A little before noon on Tuesday morning, a large branch hit the home at 54575 Memory Lane off of Saunders Meadow. No one was in the residence when it occurred. There were no injuries, but power and cable lines were also taken out by the tree. Photos by Jenny Kirchner
Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz alerted the Town Crier that SCE has planned to shut power down to the Hill for an indefinite period because of the numerous downed trees.
Trees were down throughout the town and Hill. Power out late Wednesday night in a part of Idyllwild, then all of Hill (about 2,400 customers) was without power Thursday morning, Dec. 7. Part of that outage lasted from about 6:10 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. UPDATE: SCE hopes to restore the remaining 31 by 5 p.m….
This holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service again expects to deliver more than 15 billion mail pieces. The Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service, works to keep important shipments safe, and deter mail and parcel theft. This season, the Postal Service offers 10 secure shipping tips. These will provide helpful…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department In Part I, we discussed Santa Ana Winds and how winds significantly enable wildfire spread. Riverside County clearly witnessed wind-driven fires this September and October. With the Canyon #1 and Canyon #2 fires and the Wildomar Fire that started on Oct. 26, we saw how quickly and destructively wildfires can…
Editor: The Town Crier often runs articles warning of scams. This makes the Nov. 23 paragraphs titled “Fentanyl addiction help” all the more insidious. Narconon International is an organization owned and controlled by the Church of Scientology. It is highly controversial not only because of these ties, but, also because the “science” behind its approach…
TC business ads are focused, highly visible and enduring Judith and Ronald Shenkman, who receive their Town Crier at their Huntington Beach home, asked to raise their Membership level and sent the TC a second check to accomplish that. It’s wonderful and heartening that they would take the trouble to re-evaluate their Membership — a…
Zach Behrens is the new public information officer for the San Bernardino National Forest, replacing John Miller who retired at the end of July. Behrens left the National Park Service’s Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to join the U.S. Forest Service. He also previously served as the acting public information officer at Sequoia and…
Intent to increase federal funds for Medi-Cal The state is using emergency medical transports to garner funding increases for its Medi-Cal program from the federal government that will directly impact the Idyllwild Fire Department. This fall, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 523 that will impose a quality-assurance fee on…
GoFundMe campaign started for Diane Dennis Diane Dennis, Idyllwild Arts Academy Summer Program registrar, is, for all who know her, irrepressibly optimistic and upbeat. Her smile is always there to brighten the days of those she meets and greets. She is an effervescent, caring and nurturing presence on campus. Diane is now facing a major…
