The summer 2023 fire season has been minimal and predictions for the remainder of the summer and early fall continue to be for below-normal fire activity. This is true for much of the country. Fire activity has been below normal. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Predictive Services Outlook for July reported “… year-to-date fire…
The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) has made arrangements with the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) to offer primary healthcare services inside its mobile clinic on the third Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot at Idyllwild Town Hall. RUHS’s first visit is Wednesday, July 19. Available services include…
By Michael SlocumAssociates of Idyllwild Arts President Many in Idyllwild are grieving as they learn the news that a car crash in Escondido on the evening of Saturday, June 24, claimed the life of Idyllwild resident Dena Van Slyke. Her husband Lee Van Slyke was seriously injured and transported to a hospital in Escondido where…
Revisions to the Riverside County’s Short-term Rental (STR) Ordinance (927.1) are likely to go before both the Planning Commission and the board of supervisors in late summer or early fall, according to Felisa Cardona, public information officer for the county’s Transportation and Land Management Agency, which includes the Planning Department. Sept. 9, when the current…
By Holly ParsonsCorrespondent Idyllwild’s Fourth of July celebrations begin with the 57th-annual parade the Idyllwild Rotary Club has sponsored for over 20 years. This classic small-town parade is long on substance, and short on boredom. The parade is one of a variety of traditions heralding freedom, liberty and neighborly love on this tectonic day. Yet…
All fireworks, including sparklers, are illegal in Riverside County. All fireworks are illegal because they cause serious injuries and very often, cause fires. Riverside County has diverse terrain. The vegetation is very dry where fireworks can easily start a brush fire. Individuals who cause fires by using illegal fireworks will be held responsible for all…
Tuesday, June 20, California’s full parole board granted parole to Thongxay Nilakout, who was convicted of the murder of German tourist Gisela Pflegger during a robbery at Indian Vista Point in 1994, in which he also shot her husband Klaus three times. Gov. Gavin Newsom recommended the board reconsider the December 2022 decision of a…
Caltrans will begin work on a $470,000 emergency project to rehabilitate and repave Highway 243 in Idyllwild, weather permitting. The project was awarded to SEMA Construction of San Diego. Crews will be working on Highway 243 from just south of North Circle Drive to just north of Pine Crest Avenue starting Monday, June 26. Hours…
The Idyllwild Rotary Parade Committee has chosen Dr. Marshall Hawkins, co-founder of Jazz in the Pines and founder of the Idyllwild Arts Jazz Department, as the 2023 July 4th Parade grand marshal. The Euphoria Brass Band will follow the grand marshal’s vehicle in the parade line up. Also returning is the University of California Riverside…
Birte Pflegger provided the Crier with an update on the parole process for convicted murderer Thongxay Nilakout, the man who killed her mother and nearly killed her father during a botched robbery at Indian Vista Point near Lake Fulmor in 1994. In December 2022, a state hearing panel recommended Nilakout for parole. The full board…
