Mountain emergency group plans 2015 sessions
During the final Mountain Emergency Service Committee meeting of 2014, Kathleen Henderson, the Riverside County emergency services coordinator for the mountain, focused attention on...
Edison phone call scam targets Idyllwild business owners
An Idyllwild business owner reported a phone scam that attempts to swindle money from unknowing victims.
The business owner received a phone call Thursday morning...
News of Record: December 18, 2014
Fire log
The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Dec. 9 to Dec. 15.
Idyllwild
• Dec. 9 — Medical aid, 11:18...
New air tanker funded in Forest Service’s 2015 budget
Nearly 75 days since the start of fiscal year 2015, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation last weekend to fund the federal government through the...
Youth Basketball practice
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A group of young kids at their first basketball practice at Idyllwild School gym Tuesday night. Town Hall Youth Basketball games begin after the...
PHOTOS: Wintery morning on the Hill
Chains, traction devices or snow tires are required on the drive axle of all vehicles except four wheel/ all wheel drive vehicles between Lake Fulmor and Idyllwild along Highway 243 today.
Radio club approves WNKI agreement
Despite some dissension, the Mile High Radio Club last Thursday approved the agreement for operating local emergency radio station WNKI (1610 AM) that the...
Two adult bald eagles spotted at Lake Hemet
During the first of four Saturday public bald eagle counts last weekend, two adults were seen at Lake Hemet. Despite the inclement weather, which...
Second December storm stronger; third will bring snow
The great “Pineapple Express” of 2014 stormed through Northern California and then passed through Southern California. But on the Hill, only 1.1 inches of...
Why are all these Ducati motorcycles in Idyllwild?
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. of Bologna, Italy, chose the Palms to Pines Highway between Palm Springs and Idyllwild for its current promotion of its new 2015 Ducati Scrambler. Monday some 35 bright-yellow Scramblers, ridden by journalists from various countries, parked along Village Center Drive to enjoy breakfast and coffee before heading out to Camp Ronald McDonald for a luncheon and their return to Palm Springs. According to Mario Alvisi, the Ducati Scrambler brand director who was leading the group, this is the second of three Palms to Pines promotional trips planned for December, each with journalists from different countries world wide. He stated the Palm Springs - Idyllwild connection was selected because of its gorgeous scenery and interesting roadways for motorcycle travel. They will be shooting photos and videos during each of these trips.