Town Hall families enjoy potluck
Town Hall invited students, family and contributors to its end-of-year potluck Friday afternoon, Aug 9, to celebrate a summer full of fun and learning …
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BREAKING NEWS: Silver Fire 95 percent contained, Twin Pines evacuation lifted
UPDATE 7:15 A.M., Monday, Aug. 12 The Silver Fire news this morning, Aug. 12, is both good and tough. The fire’s size is now estimated to be 20,292 acres and it is 95 percent contained. Another firefighter sustained some injury. Details were not available. Eleven firefighters were hurt to some extent battling this Fire and…
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Stage 2 Water Shortage terms
Idyllwild Water District General Manager Terry Lyons has ordered that the district advance to Water Conservation Stage 2, effective Sept. 1. Water conservation in Idyllwild is no longer optional. Specifically, IWD’s Ordinance No. 62 requires users of district water to: Limit irrigation of outdoor plants and gardens to the period between 6 p.m. and 8…
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BREAKING NEWS: Silver Fire updates
5:13 P.M. UPDATE: The fire is 20, 292 acres and 90 percent contained. Beaumont High School Evacuation Center has closed as of 3 p.m. Visit the Riverside Sheriff’s Department website here — http://www.riversidesheriff.org/press/admin-firewatch.asp — for concerns about insurance fraud. 1:35 P.M. UPDATE: Silent Valley Club residents and campers who are at the club now are…
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Author to speak at library
Idyllwild resident Robert Ferguson, author of “The Knights Templar and Scotland,” will give a talk from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Idyllwild Library. He will describe how the Knights Templar became not only the world’s most feared warriors but also the first international bankers, the first multinational conglomerate and the only…
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To vote in Idyllwild Fire election, you must register by Monday, Aug. 12
For those Idyllwild residents who want to vote in the Fire District election, Monday, Aug. 12, is the deadline for voters to register and be eligible to cast a ballot in the Aug. 27 mail-ballot election to fill the three IFPD seats. Registration applications submitted online at RegisterToVote.ca.gov prior to midnight Monday will be honored,…
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Daughter needs service dog
Melissa Wilson, a teacher at Idyllwild Arts Academy for the past 12 years, has a daughter, Amara, 14, with Type 1 diabetes. Amara has had the disease since age 2-1/2. Mother and daughter, who live on campus, are raising funds to for a diabetes alert service dog to help keep Amara safe and healthier overall….
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Fire and Forest: Lessons …
We are all glad that our town was unharmed by the Mountain Fire, but I don’t want to celebrate too much. I don’t want us to draw the wrong lesson, which is that fire agencies will always have the personnel and equipment to save us. After all, can’t they just keep pulling in more and…
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Mixed results in first court battle over fire fee
Plaintiffs contesting the 2011 State Regulation Area Fire Fee convinced a Sacramento Superior Court judge that their case merited treatment as a class action. However, if their argument ultimately prevails, refunds may be limited to members who have officially appealed their payment with Cal Fire. On July 19, Judge Eugene Balonon dismissed the state’s contention…
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BREAKING NEWS: Fire near Tramway parking lot
5:41 P.M. AUG. 8 UPDATE: As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, the Tram Fire was 100 percent contained and limited to 60 acres. The potential to grow was never large as it was burning in light fuels. 7:30 A.M. AUG. 7 UPDATE: As of midnight, the Tram Fire is 20 percent contained and limited…