5:13 P.M. UPDATE: The fire is 20, 292 acres and 90 percent contained. Beaumont High School Evacuation Center has closed as of 3 p.m. Visit the Riverside Sheriff’s Department website here — http://www.riversidesheriff.org/press/admin-firewatch.asp — for concerns about insurance fraud. 1:35 P.M. UPDATE: Silent Valley Club residents and campers who are at the club now are…
For those Idyllwild residents who want to vote in the Fire District election, Monday, Aug. 12, is the deadline for voters to register and be eligible to cast a ballot in the Aug. 27 mail-ballot election to fill the three IFPD seats. Registration applications submitted online at RegisterToVote.ca.gov prior to midnight Monday will be honored,…
Melissa Wilson, a teacher at Idyllwild Arts Academy for the past 12 years, has a daughter, Amara, 14, with Type 1 diabetes. Amara has had the disease since age 2-1/2. Mother and daughter, who live on campus, are raising funds to for a diabetes alert service dog to help keep Amara safe and healthier overall….
5:41 P.M. AUG. 8 UPDATE: As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, the Tram Fire was 100 percent contained and limited to 60 acres. The potential to grow was never large as it was burning in light fuels. 7:30 A.M. AUG. 7 UPDATE: As of midnight, the Tram Fire is 20 percent contained and limited…
The award-winning Idylllwild Town Crier was again honored for the high quality of its work this year. The National Newspaper Association’s 2013 Better Newspaper Contest recognized the Town Crier for two community-oriented stories. News Editor J.P. Crumrine’s 10th-anniversary story about the Idyllwild School smARTS program, “Smart art: who can ask the value,” earned first place…
On July 10, the Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors elected Diana “De” Eskew to fill the remainder of former President Tom McCullough’s term through December 2015. The following is an interview with Eskew on her views about the District and water issues. TC: Why join the water board? DE: “I’ve lived and worked…
The Mountain Fire’s blackening of a large portion of the wilderness caused many animals to lose their habitats last month. Small burrowing animals can sometimes escape the flames by going underground, said Dr. Jennifer Gee, director of the University of California’s James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve. When they emerge after the fire, those who survive…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday, July 30, to Sunday, Aug. 4: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance July 31 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Aug. 1 — Three medical aids, Idyllwild. Aug. 3 — Dispatched and canceled en route. Aug. 3 — Medical aid, Pine Cove. Aug. 4 — Medical aid,…
According to California Hwy. Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, at about 1 p.m. Sunday, Charles Marquis, 69, and Bertha Marquis, 68 (on backboard), of Hemet were riding their 1998 Honda Valkyrie northbound on Hwy. 243 near South Circle when the back tire began to fishtail causing the them to lose control and T-bone a 2005 Dodge Ram driven by Jackie Louise Nichols, 58 of Spring Valley, as she was pulling to the side of the road. Idyllwild Fire transported Bertha Marquis to Hemet Valley Medical Center with facial swelling. No other injuries were reported. Oil from a leaking vehicle may have contributed to the crash. Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company 621 and Cal Trans mopped up the excess oil and the Riverside County Sheriff conducted traffic control during the incident.
Town Crier readers chose local building designer Robert Priefer as the 2013 Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award recipient last month. Emcee Doug Austin made the announcement at last week’s Idyllwild Summer Concert at the Community Center site. Priefer has been instrumental in volunteering his time with plans for the new Community Center, and been involved…
