In 1979, Chris Fogle was seven years old and moved to Idyllwild with his family. Being fond of the outdoors, Fogle was in paradise and spent his youth backpacking, rock climbing, hiking and engaged in many other outdoor activities that the mountain provides. Fogle decided to get a summer job with the U.S. Forest Service…
Four traffic collisions occurred on Highway 74 last week, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On April 10 at 7:30 a.m., Giovanni Tapia Ramos, 22 of Coachella, was driving his gray 2020 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Highway 74 near Carrizo Road at a speed of 60 mph, according to Ramos,…
Idyllwild • April 5 — Follow-up, 1:09 p.m. Address withheld. Handled by deputy. • April 5 — Civil dispute, 9:17 a.m. Glen Rd. Handled by deputy. • April 5 — Area check, 1:12 p.m. Glen Rd. Handled by deputy. • April 5 — Follow-up, 2 p.m. Address withheld. Handled by deputy. • April 5 —…
Donations go to public-facing essential workers By Stephanie Yost and Mary RiderContributed Three weeks ago, we had side-by-side articles in the Town Crier addressing different ways our mountain communities can cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Yost’s article offered suggestions for how members of the community can support local businesses through the purchase of gift cards…
With Riverside University Health System (RUHS) reporting three confirmed COVID-19 cases for Idyllwild-Pine Cove, residents continue to express concern about visitors bringing the virus to town. As of April 14 at 1 p.m., Riverside County has 1,961 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Fifty people have died and 376 people have recovered. As of April 7 at 1…
The Idyllwild Rotary held a virtual board meeting last week to donate funds to local organizations that will help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board voted to grant $900 to the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) to cover costs of the Feeding America project. ARF will be receiving $500 from Rotary to assist in…
Idyllwild resident Cathie Davis has called this mountain her home for 36 years. Growing up in Orange County, Davis knew she wanted to be a nurse and had plenty of options on where she could pursue that goal. “When I was nine years old, I told my mom I was going to be a nurse,”…
We’ve all noticed the long lines in front of our local markets in recent weeks in order to adhere to social distancing. In addition, employees are wearing masks and gloves. Many only know that they are having to wait in line and have no idea what’s happening behind the scenes. While people wait patiently, essential…
The Idyllwild-Pine Cove area had one confirmed COVID-19 case as of the 1 p.m. April 3 Riverside University Health System-Public Health website update. On April 6, that number increased to two. The county also held a press conference on April 3 to let people know the four things that need to happen to flatten the…
A series of quakes shook the mountain Friday evening and continued throughout the weekend. The first in the series, a magnitude 4.9 east-southeast of Anza at 10.6 km depth, occurred at 6:53 p.m. That first quake was followed by four more: 3.6 magnitude at 6:54 p.m., a 2.9 and 3.0 magnitude quakes at 6:55 p.m….
