Idyllwild gets an early start on Halloween …
Tonight’s Great Pumpkin Parade and Carnival starts at 4:15 p.m. at the Top of the Town …
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Two Monday night break-ins disrupt Idyllwild’s crime decline
Two break-ins on Monday night disrupted what had been two relatively crime-free months in Idyllwild. About 4 a.m. in the early morning of Oct. 29, masked burglars broke the glass in the front entry door of the Idyllwild Shell Station, entered the vacant premises apparently seeking money or goods. Security cameras captured the burglars’…
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Much history precedes new Idyllwild Library
The new Idyllwild Library owes a debt to many who have labored for over 15 years to bring this expanded library service to fruition …
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County plans to close storage tank case in Pine Cove
Based on a recommendation from Frey Environmental, the consultants to the former owners of the Pine Cove Market and gas station, the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health is preparing to close the leaking underground storage tank case. The draft closure summary reports, “Vapor and groundwater sampling show a major reduction of hydrocarbons in soil…
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Health Fair Nov. 3, free flu shots
The 2012 Idyllwild Health Fair will be Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Fern Creek Medical Center …
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Quake shakes Idyllwild
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred about 12:45 a.m. this morning (Oct. 28). The epicenter was located about 6 miles) southeast of Valle Vista and 7 miles west southwest from Idyllwild. Comments on the earthquake were received from locations as far as 170 miles away. (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/ci/15237073/us/index.html) Homes in Idyllwild did shake. No notices of damage or…
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Forest Service recognizes volunteers
Andy Smith, U.S. Forest Service natural resource manager, presents Steve Schwitters, Jana Desrocher and Tom Clem with an award for keeping the trails of the San Jacinto Mountains clear. Danny Sullivan (left) receives a certificate showing his volunteer hours served with the Forest Service from John Ladley, U.S. Forest Service recreation officer, Saturday afternoon at the Forest Service’s annual volunteer thank you luncheon.
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Caltrans working in Idyllwild Tuesday, Oct. 30
Caltrans plans maintenance work on Highway 243 on Tuesday, Oct. 30. There maybe lane closures and one-way traffic from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The work will be near Saunders Meadow, according to its press release.
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Grinding facility announces winter hours
The Idyllwild Grinding Facility will be closed Saturdays from Dec. 1, 2012, through April 30, 2013. Saturday operations will resume May 4, 2013. Monday through Friday operations will continue uninterrupted and green waste will be accepted between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more information, contact Riverside County Waste Management Department at…
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MDP notifies community of emergency notification website
During the “Shakeout” on Thursday, Oct. 18, Francoise Frigola (left) and Susan Weisbart inform the community about the Mountain Disaster Preparedness’s website, idyllwildemergency.com, in case of a natural disaster on the Hill.
