Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not provide fire logs for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls, Sunday to Saturday, March 1 to 7. Idyllwild • March 1 — Burglary, 53000 block of Double View Dr. Report taken. • March 1 — Alarm call,…
Around 1 a.m. Saturday, a would-be thief or thieves broke into Idyllwild Pharmacy. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene within 11 minutes of the alarm being activated, and a sheriff’s helicopter quickly responded as well. The burglar or burglars came in through the roof and made a mess of broken ceiling sections, while…
The Hill’s new county supervisor, Chuck Washington, former Temecula city councilman, was officially sworn into office last week. But he publicly took the oath of office at the March 10 Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s meeting. As he joins the board, Washington told the Town Crier his priorities will be public safety, the budget, job…
The 2015 Mountain Community Patrol Board of Directors posed for this photo. The members (front row, from left) are Jon Engle, 2nd vice president; Judi Milin, secretary; and Annamarie Padula, treasurer. Back row, from left are John Edminston, president; Bob Rahman, vice president; and Mel Goldfarb and Brian Lodge, members at large.
Ben White discusses soil preparation and quality to the Garden Club at the general meeting open to the public Tuesday, March 3, at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church.
Ed O’Rourke (back to camera), chair of the Living Free Board of Directors, addresses a gathering of volunteers, staff and residents at a “Town Hall” gathering Saturday morning to discuss the new efforts to rebuild and rebrand the sanctuary. The new leadership reports that more pets were adopted out in 2014 than in the entire 30-year history of the organization. At the current rate of adoptions, this may reach 300 pets for 2015.
For the third consecutive year, the Idyllwild Youth Grantmakers awarded grants to several local groups whose efforts will enhance the community and activities for middle-school students. This year’s awards totaled $3,500. The 2015 recipients were the Idyllwild Garden Club ($500), the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks ($1,000), the Idyllwild School Outdoor Education…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild Board of Directors held the first of its public sessions at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, but only the press and a few members attended. The open forum, slated to follow its monthly board meeting, is intended to give AAI members, the community and press an informal opportunity to ask…
The recent flurry of rain and snowstorms have not yet made a significant addition to the Hill’s water supply. Consequently, the drought is expected to enter its fourth-consecutive year. But the month of February did bring a milestone — the warmest February recorded. According to the National Weather Service, Idyllwild’s average temperature in February was…
Last week, George Tate reported 9.5 inches of snow in Pine Cove. But far more fell higher up the mountain. Two intrepid mountaineers — Lee Arnson and Jon King — trudged through and on nearly 2 feet of snow in Saddle Junction. Arnson, who has done a snow survey for 18 years, measured 24 inches…
