Ready for the big one?
“Whoa! That must have been the Big One! I’ve been tossed 10 feet across the room and can see a mess and broken windows all around me. Good, things have stopped shaking now and I can get up and walk.
Idyllwild News
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Idyllwild Fire 2012 audit complete; another deficit
Idyllwild Fire Protection District commissioners unanimously accepted the 2012 audit (fiscal year ending June 30, 2012). The San Bernardino accounting firm of Rogers, Anderson, Malody and Scott completed the audit and Scott Manno, a firm partner, presented the results to the commission during its Feb. 26 meeting. Manno stated the district’s financial statements present fairly,…
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Snow in Idyllwild
When we woke up this morning, there was about 4 inches of snow. since then another two have fallen. The main roads are cleared and many of the secondary are already plowed too. The National Weather Service’s short forecast for today was posted about “through 1130 am…light rain and snow showers will continue moving east…
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News of Record: March 6, 2013
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Feb. 25 to March 4, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Feb. 27 — Medical aid, Saunders Meadow Road, Idyllwild. Feb. 27 — Medical aid, Deerfoot Lane, Idyllwild. Feb. 28 — Medical aid, Marian View Drive, Idyllwild. March 3 — Medical aid,…
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Survey in high country shows more snow than last year
A crew of Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit volunteers found 10 inches more snow than last year in its annual February snow survey. There was an average of 29.7 inches of snow and 9.5 inches of water content (if the snow melted it would produce that amount of water), said crew leader Lee Arnson. On Sunday,…
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Venue change for Wayne Parker’s Celebration of Life
A Celebration of Life will be held for Richard Lewis “Wayne” Parker at the Idyllwild Arts Academy Fireside Room in Nelson Hall (changed from Stephens Recital Hall) at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 8, followed by a dinner.
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Author to discuss Esperanza Fire book: John MacLean needed five years to complete work
On March 8, John MacLean will discuss his book “The Esperanza Fire: Arson, Murder, and the Agony of Engine 57” at the Rustic Theatre. MacLean spoke to the Town Crier, Sunday, Feb. 24, about the book and his writing on wildland fires. This is the second part of that interview.
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Garden Club joins oak borer fight with roadside signs
The Idyllwild Garden Club takes a major step in trying to stop further Goldspotted oak borer infestation in Idyllwild. It has commissioned and will install roadside signs advising against importation of oak onto the Hill. “Our budget allowed for 10 signs,” said Mike Feyder, Garden Club instigator of the sign project. At present the club…
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Esther Kennedy, Spirit Mountain Retreat director, leaving
Esther Kennedy, director of Idyllwild’s Spirit Mountain Retreat Center, is returning to Adrian, Mich., the motherhouse of her Dominican order of Catholic sisters. A new director, Jill Breslau, arrives in June. “It’s been an extraordinary 11 years of my life and I have loved every minute of it,” Kennedy said. “I feel welcomed and loved…
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Idyllwild Middle School students learn philanthropy
Fifteen Idyllwild Middle School students are learning and practicing philanthropy as part of a Youth Grantmakers program …
