Arturo Delgado, the new district ranger on the San Jacinto Ranger District, has arrived, been meeting his new staff and learning about the Hill. And what he has discovered, as many residents have learned, is “it just feels like home. There are lots of trees, grass and water,” he said. “I grew up in a…
A large semi-truck attempted to make a U-turn around 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at the Forest Service Cranston Guard Station in Valle Vista. When the driver got stuck in the sand, blocking both lanes of Highway 74, traffic was diverted through the Cranston parking lot as a tow truck worked about an hour to free the large semi.
Peter Buhl gives Clay Helgren of Living Free and Mary Lou Prosin of ARF checks totaling $402 from his Donation Alley at the Funky Bazaar in Fern Valley. Buhl has collected and donated in excess of $2,000 since he initiated the idea less than two years ago.
Although not a record for attendance (that was set in 2009), the 2013 Idyllwild 5K and 10K Run and Fitness Walk did set record finish times.
The Riverside County Waste Management Department will host a free backyard composting workshop in Idyllwild on Saturday (June 8). Attend this “how-to” workshop to learn how to recycle organic resources such as yard trimmings, fruit and vegetable waste into a dark, crumbly, sweet-smelling soil conditioner. Compost can be used to enrich the soil in gardens,…
Only the Idyllwild Fire Protection District will need an election in 2013. The Fire district has four candidates to fill three seats. The only incumbent seeking re-election is IFPD Commission President Jeannine Charles-Stigall, who was second in a field of six in her first race in 2009. The other three candidates also have or had…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday, May 16 to Monday, June 3: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance May 17 — Medical aid, Crestview Drive, Idyllwild. May 17 — Medical aid, rescue, Humber Park, Idyllwild. May 17 — Medical aid, Double View Drive, Idyllwild. May 18 — Walk-in medical aid. May…
In March 2012, Willy Latzo, four-time world champion in Heavyweight Kyokushinkai Full Contact Karate and German boxing champion, opened Idyllwild Fitness Center with promises of full-service gym memberships, new equipment (coming that summer) and a full range of classes. One year later, in March 2013, he posted a notice that the gym was temporarily closed…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission unanimously raised its ambulance fees 5 percent at the May 28 meeting, meaning rates have grown about 25 percent since 2010. While no analysis of the fire department’s costs for 2012-13 was presented, both Commissioner Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Fire Chief Patrick Reitz explained that IFPD rates are…
