WNKI 578 – 1610 AM, is broadcasting 24/7 from Idyllwild Fire and continues to update our community with reports on the Cranston Fire. Roland Gaebert and Bill Tell placed the newly acquired a 10-watt transmitter into service serving greater Idyllwild and Mountain Center areas, informing local populations with evacuation orders, routes, closures and fire updates….
• Wildfire Support Group will meet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. the Wednesdays of Aug. 1 and 8 at the Idyllwild Library. Facilitated by Dr. M.P. Wylie, there is no charge. The main purpose of the group is to share strength, experience and hope, as well as to support one another. All are welcome, including…
National Night Out is from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, according to Idyllwild Rotarian Barbara Larsh. Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station, Idyllwild Fire, U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire are participating. It will be located on Park Lane between The Fort and Idypark. Idyllwild Rotary will be on hand with hot dogs and…
Effective Wednesday, Aug. 1, Shawn C. Newman will serve as the Cal Fire Riverside Unit and Riverside County Fire Department fire chief. Newman began his career with Cal Fire in 1989, as a seasonal firefighter in the San Bernardino Unit and In 1994, promoted to Firefighter II in the Riverside Unit, working in West Riverside….
70 years ago – 1948 Formal opening ceremonies were to be held to mark the completion of the Banning-Idyllwild Highway. 65 years ago – 1953 The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Geological Survey Division began a project to map inaccessible areas in the local mountains. 60 years ago – 1958 The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats learned about the new dog Violet. Panther: If you’ll gather around, I’ll give you the latest news. Heavenly Whiskers: Happily. We are so glad to get back to a normal routine after that scary fire! Our brief evacuation set my nerves on end. Panther:…
Anza Electric Cooperative customers, who include Garner Valley residents, will have their power restored to all areas sometime Monday, Aug. 6, according to AEC. The cooperative said it has received that information from Southern California Edison.
The Cranston Fire that began threatening Idyllwild a week ago today remains at 13, 139 acres and is now 89 percent contained. 889 personnel remain on scene. The evacuation order is lifted for Idyllwild and Pine Cove north of Lower Saunders Meadow Road. Access can be made from Banning on Highway 243. Access to Garner…
Brendan Constantine has been teaching with Idyllwild Arts summer poetry and creative writing programs for most of the last 17 years and agreed to tell his class’ evacuation story. More than 200 kids plus teachers and counselors were abruptly moved off campus. Subsequently, many students were picked up by their parents in Banning that afternoon….
This Thursday’s Idyllwild Summer Concert Series will continue as planned with the Lauren Koval Sextet at 7 p.m., and Robbie and Bill at 6:15 p.m. ISCS organizer Ken Dahleen said this will be a celebratory concert with all emergency personnel involved in the Cranston Fire being invited up on stage. The concert originally scheduled for…
