Idyllwild, California

Real POSTMASTER: Dated material, please deliver Feb. 2-4, 2011 Estate See page 18. Idyllwild Printed on 40% minimum recycled newsprint. News bites TCoveringo the Sanw Jacinto and Santan Rosa Moun tainsC from Twinr Pinesı to Anzaer to Pinyon Anza recreation Almost all the News — Part of the Time Anza MAC hears from Valley-Wide Recreation. VOL. 66 NO. 5 75¢ (Tax Included) IDYLLWILD, CA THURS., FEBRUARY 3, 2011 See page 8. Disaster assistance President declares Budget cuts emergency; funds available. See page 9. Health care for sheriff Changes since last year. See page 12. By J.P. Crumrine Luna recommended, Editor “... the Board immediately freeze hiring in the Sheriff’s Whooping cough shot ith less than fi ve Department to capture sav- Required for students in months remain- ings from attrition and re- September. Wing in the fiscal deployment to other funded See page 13. year, county offi cials expect positions.” the current budget to be The current county and Scholarship awards nearly $31 million over its sheriff’s policy is to assign Grants announced. authorized level — still a one deputy per thousand See page 14. $15 million improvement residents in these areas. since the fi rst quarter review Luna recommended that the in October. board re-evaluate the policy Happy New Year Since then, the board de- and consider reducing the Chinese calendar says 4709. cided not to close or elimi- staffi ng level to .85 deputies Brendan Steele hits out of a sand trap See page 15. nate any fi re staffi ng. At this per thousand residents. The during Sunday’s Farmers Insurance point, County Executive Bill ratio was 1.2 deputies per Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course. In his Luna has directed his atten- 1,000 residents last year. third PGA Tour event, Steele earned prize tion to the Riverside County “A rough analysis indi- money and played with Tiger Woods. Sheriff’s Department. On cates savings from chang- See the story on page 18. Tuesday, he recommended ing the patrol ratio from 1 Photo by Jack Clark both a hiring freeze until per 1,000 to 0.85 per 1,000 Inside the end of the fi scal year might bridge the sheriff’s A&E .................................14 (June 30) and a reduction current year gap,” he in- Calendar ................... 5 of deputy patrols in the formed the board. Churches ...................8 unincorporated areas. See Budget, page 13 Classifi eds ..............20 Casey Abrams on Crossword ............... 22 Horoscope ............... 22 Hwy. workshops Lodging ......................8 American Idol Masthead ..................6 On the Town ........... 14 continue By Marshall Smith the Internet is rife with cian, composer and actor Public notices ........ 23 Staff Reporter unoffi cial confi rmation that — skills that he honed By Beth Nottley participants recommended Real estate ...............18 Abrams is among the top 40. further at Idyllwild Arts Staff Reporter which features would be Services ....................24 ineteen-year-old A further clue of Abrams’ under the tutelage of Mar- desirable to showcase and Sudoku ..................... 22 Casey Abrams, status is that he appears in shall Hawkins, who heads his week, residents which should be kept from Weather ..................... 2 NIdyllwild School a commercial promoting the IA’s jazz program, and by from the Mountain the public eye to protect the and Idyllwild Arts (IA) season. appearing in and compos- Tcommunities and area’s resources. graduate, is vying for a When asked to help ar- ing for numerous student representatives from the U.S. At the Monday meeting, ticket to Hollywood as a range an interview with fi lms in the Moving Pictures Forest Service and Caltrans Dr. Emilyn Sheffi eld, a con- In an 2011 “American Idol” con- Abrams, Alexandra Gil- Department. came together with experts sultant for the U.S. Forest EMERGENCY testant. On Wednesday, Feb. lespie, representing Fox and Because of the popu- from the National Scenic Service, on the project from 2, Abrams’ Austin audition Idol media relations, replied, larity of “American Idol,” Byway Designation project California State University, go to played to an IA crowd at “Our Hollywood contestants there are already a num- in the second set of public Chico, led workshop par- towncrier.com the Fireside Room of the are not available for inter- ber of blogs and websites workshops to develop a ticipants in a discussion of campus dining hall. views at this time.” speculating about Abrams’ Corridor Management Plan six categories of