Chief Concerns: Preparedness & Readiness for a Wildfire — Part II

By John R. Hawkins Fire Chief & Operational Area Fire & Rescue Coordinator & William Weiser, Division Chief Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Go! is the...

Creature Corner: December 28, 2017

Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF celebrated several dog and cat adoptions. Little Girl: So, how was everyone’s Christmas? Alvin: It was pretty...

Past Tense: December 28, 2017

70 years ago - 1947 A snowfall of 12 to 24 inches was believed attributable to dry ice dropped from a plane sent by Hemet...

Creature Corner: December 21, 2017

Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,”  ARF welcomed a litter of three puppies to the ARF family. Little Girl: Wow, have I got...

Past Tense: December 21, 2017

70 years ago - 1947 Everyone was invited to the first Christmas party in Town Hall. Ernie Maxwell was master-of-ceremonies and Charles Kretsinger led the...

Chief Concerns: Preparedness & Readiness for a Wildfire — Part II

By John R. Hawkins Fire Chief & Operational Area Fire & Rescue Coordinator & William Weiser, Division Chief Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Decks: Surfaces within...

Dr. Tom: Happy, merry … whatever …

We had a friend in Kansas whose daughter became engaged to a Jewish man, whom we knew predominantly because he relayed a story of...

Readers Write: Imagine …

Editor: With thoughts of John Lennon and the holidays this month, my mind turns to: Imagine … a self-sufficient Idyllwild. “You may say I’m a...

Readers Write: Unreasonable fee increase 

Editor: (This letter was sent to the Fern Valley Water District.) I wanted to share my concerns about the proposed changes being considered for Fern...

Out Loud: December 21, 2017

The last time I wrote this column was for the Aug. 10, 2017, issue. Last week, when JP was out and I ran the...
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