Although the National Weather Service announced last week that it forecasted a 70-percent chance that an El Niño pattern will continue in summer 2015, the U.S. Forest Service Predictive Services unit added that an unfavorable warmer-than-normal water temperatures developed off shore during the winter, which is indicative of a “a Modoki (Japanese for similar, but…
Brendan Steele did not qualify to play in the Masters last week, and I’ve been asked what he will have to do to play in the Masters in 2016. There are several ways he could qualify between now and then. Steele could either: 1. Win any official, full-points PGA Tour event between now and the…
The head of Riverside County’s Emergency Medical Services Agency, Bruce Barton, spoke at last week’s County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) meeting. He explained and answered questions about how the county’s new ambulance contract with American Medical Response will affect Pine Cove residents. He was emphatic that beginning July 1, AMR will be the primary…
65 years ago – 1950 The U.S. Forest Service was finishing plans for the Lake Fulmor dedication ceremony. 60 years ago – 1955 First- and second-graders from Idyllwild School were taken by bus to Hemet for polio vaccine shots. 55 years ago – 1960 “Biggest thing since the Inn burned down!” commented Jim Johnson as…
Sunday afternoon, Idylllwild Fire Department responded to a 911 emergency call about a fire in Idyllwild near Circle View Drive. “It was a 20-by-40 vegetation fire; no structures were threatened. The cause was undetermined,” said Fire Chief Patrick Reitz. “An early report to 911, coupled with rapid response and quick extinguishment, limited the potential for…
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington has begun his campaign for a full term. Appointed last month to replace Jeff Stone, who was elected to the state Senate last fall, Washington’s current term expires December 2016. The other candidate is Murrieta Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Randon Lane. He was first elected to the…
The iconic Grey Squirrel clothing store is gone. The building is empty. The “For rent” sign also is gone. Plans to construct a two-story self-storage facility at Fern Valley Corner may face obstacles both from neighboring businesses and residents, as well as from the county. Riverside County Transportation and Land Management Agency Program Administrator Wendell…
Editor: Your article reminded me of the request I made twice to the County of Riverside Traffic Department (at the Idyllwild facility) last year to no avail to install posted speed limit signs on Fern Valley Road from the Fern Valley Water District office all the way to Humber Park. The only sign posted is…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, April 7 to April 13. Idyllwild • April 8 — Medical aid, 26000 block of Saunders Meadow Rd., 4:42 p.m. • April 8 — Medical aid, Delano Dr., 4:57 p.m. • April 9 — Medical aid, Tahquitz View Dr., 6:00…
Idyllwild students attending Hemet High School will no longer need a bus pass, thus saving their families about $520 annually. “Parents will no longer be required to pay fees to receive home-to-school transportation,” the district wrote in a press release. At its April 7 meeting, the Hemet Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved…