intrinsic for news! Although American Idol Abrams, son of Ira chances of making it to (CMP) for the Palms to features: cultural, archaeo- producers are mum about Abrams and Pam Pierce, the fi nals. In one such blog, Pines Scenic Byway. logical, scenic, historic, rec- which aspiring contestants started fifth grade at JoesPlaceBlog, writer Jimmy The purpose of this reational and natural. receive the golden ticket to Idyllwild School after the Boyd opines that assessing second in a series of five Among the features iden- Hollywood to become part family moved to the Hill. a full video online clip of planned workshops was to tifi ed by the participants was of the top 40 who move While at the school, Abrams an Abrams’ performance identify intrinsic features the Native American history to the actual competition, developed skills as a musi- See Casey, page 15 of the byway. Workshop See Highway, page 10 Page 2 - Idyllwild Town Crier, February 3, 2011 News of record Fire on Tollgate Near collision, Fire log Riverside County Fire, now lost and found Garner Valley By J.P. Crumrine the fi re down” and no per- Jan. 25 — Structure fi e, Editor sonal injuries occurred. By Marshall Smith “They swerved and Hill fi re stations respond- Marion Ridge Road, Idryll- Later, IFD Chief Norm Staff Reporter flipped, landed on their ed to the following calls, wild. Late Friday afternoon, Walker said the fi re’s cause wheels and tried to drive Monday to Sunday, Jan. 24 Jan. 26 — Traffi c colli- Jan. 28, a structure fi re was was hot ashes in a flam- Around noon on Sun- away,” he said, “but looked to Jan. 30, 2011: sion, highways 74 and 243, reported on Lake Lane at the mable container up against day, Jan. 30, Idyllwild resi- like they were stuck.” corner of Tollgate. Idyllwild the garage and a wooden dent Steve Quintanilla faced Quintanilla said he Idyllwild Fire Department Mountain Center. Jan. 28 — Fire Department (IFD) and fence. the prospect of a head-on called 911 and dispatchers and Ambulance Structure fi re, 26600 block of Lake Lane, Pine Cove Station 23 re- J.P. Crumrine can be collision on Highway 74 told him that an ambu- Jan. 24 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. sponded to the house. reached at jp@towncrier. about a half-mile east of lance and CHP patrol car Delano Drive, Idyllwild. Jan. 29 — Structure fi re, IFD was able to “knock com. the intersection of 74 and were on their way. Quin- Jan. 26 — Traffic col- 57000 block of Johnson 243 in Mountain Center. tanilla said that when he lision, Highway 243 south Road, Idyllwild. Quintanilla reported that went down to check on the of Saunders Meadow Road, the vehicle was a pickup men they were out of the Idyllwild Riverside County Fire, truck carrying two men he truck and did not appear Jan. 26 — Medical aid, Pinyon described as in their late injured. Quintanilla said Marin Ridge Drive, Pine Log unavailable. teens or early twenties. The the 911 dispatcher told him Cove. truck rounded a sharp bend he did not need to wait for Jan. 27 — Medical aid, Riverside County Fire, and nearly collided head on responders to arrive. Highway 243, Idyllwild. Anza with Quintanilla’s vehicle. See Collision, page 26 Jan. 28 — Two walk-in Log unavailable. medical aids. Jan. 28 — Structure fi re, o Lake Lane, Idyllwild. CHP log Austin Tile C Jan. 28 — Medical . aid, Valley View Drive, Nothing to report. Licensed Tile Contractor Idyllwild. Proudly Serving Idyllwild Jan. 30 — Medical Sheriff’s log & Surrounding Communities aid, North Circle Drive, Since 1998 Idyllwild. The Lake Hemet Subdivi- Chris Austin ~ 659-4959 sion of the Riverside County License #408175 Since 1980 Riverside County Fire, Sheriff’s Department re- Pine Cove sponded to the following Floors, Countertops, Tubs & Showers Jan. 24 — Medical aid, calls from Tuesday, Jan. 25 diffi culty breathing. to Tuesday, Feb. 1. This may Jan. 25 — Fire, false not be a complete list of alarm. responses: Idyllwild Weather Jan. 26 — Over-the-side From the National Weather Service traffi c collision. Jan. 25 — A man identi- Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Jan. 26 — Medical aid, fi ed as Arthur Leon Dorrin, 2/3 2/4 2/5 2/6 2/7 chest pains. 72, is suspected to have Jan. 27 — Medical aid. committed felony document IFPD firefighter Adam Rodriguez on scene at Jan. 28 — House fi re. See Record, page 26 Friday’s structure fire. Photo by J.P. Crumrine 50/29 59/36 66/40 65/41 51/40 Mostly sunny. Mostly sunny. Mostly sunny. Mostly sunny. 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