Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, July 15, through Monday, July 21. Idyllwild • July 15 — Rescue. • July 15 — Public service assistance. • July 16 — Medical aid. • July 17 — Medical aid. • July 18 — Rescue. • July 18 — Two medical…
On Friday, July 18, Robert Pape pleaded not guilty to the 2006 murders of Becky Friedli, her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. After six deferrals, Pape made a formal plea during a hearing at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. On the night of Sept. 17, 2006, Becky, 18, her mother, Vicki Friedli, 53, and…
Little purrs and four paws up to our youngest kitten, Suki. Didn’t take her long to find her forever home. Miss Sadie is about 3 years old, and is still ready for the old cat-and-mouse game. She loves to gracefully move along, step by step, as you walk. She is not vocal, and is fine…
When the House of Jerky upstairs in the Fort closed last October, Bryan Tallent and John Stonitsch, owners of Spruce Moose just two doors away, saw an opportunity. Originally, Tallent said, “We took the jerky into our main store during the holidays,” and it was successful. So on March 15, they opened Coyote Red’s in…
On Saturday, July 19, California Department of Parks and Recreation, with the assistance of the California Highway Patrol Aviation Unit, rescued an injured female hiker from Mt. San Jacinto State Park. About 4 p.m., the state parks received a brief cell phone call about an injured hiker at Wellman’s Divide; unfortunately, the call was dropped….
At its July 15 meeting, the State Water Resource Control Board adopted emergency regulations to curtail wasteful use of water outdoors where those in violation in urban areas could be fined up to $500 each day during the drought. Prohibitions include washing vehicles without a nozzle on the hose; watering of hardscapes, such as driveways,…
Efforts began last week to help Idyllwild residents in case a person or pet is bitten by the notorious Southern Pacific rattlesnake. Kathy Keane, whose dog Lucky died from a bite this summer, organized the session which 10 people attended. “I don’t want anyone else, parent or dog owner, to go through what I did,”…
Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Forest Service 2014-15 budget request. However, the focus of most of the witnesses and Senate members was on possible solutions to the perennial “forest borrowing” problem. If the costs of firefighting exceed the funds Congress has appropriated, the Forest Service…
