Highway 243 closed for oak borer-infested tree removal
Caltrans closed Highway 243 in front of Mountain Top Liquor on Thursday, April 11 from around 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. to remove a large Goldspotted oak borer-infested tree …
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Mark Dean Boston Marathon race updates and final time; Dean and wife OK after explosions
Mark Dean and wife Margie are OK following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Dean had finished his race about 20 minutes prior to the two blasts and both he and Margie were several blocks away from the explosions when they occurred. Mark Dean, Pine Cove resident, is running in the Boston Marathon. Live updates…
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Forest Service postpones Bonita Vista burn
The U.S. Forest Service Fire crews had planned to burn approximately 400 to 600 acres near Bonita Vista and Lake Hemet during the week of April 15. However, the latest weather forecast is not favorable for prescribed fire, according to John Miller, Forest Service, public affairs person for the San Bernardino National Forest. Until weather…
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Highway 243 closed on Thursday; GSOB trees down
Beginning around 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, Caltrans crews closed Highway 243 in front of Mountaintop liquor to take down a five story tall Goldspotted oak borer infested tree. After removing the first tree, crews moved on to a second infected tree near the Chevron station. Caltrans reopened Highway 243 at at 12:42 p.m….
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Garden Club looking for a few good gardens
The Idyllwild Garden Club needs your help and suggestions as it plans the June 22 Garden Tour. If you live on the Hill and have a natural woodland cottage, informal, formal or any other style garden, or simply a notable landscape within interesting use of rock boulders, water features, design, sculptures or themes (one year…
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News of Record: April 11, 2013
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, April 1 to 8, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance April 1 — Medical aid, Delano Drive, Idyllwild. April 2 — Walk-in medical aid. April 3 — Medical aid, Village Center Drive, Idyllwild. April 3 — Citizen complaint, Tahquitz Drive, Idyllwild. April…
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Idyllwild grinding facility resumes Saturday operations
The Idyllwild grinding facility will resume Saturday operations beginning May 4 and continuing through Nov. 30. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-through-Friday operations will continue uninterrupted, and green waste will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., with the facility closed between noon and 1 p.m. for lunch. Winter closure on…
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Supervisor Stone gives $1,500 to friends of the county parks
At its April 2 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a grant of $1,500 to the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks from 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone’s community improvement funds. Nature Center Park Interpreter Shelley Kibby said the grant would be used for both streambed restoration along Lily Creek in…
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Bonita Vista Burn planned for the week of April 15
Forest Service fire crews are planning to burn approximately 400 to 600 acres near Lake Hemet during the week of April 15. The Bonita Vista Burn is dependent upon weather and conditions and would occur throughout the week. Smoke and flames will be visible to residents and motorists along Highway 74 in Garner Valley as…
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Mayor Max dies
Mayor Max, Idyllwild’s first mayor, passed away in his sleep Tuesday night April 2. The Mayor was 12 years old and had health problems for several years, according to his chief of staff Phyllis Mueller. “He passed away peacefully in his sleep, first snoring, and then his heart stopped. He has had cancer for just…
