Fire Safe Council presents CWPP to public About one month after the Manzanita Fire, which started near Lambs Canyon and burned east towards Poppet Flat, and during the Rose Fire in western Riverside County, few residents attended the meeting to discuss the local fire prevention plan. But those who did learned a lot about the…
The Idyllwild Historic Preservation District local review board met with one item on its agenda. The meeting, at the Idyllwild Library on Thursday, July 27, was to discuss exterior reworking of the façade of Village Market, including a planned deck. Under the district’s design guidelines, decks added to the front or side of a historic…
At 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, Adam Harris, 20, of Palm Desert, was driving his white 2004 Toyota 4 Runner northbound on Highway 243, 3/10 of a mile north of the intersection with Highway 74, according to the California Highway Patrol. With Harris as passenger was Vanessa Claire, 19, of San Diego. Coming southbound on…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 23 to 29. Idyllwild • July 23 — Noise complaint, 3:31 a.m., Country Club Dr. Handled by deputy. • July 23 — Brandishing a weapon, 11:15 a.m., 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Unfounded. • July 23 —…
By John R. Hawkins Fire Chief & Operational Area Fire & Rescue Coordinator Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Editor’s note: Chief Hawkins uses an imaginary, but realistic, scenario to describe the thought process and actions of an incident commander during a fire on the Hill. This is a series of articles explaining how a fire…
Pine Cove Water incumbents Editor: PCWD and its board are a well-maintained machine with some of the best water quality in the nation. They lead the mountain with an aggressive pipe replacement and hydrant upgrade plan. Pine Cove customers support the PCWD incumbents. Re-elect Robert Hewitt, Lou Padula and Joel Palmer. Paid for by PCWD…
I am writing this on the 52nd anniversary of the official signing by President Lyndon Johnson of the legislation enacting Medicare, generally regarded as the most successful and popular U.S. government program ever. Just as many of us take inventory on our birthdays, this seems like a good time to consider what Medicare is and…
Editor: I have looked forward to the Town Crier for as long as I can remember and still look forward to it weekly, especially “Out Loud,” which I always find interesting. My wife and I are also part-time residents and if we are going to be gone for any length of time, we make arrangements…
Editor: I am a local working artist who has been a participating member of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild since 2003. I always appreciate the volunteer efforts of AAI and the many nonprofit organizations that provide services to our community. Today, however, I am writing with deep disappointment in the handling of the recent Eye…
Editor: A few years back, I was having a casual conversation with a neighbor who “oversees” several outdoor/indoor cats. This person happened to mention that these feline charges enjoyed our yard when we were gone as they stalked prey there and that came in handy since cat food was unaffordable anyway. This person laughed, I…
