More Halloween 2017 Photos
Peter Szabadi took these photographs of the Halloween Parade and events
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Halloween 2017 photos
Tom Pierce took the photos below
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Traffic accident early Wednesday morning
According to witnesses and the California Highway Patrol website incident information, Ryan Nick Smith, 24 of Pine Cove, was involved in a solo traffic collision in his black 2004 Suzuki at approximately 2:20 a.m. Wednesday morning, Nov. 1 on North Circle Drive near intersection with River Dr. Smith was transported with injuries to Desert Regional…
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Cannabis dispensaries closed
The Riverside County Code Enforcement office has said that the three marijuana (cannabis) dispensaries in Idyllwild agreed to close. “Site investigations [were conducted] at each of the three dispensaries operating in Idyllwild. Each of the business operators and the property owner were served with a Notice of Violation for the prohibited dispensary activity. A short…
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2017 a busy fire season for IFPD, but no Hill fires
Fire season 2017 had been very busy at Idyllwild Fire Department and it continued during Battalion Chief Mark LaMont’s discussion of the season. In the midst of his presentation of the fires, to which IFPD sent staff from June through early October, the department received another call to join a strike team being formed for…
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County cautiously pursuing authority to supply electricity
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors moved one step closer to becoming an electric-power provider for the unincorporated areas of the county, largely replacing Southern California Edison. In 2002, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 117, which authorized local governments to procure or develop electrical power for themselves or their residents and businesses. In the 15…
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Small fire in Bee Canyon area
Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, the U.S. Forest Service contained a small near Bee Canyon. The Highway Fire was 3.5 acres and contained within hours of its report. The fire was about 1.5 miles from Highway 74 and west of Bee Canyon Road, according to Freddie Espinoza, District Fire Management Officer for the San Jacinto Ranger…
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Tea house opens and Idyology changes hands
Anna Allen, native of Poland and 20-year resident of Durbin, South Africa, has recently opened Forest View Tea House in Idyllwild’s Village Centre complex. The tea house is immaculate, charming and has a distinct international flavor that reflects Allen’s own background. After South Africa, where Allen owned and operated Anna’s Tea Garden, she lived in…
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Park to replace Jo’An’s
As reported last week, Jo’An’s has sold to Idypark LLC, which belongs to Loie and Dave Butterfield. As he said, the restaurant will not reopen. “As the center of town, we envision it to be a peaceful, beautiful location for all to enjoy,” Dave wrote in an email. Their intention is to remove all the…
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Dr. Tom: Lessons from history…
I never liked studying history in school, which, at the time, seemed to be confined to memorizing dates and names and places. I think schools do better than that now and so do I, having developed more of an appreciation of the past and how it affects us now. Two books I have read recently…
