The local California Department of Parks and Recreation was busy Saturday, July 26. A ranger and aides from Mt. San Jacinto State Park performed two rescues — a 25-year-old female from Huntington Beach and two juvenile females from Pico Rivera. The first effort started around 3:30 p.m. when the park office was notified that a…
Idyllwild School teacher Danielle Baraty received the monthly Hemet Unified School District’s Recognition and Award from the governing board last week. At the July 22 meeting, Trustee Vic Scavarda of Idyllwild recommended Baraty as the July honoree. The board also presented her with a $500 certificate, which she can use for any district program. In…
“There are so many Jews up here in Idyllwild, we should get together and say some prayers,” Trudy Levy remembers saying more than a year ago.
Despite the lack of an imminent emergency, several American Red Cross officials were in Idyllwild Tuesday evening, July 22. And they were very complimentary of the local residents involved in Red Cross efforts and the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group’s efforts to keep the Hill prepared for a potential disaster. “Idyllwild is a model program,” said…
Cal Fire Helicopter 301 drops water on a small lightning fire on Thomas Mountain late Sunday afternoon. Responding units from the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire contained the 10-foot by 10-foot fire.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s request for a $300,000 advance of its 2014-15 property taxes. California’s constitution authorizes a county to lend available funds to a special district if the amount does not exceed 85 percent of the district’s expected tax revenue. IFPD’s annual property tax revenue exceeds…
Revenue for fiscal 2014-15 is looking much more favorable for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. At the July 21 Finance Committee meeting, Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton announced that the July estimates have increased $156,000 since the original May estimate was released. IFPD’s revenue estimate for this fiscal year is now $2.32 million, up from…
Last week at Hoylake, England, Brendan Steele made his first appearance in The Open Championship, sometimes known in the U.S. as the British Open. After a very rocky double-double start Thursday morning, the Idyllwild native played the back nine in a sizzling 3-under-par 34. However, he was not able to carry that over into Friday’s…
Idyllwild Area Historical Society The Idyllwild Area Historical Society holds its annual general meeting at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at the Creekstone Inn. The guest speaker is Dr. William Beachum “Pete” Lee, an anthropologist, linguist, professor, researcher, diver, consultant and technical advisor. He also is a co-producer, editor and cinematographer with film, media and…
Idyllwild Property Owners Association, once a thriving community club, now serves the purpose of giving “the little guy a voice,” by getting discounts for its members from five different propane companies, and making anonymous donations to community causes, said its only board member, Trish Seward, acting member chair. Seaward said she has repeatedly tried to…
