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Real POSTMASTER: Dated material, please deliver July 25-28, 2012 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 3rd Lemon Lily Festival Photos pages 14 and 15. Almost all the News — Part of the Time VOL. 67 NO. 30 75¢ (Tax Included) IDYLLWILD, CA THURS., JULY 26, 2012 Marijuana Lake Hemet eradication See story page 2. Idyllwild Arts willing James Reserve Jennifer Gee new director to advance funds for See story page 8. new water tank Water districts • IWD discusses recycled By J.P. Crumrine We have yet to receive a water use Editor copy.” Further review of the • Fern Valley usage up o action was taken proposal was rescheduled See stories page 9. at the July 16 Riv- for Aug. 20, he added. Nerside County Plan- Prior to the Planning Author series redux ning Department hearing meeting, former Idyllwild Eduardo Santiago discusses on proposed revisions to the Arts President Brian Cohen the second year Idyllwild Arts Master Plan, wrote the district and of- See story page 12. according to Idyllwild Water fered to provide $150,000 District Board President Al- for the construction of a Summer Concert lan Morphett, who attended 300,000 gallon storage tank City Beat returns with music and spoke at the hearing. to help supply the school and order “The project was contin- and the district’s Tollgate See story page 12 . ued to August 20 … No de- Zone customers. cision yet,” said Matt Straite “Idyllwild Arts water system must meet Idyllwild Town Jazz of the Riverside County Planning staff. “Frank Coyle, Fire Prevention District An evening complement sitting in for the Director requirements for fi re sup- to Jazz in the Pines of Planning, Carolyn Syms pression capability. … The See story page 13. Luna, wanted to see a wa- existing storage tank capac- ter availability study that ity, in combination with had not yet been fi nished. the existing 3 [inch] meter This study was being com- capacity, does not meet this Inside missioned by the school requirement,” Cohen wrote A&E ................................. 11 [Idyllwild Arts] to the IWD. See Tank, page 9 Calendar ................... 5 Churches ...................8 Classifi eds ..............20 Crossword ............... 22 “Word of Mouth,” Horoscope ............... 22 Lodging ......................8 The Marine Band San Diego’s 18-piece jazz ensemble included trumpeters Sgt. Jeremy Masthead ..................6 Tandy and Lance Corp. Matthew Petrovich proudly performing at Saturday’s concert a new backyard club On the Town ............11 in town. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Public notices ........ 23 By Sally Hedberg shop’s backyard. The beauti- Real estate ...............18 Correspondent ful setting beside Strawberry Services ....................24 Creek (which he shares with Sudoku ..................... 22 anting to be a Steve Moulton of Bubba’s Weather ..................... 2 19th annual jazz fest positive force in Books) led him to envision Wthe community, endless possibilities where Peter Buhl is inaugurating a people could socialize, relax, In an By J.P. Crumrine I’m really, really excited its roots and its growth.” new concept to enable folks paint, write or just enjoy Editor about the festival,” Jack- No course syllabus will interested in art, music and nature. EMERGENCY son exclaimed. Then he be provided at the gate literature to come together, After clearing out the go to esides great jazz, explained his reason and and no test at the end, as he puts it, “to ruminate, overgrowth and brush, he Bubba Jackson, ar- intention for the seminar but Jackson and Jazz Chair contemplate and create.” arranged brightly painted idyllwild Btistic consultant for statement. Marsha Lytle have planned His brainchild started chairs and tables, fi xed up towncrier.com the 2012 Jazz in the Pines “What I brought to hear an intense two-day musi- two years ago when he the stage and installed a Festival, promises a two- is the diversity of jazz. cal symposium display- moved into his shop, The live mike. He even started day immersion in a jazz They’re all from the same ing the vast array of jazz Funky Bazaar, nested be- a library on the deck where seminar. tree, but they are different genres from straight ahead tween Bubba’s Books and his members can access art “Brian Bromberg, the branches,” he said. “The and smooth to Latin and the Idyll Beast on North and literature books, games Big Phat Band, Kenny whole concept is the evolu- fusion, blues to zydeco, Circle Drive in Idyllwild. and painting supplies while Burrell and all the groups, tion of jazz. I want to show See Jazz, page 19 Buhl took one look at the See Word, page 4 Page 2 - Idyllwild Town Crier, July 26, 2012 News of Marijuana grow eradicated record near Lake Hemet Fire log By Halie Johnson Production Manager Hill fi re stations respond- ed to the following calls, Riverside County Sheriff’s Tuesday to Monday, July 17 Department investigators to July 23, 2012: with the Narcotics Task Force eradicated about 1,800 mari- Idyllwild Fire Department juana plants, Sgt. Joe Pem- and Ambulance berton said Friday morning. Report unavailable. The plants were discovered growing west of Lake Hemet, Riverside County Fire, near the dam. Pine Cove Investigator Ken Thrum July 19 — Medical led the eradication. He said aid, Pine Cove Road, Pine it was a small grow, com- Cove. pared to most, and that it A Sheriff’s Department helicopter lands with investigators. July 22 — Smoke check, was discovered by an aerial Coulter Drive, Pine Cove. unit recently passing over the area. Riverside County Fire, He said spotting the vivid Garner Valley green crops becomes easier Report unavailable. during the summer when brush around it browns. Riverside County Fire, Most of the plants were Pinyon broken and left, but those Report unavailable. with buds were removed. CHP log Log unavailable. A female rock climber in her early 30s fell 30 feet at Suicide Rock. She suffered a broken leg and possibly other injuries. She Sheriff’s log was lifted off the Rock to Keenwild where Mercy Air fl ew her to The Riverside County Desert Regional Medical Center. Photo by Marshall Smith Budding marijuana plants removed from an illegal grow opera- Sheriff’s Department Hemet tion west of the Lake Hemet dam. Photos by Halie Johnson Station responded to the fol- July 12 — Residential July 12 — Residential lowing calls from Thursday, burglary, 54000 block of burglary, 23000 block of Idyllwild Weather July 12, to Monday, July 23. Falling Leaf Drive, Idyllwild. Highway 243, Pine Cove. Riverside County Sheriff’s From the National Weather Service This may not be a complete The case is open but sus- The case is open but sus- Department Investigator Ken list of responses: pended. pended. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Thurm. 7/26 7/27 7/28 7/29 7/30 COME CHECK OUT OUR SIZZLING SPECIALS! 90/54 90/55 91/56 93/57 92/57 Sunny. Sunny. Sunny. Sunny. Sunny. 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