Fatality calls attention to risks of rock climbing
Ask any inveterate rock climber and they will tell you the sport is thrilling and exhilarating, but it also demands respect …
Idyllwild News
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Mandatory fire evacuation in Aguanga, Sage
Fire officials ordered mandatory evacuations for residents in Aguanga as the Buck fire grows in size and intensity. Evacuation orders affect residents north of Sage Road, south of Stanley Road, east of Benton Road and west of Reed Valley Road. At 6:05 p.m., the Incident Commander reported the Buck Fire was 1,800 acres and…
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Stonewood looks to Pine Cove for water help
This spring, the Stonewood Homeowners Association approached Jerry Holldber, Pine Cove Water District general manager, about establishing a physical connection with the district …
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Lech speaks at historical society meeting
The Idyllwild Area Historical Society held their annual meeting on Sunday afternoon at Silver Pines Lodge. The speaker this year was Steve Lech, park planner for Riverside County and local historian, who gave a slide show presentation and lecture on the history of the Pines to Palms highway.
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Call for listings in Idyllwild Guide
The Town Crier invites all businesses, organizations and individuals (musicians, artists, etc.) to submit event listings for the winter/spring Idyllwild Guide that will be published in October. Submit listings for events that will occur from October through May 2012. Please include date, time and location of event. In addition to being seen in the Idyllwild…
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Stone announces code enforcement amnesty for Anza
Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone, facing a capacity audience at Anza Valley’s community hall, announced major revisions in county code enforcement policy for valley residents. Among those revisions is a time-limited amnesty for existing code violations. Anza, like Idyllwild, is very different from the rest of Supervisor Jeff Stone’s third district. It is a rural…
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Dogs get first-paw experience in snake training
During the Rattlesnake Avoidance Training on Saturday, Axel, owned by David Cavanaugh, walks right up to this Southern Pacific rattlesnake (which is muzzled with medical tape and drained of its venom). Erick Briggs, trainer, takes the dogs through several stations, beginning with meeting a baby rattler, learning the scent of a rattler by some rattlesnake skin on the ground, a rattler rattling behind a rock, and finally encountering an adult rattler on the ground in front of them. The event was held at the Community Center site.
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New Lumber Mill owner plans big
New Lumber Mill Bar and Grill owner Luis Solis has big plans, very big plans, for his restaurant. Solis and wife Michelle, with previous restaurant experience in Temecula, are weighing in with menu choices that will challenge even the most jaded Idyllwild diner. “We’re keeping the existing menu for now, but are adding…
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Pets and snake bites
Friday, July 27, a little terrier was rushed to Sadie’s Clinic after being bitten by a rattlesnake. We administered Benadryl and sent the frantic owner to Hemet, thinking she could get treatment there. Unfortunately, at the places they checked, that was not the case; by the time they arrived at the emergency clinic in Murrieta, it was too late to save the dog.
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News of Record: Aug. 9, 2012
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, July 31 to Aug. 6, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Aug. 1 — Walk-in medical aid. Aug. 2 — Walk-in medical aid. Aug. 2 — Medical aid, Double View Drive, Idyllwild. Aug. 4 — Medical aid, Idyllbrook Drive, Idyllwild. Aug. 4…
