“Fireworks are illegal in Riverside County,” stressed County Fire Chief Daniel Talbot at a press conference last week. “Except for certain cities, they are prohibited in all other areas of the county.” Fireworks may be bought and used in the following cities: Blythe, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs and Indio. Riverside County Sheriff Stan…
The distance between the Idyllwild Fire Station and the American Medical Response unit near Foster Lake is no longer considered “zero,” with respect to Riverside County dispatching an ambulance to a medical emergency on the Hill. The county changed the policy that said, “For purposes of closest ambulance the AMR Pine Cove Unit and IFPD…
Financial issues dominated the last meeting of fiscal year 2017-18 for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission last week. The commission unanimously (3-0) approved a 5-percent increase in the ambulance-service rates. Commissioners Larry Donahoo and Jerry Buchanan were absent. The new Advanced Life Support cost will be $1,628, an increase of about $80. In the…
Idyllwild Summer Concert Series producer Ken Dahleen brings back the popular Latin band Grupo Bohemio to inaugurate Idyllwild summer dance fever. There are certain experiences, approaching addictions, that are blissfully healthy. Dancing is one of them. Singing is another. Joy is a third.
The tiled mosaic at the front of Idyllwild School has passed away. Weather on the Hill was too much for the fragile artwork, according to Principal Matt Kraemer. However, the school’s entrance will still prominently display a significant art piece. A mural, featuring Tahquitz Peak, will replace the delicate mosaic. Ben Cruz, former Idyllwild Middle…
Idyllwild-area residents gathered in front of Harmony Monument at 10 a.m. Saturday to do what thousands of people are doing all across the U.S. — marching in opposition to President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy. Between 100 and 200 people marched from the monument through Strawberry Creek Plaza, along the Fort and up, then down,…
The Riverside Sheriff’s Department, Idyllwild Fire Department, the U.S. Forest Service and the County Fire Department are holding a community meeting at 10 a.m., Monday, July 9 at the Idyllwild Fire Station. Law enforcement and fire officials plan to discuss the risk and threat of fires on the Hill from people camping in unauthorized areas…
A brush fire near Bay Tree Springs, about 2 miles north Lake Fulmor, was reported at around 1:40 p.m. today. The US Forest Service, Cal Fire and Idyllwild Fire crews responded with CHP assistance. The incident commander was Earl Wilson with the US Forest Service. We will update this page as information becomes available. 2:50…
At its June 20 meeting, the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors was busier than normal. Not only did it hold a public hearing on the proposed new water and sewer rates (see accompanying story on page A1), but the board filled a vacant director’s seat, approved a budget for next fiscal year, formed a committee to explore Hill water district consolidation, and rejected incentives to attract new employees to Idyllwild.
On June 25, 2018, at approximately 6:25 p.m., a motorist stopped his vehicle on Highway 243 near milepost marker 19 at a dirt shoulder to take photos of the panoramic San Gorgonio Pass below. As the driver walked to the edge of the mountainside, he saw an overturned vehicle in the thick bushes below. The…
