An Idyllwild business owner reported a phone scam that attempts to swindle money from unknowing victims. The business owner received a phone call Thursday morning from a person claiming to work for Southern California Edison. The caller said that unless the business owner provided a credit card number and authorized payment of a larger-than-your-typical-SCE-bill sum…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Dec. 9 to Dec. 15. Idyllwild • Dec. 9 — Medical aid, 11:18 p.m., one patient. • Dec. 10 — Medical aid, 7:56 a.m., one patient. • Dec. 10 — Special type of incident, other, 11 a.m. • Dec. 10…
Nearly 75 days since the start of fiscal year 2015, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation last weekend to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, 2015. While the politics of immigration has disrupted funding for the Homeland Security Department, other agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, now know…
[youtube]http://youtu.be/03_lNLlMTiw[/youtube] A group of young kids at their first basketball practice at Idyllwild School gym Tuesday night. Town Hall Youth Basketball games begin after the new year.
Chains, traction devices or snow tires are required on the drive axle of all vehicles except four wheel/ all wheel drive vehicles between Lake Fulmor and Idyllwild along Highway 243 today.
Despite some dissension, the Mile High Radio Club last Thursday approved the agreement for operating local emergency radio station WNKI (1610 AM) that the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission approved at its November meeting. The approval is the culmination of a two-year process of negotiations between the club and IFPD. After the meeting, MHRC President…
During the first of four Saturday public bald eagle counts last weekend, two adults were seen at Lake Hemet. Despite the inclement weather, which caused the cancellation of one area count, nine bald eagles were seen in the San Bernardino National Forest on Sunday during the count period. This number may underrepresent the actual number…
The great “Pineapple Express” of 2014 stormed through Northern California and then passed through Southern California. But on the Hill, only 1.1 inches of rain were recorded at the Keenwild Ranger Station. Idyllwild Fire Department recorded 1.37 inches of rain and George Tate in Pine Cove recorded 1.5 inches for the National Weather Service. At…
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. of Bologna, Italy, chose the Palms to Pines Highway between Palm Springs and Idyllwild for its current promotion of its new 2015 Ducati Scrambler. Monday some 35 bright-yellow Scramblers, ridden by journalists from various countries, parked along Village Center Drive to enjoy breakfast and coffee before heading out to Camp Ronald McDonald for a luncheon and their return to Palm Springs. According to Mario Alvisi, the Ducati Scrambler brand director who was leading the group, this is the second of three Palms to Pines promotional trips planned for December, each with journalists from different countries world wide. He stated the Palm Springs – Idyllwild connection was selected because of its gorgeous scenery and interesting roadways for motorcycle travel. They will be shooting photos and videos during each of these trips.
Town Crier Publisher-Editor Becky Clark speaks to the California Press Foundation audience Friday night at the Marines’ Memorial Club in San Francisco after receiving the Justus F. Craemer Newspaper Executive of the Year award. Clark’s grandson, Carter Johnson, 8, holds the award presented by Hal Fuson. Clark also was elected chair of the foundation earlier in the day.
