On Sunday, May 5, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a report of four hikers in need of rescue. The hikers, from San Diego, Costa Mesa and Los Angeles, became lost near the Tamarack Campground near the Deer Springs and Pacific Crest trails. They used a cell phone that was running low on battery…
The Gorgonio Fire, which started near noon Saturday, May 4, scorched nearly 510 acres in the Twin Pines area before being contained Sunday evening. This fire, south of Banning, followed soon after firefighters had contained the Summit Fire, which started Wednesday, May 1, north of Banning. Eventually the Summit Fire burned nearly 3,200 acres. On…
The Amgen bike road race will close Highway 74 on Monday, May 13, for two hours in both directions as part of a rolling closure. The race begins in Murrieta at 10:30 a.m. and comes up 74 from Hemet, through Mountain Center to Garner Valley and the desert below. Commuters in either direction should be…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, April 29 to May 6, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance April 28 — Smoke scare, Highway 243, Idyllwild. May 2 — Downed power line, Live Oak Lane,Idyllwild. May 3 — Medical aid, Walters Drive, Pine Cove. May 3 — Medical aid,…
The Hemet Unified School Board decided to appoint the replacement for resigning trustee Bill Sanborn. Applications are available on the District’s website www.hemetusd.k12.ca.us, at the district office at 1791 W. Acacia Ave., Hemet or from Superintendent Dr. Barry Kayrell’s office, which can be reached at (951) 765-5100 ext. 1001. The submission period began, Wednesday, May…
Last Saturday, April 27, around 1:30 p.m. I fell on Tahquitz Rock above Idyllwild in Southern California, on a route called Fingergrip, the 5.8 slab/dihedral pitch above the “Jungle Ledge,” a very easy climb for me. I was a hand’s reach from the bolted anchor when I slipped. I was injured in the fall and quite helpless after it. I had to be rescued.
During Idyllwild School’s Open House Wednesday May 1, Buzz Holmes (far right), music teacher, congratulates the beginning wind instruments group after their mini concert.
Editor’s note: On Saturday, April 27, a climber had an accident. Two local members — Lee Arnson and Les Walker — of the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit helped secure the climber and enable his rescue. The story appeared in the May 2 issue of the Town Crier. In the second issue of each month, RMRU…
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Update 6:50 a.m., Monday — CAL FIRE, with mutual aid, gained 100 percent containment of the Gorgonio Fire yesterday evening. Firefighters expected full control today. The Fire’s size was determined to be 510 acres. Highway 243 was opened in both directions with out escort patrols yesterday evening, too. Update 1:45 p.m. — Cal Trans has…
