Caltrans announced today that it expects to access to Lake Fulmor within two to three weeks on Highway 243 from Idyllwild, according to Shane Massound, public information officer for Caltrans. The estimate for use of Highway 74, west to Hemet, is currently six weeks. When this is available, escorts vehicles will lead traffic between 4…
On Monday, March 11, 2019, Melvin Goldfarb, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 90. Melvin was born Jan. 31, 1929, in Michigan. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and graduated at the top of his class in pharmacy school at UC Berkeley. He worked as a pharmacist for the next…
The U.S. Forest Service confirmed that it is proceeding with its scheduled prescribed burn on Thomas Mountain in Garner Valley this week. The project’s goal is creating community-scale defensible space and enhanced forest health. “After a successful test burn of 10 acres on Monday, March 25, crews plan to continue work on the 1,074-acre burn…
Editor: To add to Nancy Borcher’s letter to the editor of the Town Crier in the March 21, edition, American Medical Response receives no tax-base dollars for its service as a contractor to Riverside County as its 911 ambulance provider. All revenue is created by user fees, and AMR’s ambulances in Pine Cove and Anza…
Editor: In response to the letter from David Pearson, Ph.D., March 14 regarding Quiet Skies, I think that Temecula would not be as impacted by jets passing over because there is already a lot of ambient noise in the area. Considering vehicle noise from Highway 79, throughout Temecula, and the 215 traffic, the jet noise…
Editor: Flickers are calling, the Western bluebirds have returned, days are getting longer, and it is time to be “bear aware.” At last count, we have two bears with whom we share our mountains, the Rite Aid bear and a younger blonde bear who showed up last spring. As our bears emerge from their winter…
Editor: I am just wondering what the load restrictions on Highway 74 are, who enforces it and when? If that road is that old, I don’t think the weight of the heavy trucks that go up and down the Hill all day long and over the years helped the situation and could have helped cause…
Editor: We are snowbirds staying in Indio for the winter. Last week our local TV station ran a story about how bad things are in Idyllwild, with regard to tourist visits, because of the road closures. Having never been to Idyllwild, we decided to drive up yesterday to support your community with a visit. Our…
Editor: I share the concern expressed by others regarding the impact of prolonged road closures on local business. We should strive more than ever during these coming months to purchase from local merchants rather than buying off the Hill. I have an outside-the-box suggestion for another method of supporting local merchants. We might arrange to…
Editor: Wow! What a fantastically wonderful “collection” of caring, intelligent, ambitious, focused government people working for “our” good. To see the cooperation and interchange from all those groups of people at Monday night’s community meeting was an incredibly positive experience. And I appreciate MDP for putting it together so concisely. Jean Stein Idyllwild
