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Past Tense: November 7, 2019
70 years ago – 1949 The Town Crier was starting its fourth year publishing a newspaper on the Hill. 65 years ago – 1954 An open meeting was scheduled at Town Hall to discuss the proposed tramway into the wilderness area. 55 years ago – 1964 Idyllwild firefighters inspected a new pumper that was added…
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Creature Corner: November 7, 2019
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the new kittens and the soon-to-be puppies. Terra: Good news today! This last weekend, Neptune and Jupiter were adopted and one of the new kittens, Argus, also found his new forever home. Mr. Gray: That is wonderful! I’m so happy for them. Terra: I’ve…
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All roads are open!
Some really good news came out of the Caltrans community meeting last Tuesday night, Oct. 29, at Idyllwild School that was coordinated by Mountain Disaster Preparedness. There is now full access to Hemet and Banning from Idyllwild. Public and Media Affairs Chief for Caltrans District 8 Terri Kasinga announced that Highway 243 would reopen by…
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War Horse Creek to host Veteran Town Hall
By War Horse CreekContributed In his recent book “Tribe,” Sebastian Junger writes, “In humans, lack of social support has been found to be twice as reliable at predicting PTSD as the severity of the trauma itself … No one goes to war and returns unaffected, and these burdens do not belong to the veteran alone…
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Soccer playoffs and championship games
By Will Steichen Idyllwild Community Center Director The 2019 Idyllwild Community Center youth soccer season has come to an end with a thrilling overtime game in the 10- to 14-year-old division. The Idyllwild Stars defeated the Crusaders in an overtime shootout. Oliver Gonzalez scored a goal in the first half to give the Idyllwild Stars a…
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Highway 243 reopens today
By Caltrans The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is pleased to announce that Highway 243 will reopen today [Nov. 1] by 6 p.m. between Interstate 10 [Banning] and Idyllwild. The route has been closed since Feb. 14 due to catastrophic damage during a historical storm. Highway 243 was repaved during the emergency closure with a…
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Quality of life improvement saturation patrol
By Riverside County Sheriff’s Department On Oct. 30, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, Hemet Police Department, Gang Task Force, Murrieta Police Department, United States Forestry Service, Animal Control, Riverside County Probation Department, Riverside County Cal-ID, Hemet Tactical Emergency Medical Services and American Medical Response conducted a high-impact zero-tolerance saturation patrol…
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Life Tribute: Richard Lance Price 1942-2019
Richard (Dick) Price passed away from Alzheimer’s disease at age 77 in his home in Garner Valley on Sunday, Oct. 13 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in San Pedro, California and was the son of the late Robert and Aileen Price. Dick graduated in 1960 from San Pedro High School and later…
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Enjoy free family fun on America Recycles Day
By Riverside County Department of Waste ResourcesContributed The County of Riverside is celebrating America Recycles Day with free family fun! Join the festivities from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 in the Resource Garden located at the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources, 14310 Frederick St. in Moreno Valley. Spend the day and celebrate…
