On Jan. 23, acting Riverside County Fire Chief Daniel R. Talbot reopened seven hiking areas throughout the region. Effective Thursday, Feb. 1, they are: • Avery Canyon, (Gibbel Road east of State Street in Hemet) • North Mountain and Indian Canyon (San Jacinto area) • Whitewater Canyon (Cabazon, north of Palm Springs) • Nuevo/Lakeview (east…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. Idyllwild • Jan. 28 — Alarm call, 4:58 a.m., Tahquitz View Dr. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 28 — Public intoxication, 5:38 p.m., Village Center Dr. Unfounded. • Jan. 28 — Public intoxication,…
70 years ago – 1948 The two-man Forest Service staff, Ranger Don Bauer and Fire Control Assistant Bill Hersh, hiked six hours to Martinez Mountain to check a fire started when a P-80 military jet crashed and exploded. 65 years ago – 1953 The American Legion picked a site between Idyllwild and Mountain Center for…
Homelessness was on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ Tuesday, Jan. 30 agenda and the board unanimously approved allocating money to begin to mitigate the problem. A 27-page report, prepared by a committee of county agency and cities, identified three major goals, four strategies for achieving these goals and 23 recommendations. “This will culminate the…
Brendan Steele fired a 4-under-par 67 Sunday to tie for third in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He was 15 under for the tournament, only three shots off the lead. For the week, the Idyllwild native found 48 percent of the fairways with drives averaging 315 yards, the longest being 343, and he hit 72…
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Jan. 30, the Acumen Tree Service Celtics played the American Legion Warriors. Kai Steigan made a bucket and played good defense for the Warriors. Amelie Peebles had a steal and grabbed numerous rebounds, but…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for the three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire Protection. The FVWD information appeared in the Feb. 1 issue. PCWD will appear next week followed by IFPD. Each district provides the information to the state…
At the recommendation of Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, the Board of Supervisors reappointed four members to the Idyllwild Historic Preservation Local Review Board. Reappointed with terms ending Jan. 29, 2020, were Nancy Borchers and Ron Kammeyer. Chair Warren Monroe and Barbara Jones were reappointed with their terms ending Jan. 29, 2021. A…
Are you interested in helping the environment? Do you like to compost or recycle? Become an outreach volunteer with the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources and help the Earth by helping others become better recyclers and composters. Outreach volunteers assist with classes or events by interacting with the public, answering questions on outreach programs…
Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff is up for re-election in 2018. His challengers are from within the Sheriff’s Department and another county police force. Lt. Chad Bianco works at the Hemet Sheriff’s Station. He is one of several lieutenants who have been assigned to that station in the past several years. He also is in…
