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ONLINE ALL THE TIME AT IDYLLWILDTOWNCRIER.COM 1542, Idyllwild, CA 92549-1542 VOL. 71 NO. 35 IDYLLWILD, CA THURS., SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 Labor Day Yard Sale Local students’ Treasure Map, pg. 18 performance NEWS on state tests: Horse trapped in ravine rescued after excellent and two days, page 2 improving Idyllwild Brewpub BY JP CRUMRINE plans ‘green’ NEWS EDITOR operations, pg. 6 Last week, the California Department of Education released the results of the second California Assessment Cal Fire, Riverside County Fire Department, the U.S. Forest Ser- of Student Performance and Progress, and once again, IFPD parcel measure vice, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and members of the Idyllwild School’s performance was better than state- on November ballot, Horse & Animal Rescue Team coordinated the rescue and recovery of a Forest Service volunteer’s horse who slid down a steep ravine wide or districtwide averages. page 7 in the Apple Canyon area. The horse is shown above, still sedated “We did well, scoring higher than Riverside County after it was airlifted (see inset photo, left). Read more on page 2. [students] in every grade level,” said Idyllwild School PHOTOS COURTESY RIVERSIDE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES Principal Matt Kraemer. “And we were above Hemet On The Town district average.” At Idyllwild, grades three through eight were tested. Schoolwide, 64 percent of the students met or exceeded the English language and literacy standards. For the en- FS tightens fire restrictions tire state, 49 percent of students achieved these levels, and in the Hemet Unified School District, 38 percent of students were able to met or exceed these standards. as dry weather continues For the math portion of the evaluation, 52 percent of The San Bernardino National Forest in areas already in restrictions.” Idyllwild students met or exceeded the standards com- will increase the current seasonal fire re- “It is prudent to do everything we can pared to 37 percent of students throughout the state and Stratford Players strictions effective this Friday, Sept. 2. to prevent unwanted wildfires that have 25 percent within HUSD. presents ‘Will in the “Continued hot and dry conditions, the … potential for rapid growth,” said At Idyllwild School, this year the percentage of stu- coupled with a long-term outlook that pre- Forest Supervisor Jody Noiron in the re- dents who met or exceeded the English language and lit- Woods IV’, page 10 dicts no change in weather trends and nor- lease. “The safety of the public and our eracy ranged from 81 percent of the fourth graders to 46 mal fall winds, have prompted local fire neighboring communities is our primary percent of the sixth graders. mangers to implement additional fire re- concern and this is one measure we can With the previous testing protocol, Idyllwild regular- strictions on the national forest,” the For- take that will address that concern.” ly had high and excellent results. “This format is a dif- est Service wrote in a press release. “De- Fire restrictions effective on all SBNF ferent way of looking at it,” Kraemer explained. “Rather signed to prevent accidental wildfires, lands are: just 80 percent effectively over the bar. Now we’re look- these restrictions will affect additional rec- • Building, maintaining, attending ing at a growth model. Are students improving their Past Tense, page 14 reation sites and become more restrictive See Restrictions, page 24 See Tests, page 24 A&E Calendar ...................9 Classifieds .......................17 Games .............................19 On the Town .....................9 Public Notices .................21 Sports .............................13 Churches .........................14 Community Calendar ........8 Kids Corner .....................14 Opinion ............................4 Service Directory ............15 Weather............................5 HIDDEN GEM FERN VALLEY In an Beautifully main- HIDEAWAY A beautifully wood- go to tained and super EMERGENCY charming open ed setting highlights idyllwildtowncrier.com Robin beam designed this roomy 3 bed- for news! 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The inci- The horse was a little woo- dent occurred about 3.5 miles up Spitler Peak Trail. zy from sedation for the While the rider was able to walk out, the horse was airlift by helicopter. trapped in the ravine and could not extricate itself. The PHOTO COURTESY RIVERSIDE COUNTY volunteers worked several hours to rescue the horse but ANIMAL SERVICES were unable to free him and the horse was trapped over- night, Spivacke said. On Sunday, the volunteers made more efforts to free the animal. By the middle of the morning, the Sheriff’s Department and the Riverside County Fire Department were called. After verifying the rider did not need help, the River- side Mountain Rescue Unit was released since the rescue of large, non-human animals is not part of their mission. The Horse & Animal Rescue Team from Riverside was contacted, as well as the sheriff’s Aviation unit. 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