The U.S. Forest Service Fire crews had planned to burn approximately 400 to 600 acres near Bonita Vista and Lake Hemet during the week of April 15. However, the latest weather forecast is not favorable for prescribed fire, according to John Miller, Forest Service, public affairs person for the San Bernardino National Forest. Until weather…
Beginning around 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, Caltrans crews closed Highway 243 in front of Mountaintop liquor to take down a five story tall Goldspotted oak borer infested tree. After removing the first tree, crews moved on to a second infected tree near the Chevron station. Caltrans reopened Highway 243 at at 12:42 p.m….
Pine Cove resident Mark Dean heads to Boston on Tuesday, April 9, to run for the first time in that city’s prestigious marathon. As the Hill’s sole runner in the Monday, April 15, Boston event, Dean, 60, said he is proud to represent the mountain communities. The mountain may also have conferred an advantage on…
The Idyllwild Garden Club needs your help and suggestions as it plans the June 22 Garden Tour. If you live on the Hill and have a natural woodland cottage, informal, formal or any other style garden, or simply a notable landscape within interesting use of rock boulders, water features, design, sculptures or themes (one year…
This week, San Bernardino National Forest Supervisor Jody Noiron announced Arturo Delgado as her choice for San Jacinto District Ranger. Delgado is currently the Forest Wildlife biologist for the Angeles National Forest and plans to begin at the San Jacinto Ranger District the week of May 20. He replaces Laurie Rosenthal, who retired in January.
On March 25, California’s Little Hoover Commission issued a report urging a new operating model. Failure to take action would continue the trend of declining commitment and vision for the state’s historic and recreation sites, the commission warned Gov. Jerry Brown. The 122-page report, “Beyond Crisis: Recapturing Excellence in California’s State Park System,” which outlines…
The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. Take a quirky family with oddball sensibilities, a small Southern town setting, throw in other assorted quirky characters and what you get is the hilarity of “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” which Theatre Department Chair Howard Shangraw…
65 years ago – 1948 The Town Crier noted evidence that the dog population was getting out of hand: “Many pets are apparently dissatisfied with their homes and prefer just to hang around the post office.” 60 years ago – 1953 County Civil Defense Coordinator Col. O.S. Dresher told a Town Hall audience that the…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, April 1 to 8, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance April 1 — Medical aid, Delano Drive, Idyllwild. April 2 — Walk-in medical aid. April 3 — Medical aid, Village Center Drive, Idyllwild. April 3 — Citizen complaint, Tahquitz Drive, Idyllwild. April…
Mandatory sterilization of all pit bull-type dogs was on the agenda of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, April 9. More than 20 percent of the dogs impounded at county facilities are pit bulls. Their adoption and redemption rates are very low, according to Robert Miller, director of Riverside County’s Animal Services Department. He…
