee Chair Nancy Layton last week said will be considered to raise revenue or cut costs in the future. Layton cited several reasons for the truck’s sale to benefit the IFPD. “It’s our high-priced flag pole,” she said at the Finance…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild hosted a Patron’s Appreciation Dinner at the Caine Learning Center the night of Dec. 13, 2014 and introduced the new board that has now resigned. From left, past-President Gary Kuscher, President Marc Koussaf, Lesly Martin, Patti Cooper, Kirsten Ingretsen, Reba Coulter, Nathan Depetris, Elizabeth Miller, Mark Crouder and Bryan Tallent. The Art…
The Mile High Radio Club plans several changes as it gradually assumes responsibility for operating WNKI, 1610 AM — the local emergency radio station. At the end of 2014, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District agreed to transfer WNKI operations to MHRC, which has begun implementing improvements. An important step is to expand the coverage area…
The Idyllwild fire Protection District Finance Committee is going to explore the options for placing a parcel fee increase on the ballot this fall. Committee Chair, Commissioner Nancy Layton appointed an ad hoc committee of herself and committee member Sue Weisbart to review the options for generating additional income, including a parcel fee increase, which…
Idyllwild students attending Hemet High School will no longer need a bus pass, thus saving their families about $520 annually for the pass. “Parents will no longer be required to pay fees to receive home to school transportation,” the district said in a press release. At its April 7 meeting, the Hemet Unified School District…
