Editor’s note: This week ends the Town Crier’s two-part series examining the top 10 stories affecting Idyllwild in 2014. Motorcycle fatalities return to Hill roads By J.P. Crumrine News Editor The past year was very dangerous for motorcyclists traveling the Hill’s roadways. Seven deaths occurred in 2014 compared to none in 2013. The causes vary….
CHP originally received a report of a two-vehicle collision with minor injuries at 11:18 a.m. Monday. The crash involved a pick-up truck with a camper shell driven by Leif Kvammen (right) of Pine Cove. Kvammen was not injured and no other vehicles or person were involved in the collision. Kvammen, traveling westbound on Highway 74 near…
In a letter dated Dec. 5 to Sanden and Sons, Riverside County has officially closed its investigation and case regarding the underground storage tanks located at the Shell station, also known as Village Food and Fuel. This step has been anticipated for about year as the county’s Department of Environmental Health has been overseeing the…
For anyone who travels Highway 74 from Palm Desert to Idyllwild, the Lake Hemet Market is a landmark, one of few commercial respites between the desert communities and Idyllwild and the only market on the route. Sadly, it is temporarily closed and will remain so until reopened under new management in March, according to Tom…
65 years ago – 1949 The Will Stevensons lugged sacks of walnut hulls from their Hemet ranch to assure the squirrels a frisky Christmas. 60 years ago – 1954 Five Oceanside high school boys were lodged in Riverside juvenile hall Monday night after a shoplifting spree on the Hill. 55 years ago –…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Dec. 23 to Dec. 29. The station was unable to provide the rest of the week’s report by the paper’s deadline. Idyllwild • Dec. 23 — Medical aid, 1:32 a.m., one patient. • Dec. 23 — Medical aid, 7:36 p.m.,…
Editor’s note: This week begins the Town Crier’s two-part series examining the top 10 stories affecting Idyllwild in 2014. IFPD inundated with grand jury investigations In 2014, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District was again the subject of a Riverside County grand jury investigation. Two reports were issued about the local fire district and possibly a…
Despite an advance of $300,000 on the current-year property tax revenue, the Idyllwild Fire Department’s expenditures through November still exceed revenues by more than $160,000 for this year. This is a substantial reason that Fire Chief Patrick Reitz has recommended the fire commission defer tucking any of the September 2013 proceeds from the cell tower…
Cautious about short-term cash flow, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee still felt comfortable at last week’s meeting to recommend that the commission authorize Fire Chief Patrick Reitz to investigate and evaluate financing to purchase one or two new ambulances. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz told the committee he has had early discussions with several…
