In the past week, a series of six earthquakes shook the Idyllwild area along the San Jacinto Fault. The first was at about 3:45 Monday afternoon, Dec. 30, and was the largest and closest. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake could be felt throughout Idyllwild. The epicenter was about 2 miles south-southwest of Idyllwild and 9 miles east-southeast…
Volunteers are needed to help count bald eagles for the annual winter bald eagle counts in and near the San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains on Saturday, Jan. 11. These counts have been conducted since 1978. Concurrent bald eagle counts are held at Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Silverwood, Lake Perris and Lake Hemet….
Last week, state officials again urged residents to get a flu shot. While influenza activity has been low so far this flu season, it began to rise at the end of December. While not widespread in California, the number of cases has been growing. “Many California counties, and other states, are reporting patients who are…
The 2013-14 Riverside County Grand Jury has issued a report concerning the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. The Grand Jury investigated three issues: the responsibilities of the administrative captain, political activities of uniformed firefighters and the district’s overtime expenses. IFPD has not officially responded to the report, according to Fire Chief Patrick Reitz. In a Dec….
This coming spring expect to find stuffed mailboxes — stuffed with election material solicitations for votes and campaign contributions. June 3 is the statewide Primary date. Besides the statewide offices such as governor and attorney general, several local races will be on the June Primary and then the November General Election ballot this year. While…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District has announced a special meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 7. The purpose of the special session is to discuss the District contract with Riverside County for emergency dispatch services. The contract between IFPD and the county expires on March 11. There are two one-year extension, and a 60-day notification clause, according…
The Hemet Unified School District’s Intra-District Transfers Open Enrollment period for the 2014-15 school year is Jan. 1 to March 1, 2014. During that period, parents may apply to transfer their children to a different school. HUSD policy allows children to continue their current enrollment at their school through the highest grade level offered without…
Riverside County Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone is paring down future visits to Idyllwild from monthly to quarterly. He will be at the Idyllwild Library from noon to 4 p.m. the Fridays of Jan. 24, April 25, July 25 and Oct. 24 However, the Idyllwild community may schedule a meeting at any time in one…
This is the final of a two-part series that began last week …
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake shook Idyllwild Monday afternoon, Dec. 30. The epicenter was approximately 2 miles south-southwest of Idyllwild and 9 miles east-southeast of Valle Vista. No injuries or damages were immediately identified. J.P. Crumrine can be reached at jp@towncrier.com.
