Editor’s note: Dr. Raul Ruiz, our congressman-elect, participated in a telephone interview, Friday, Dec. 14, just weeks before he will be sworn into office as the representative of California’s 36th Congressional District, in which the Hill is located. We discussed the campaign, in which he upset incumbent Mary Bono Mack, and his views and feelings…
The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce devoted its primary focus during its quarterly meeting to the threat to local forests of the Goldspotted oak borer. Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone included the oak borer in an ongoing emergency declaration originally enacted for the bark beetle in 2002. He placed the issue on the Tuesday, Dec. 18,…
The Christmas spirit is effusive throughout the Hill …
National Weather Service San Diego CA 5 a.m. pst Monday Dec 17 2012 Riverside County mountains Breezy with moderate precipitation amounts for tonight through Tuesday evening… A pacific weather system will move through southwest California late tonight through Tuesday evening with the main precipitation impacts late tonight through Tuesday morning and the main wind impacts…
The Idyllwild Post Office retail counter will be open Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, Monday, Dec. 24 and 31, from 9 a.m. to noon. Package pickup will still be available from noon until 5 p.m. at the Dutch door in the main lobby.
The Town Crier has been informed of the following opportunities to help children and families on the Hill during the holidays: • The Red Kettle is a collection site for CHIPS for Kids through Tuesday, Dec. 18. • New Spirit Vacation Homes and New Spirit Mortgage is sponsoring its first Christmas Toy Drive. You can bring an…
Winter weather message National Weather Service San Diego CA 1:17 pm pst Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 Cold pacific storm will continue to produce wintry weather in the mountains through this evening. A cold pacific system will continue to deepen south along the California coast today before moving inland across southern California this evening into tonight….
At its Nov. 27 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Commission approved a pilot project to use water tenders from Messina Water Service as resources available nationally for major fires. Last week, Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and Dan Messina discussed the venture in more detail with the Town Crier.
Town Hall adult volleyball got started last week with a rematch of last year’s championship game between the Idyllwild Garage and Silver Pines Lodge. Idyllwild Garage won the match last year for their second consecutive championship.
Below are the latest National Weather Service forecasts for the Idyllwild area. The Short term note was posted about 8 a.m. and the winter advisory about 3:30 a.m. Short Term Forecast National Weather Service San Diego CA 8:01 am pst Thusday Dec 13 2012 Riverside County mountains Now… through 10 am Showers will slowly increase…
