About 150 people crowded the Idyllwild Library Community Room, lobby and doorways on Tuesday night, Sept. 1. All seats were taken and all walls were lined with people standing. They were not there for entertainment but for information. Mountain Disaster Preparedness convened the meeting, headlined by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Meteorologist Alex Tardy, local…
Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-36) read into the Congressional Record a commendation of Idyllwild resident Val Velez for her work on behalf of students in the Hemet Unified School District. Specifically, Velez was acknowledged for “her tireless efforts to preserve the Peer Leaders Uniting Students program that engages student leaders to address the social issues…
Brendan Steele made the cut last week, earning a few more FedExCup points at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Massachusetts. He posted an even par 70-67-72-75 — 284 to finish tied for 44th place. From the stats, it appears that the Deutsche Bank punishing rough greatly inhibited the Idyllwild native’s game. His driving accuracy for…
At 4:08 p.m. Tuesday, U.S. Forest Service firefighters were dispatched to a vegetation fire off of Highway 74 in the Santa Rosa area. The fire’s size was 10-feet-by-10-feet. Two engines were kept on scene to handle the spot and all other resources were canceled. Forest Service crews also responded to a small vegetation fire at…
“The problem is not necessarily the squatter camps, it’s that there are people who are homeless,” said Chief Patrick Reitz, Idyllwild Fire Protection District. “It’s unfortunate that we have this homelessness. We’re aware of the camps but because they’re on private property, we’re limited in what we can do.” Reitz said fire marshals have been…
In August, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the awarding of more than $37 million in grants for endangered or threatened species in 20 states throughout the U.S. Riverside County received $4 million in two grants, and other California entities received another $8 million for various land acquisition and management projects. The county’s two…
By Mimi and Hootch Hurray! Jake, the Lab-mix, has found his forever loving home. Introducing Atticus and Bo, the newest kitty additions to the ARF cattery. Atticus, the orange and Bo the gray, are 6-week-old brothers. Abandoned without their mom, they are in a special kitty nursery with all the special attention as if their…
The effects of the 2013 Mountain Fire continue to threaten the local biosystem even though the flames were extinguished long ago. Last month, Debra Nelson, U.S. Forest Service botanist on the San Jacinto Ranger District, led an expedition into Garner Valley’s Johnson Meadow to help protect native plants from the encroachment and invasion of the…
On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved California’s 2012 Section 303(d) list of impaired waters in three Regional Water Quality Control Boards (the North Coast, the Lahontan and the Colorado River boards). California’s State Water Resource Control Board does the investigation and research. These results are forwarded to the U.S. EPA for…
