




Legion, Idyllwild School mark Veterans Day
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The day before Veteran’s Day members of Idyllwild American Legion Post 800, barbequed hamburgers for all the students at Idyllwild School during the school’s Patriotic Day. Veterans, shown from left, are Post Color Guard Bugler Cid Castillo, Post Commander Ron Draper and Post House Committee Chairman Danny Richardson. Photo by Beth Swanson





(Editor’s note: As of Tuesday, March 31, it has been widely reported that Bianco has paused his effort to count the seized ballots.) Riverside County Sheriff, Chad Bianco, has begun an investigation of alleged voter fraud in the November 2025 special election for Proposition 50. Statewide, nearly 65 percent of voters supported Prop 50, which…...
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has already announced it is taking applications for temporary jobs in 2020. Applications for more than 1,500 temporary spring and summer jobs in California should be submitted between Sept. 16 and Sept. 30. Positions are available across the state in many fields including fire, recreation, wildlife and fisheries, botany, timber,…
Wildfires can create chaos, loss and destruction. As people return following an evacuation, they express gratitude to firefighters informally and graciously. The July Cranston Fire was no exception. Except the sight of the burn scars and lingering smell of smoke inspired Keith Blum of Palm Springs to create a tribute to the firefighters of this…
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If a cold and heavy snowfall storm, predicted for this weekend, does occur, the Idyllwild Warming Center located at the American Legion Post 800, 54360 Marian View Dr., could open if its criteria are met. If the center does open, Mountain Disaster Preparedness will alert its network. Folks needing assistance can also call the Idyllwild…