On July 25, 2018, Idyllwild was threatened by the Cranston Fire that burned over 13,000 acres of the forest surrounding Idyllwild. The Cranston Fire posed a serious threat to the Idyllwild Village; were it not for the brave first responders, the town would have been lost. A grateful community celebrated with several events taking place immediately after the fire.
A long-time advocate and volunteer for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD), she knew that they desperately needed equipment. Just 5 years prior, she had organized a successful fundraiser on the heels of the Mountain Fire of July, 2013, to raise money to renovate the IFPD’s run-down housing … she thought, “Let’s bring the community together again.” On Saturday, September 29th, Sheila did just that!
A Note from Sheila: On behalf of the Idyllwild Fire Department and myself, we would like to THANK Lisa Haley & the Zydekats, Ann and Barnaby Finch and their band, Bill Shepard, Idyllwild Rotary, Buckhorn Camp, Idyllwild Arts, Pam Borrell, Gisela Stern, Susan Gray, Tim Doyle, Frank and Lorri Ferro, Ferro’s Restaurant, Idyllwild Brew Pub, Mountain Center Café, Town Baker, Smart and Final, Susan Eades, Christine Ziegenfuss-Holanda of Four Seasons Nursery, Idyllwild Pines Camp, Cross Roads 243 Church, Idyllwild Bible Church, Phyllis and Glen Mueller and Mayor Max, Living Free, Jannelys Santiago, Southern California Edison, Caltrans, Tom and Karen Higgins, Idyllwild Pizza Company, So Cal Propane, Bank of Hemet, WNKI, United States Forest Service, Riverside County Sherriff, California Highway Patrol, Senator Jeff Stone, Assemblyman Randy Vopel, County Supervisor Chuck Washington, Mountain Disaster Preparedness, Catherine and Tom Powers and all the others who helped make Saturday’s celebration such a HUGE success. It was a real team effort and could not have pulled it off without you. THANK YOU,THANK