
American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard in Idyllwild honors veterans last Monday with a symbolic folding of the flag. Each of the 13 folds has historical significance. The 13th fold honors Post 800 comrades that have passed. Photo by John Pacheco
Folding the Flag
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American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard in Idyllwild honors veterans last Monday with a symbolic folding of the flag. Each of the 13 folds has historical significance. The 13th fold honors Post 800 comrades that have passed. Photo by John Pacheco
The Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors unanimously adopted its 2013-14 budget at last Wednesday’s meeting with an 8.5 percent increase. The total budget is $825,000, up from the current year’s budget of $760,000. General Manger Jerry Holldber told the board he was projecting income would remain stable at $760,000; consequently, the $65,000 increase…
Past remediation efforts at the site of a previously leaking underground fuel tank in Idyllwild seem to have successfully removed most of the potential contaminants, according to a recent report filed with the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health. In early October, R.M. Environmental, Inc., the consultants for property owner Sanden & Sons, Inc., of…
“We’ve found four more trees positive with goldspotted oak borer infestation,” said Greg Bratcher, unit forester for Cal Fire on the Hill. The newest trees confirmed with GSOB are in the Saunders Meadows, High Castle and Marion View areas. “I’m pleased that so far we’ve only found four additional trees,” said Kevin Turner, GSOB coordinator…
The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema returns for the fifth time next month. From Jan. 7 to 11, festival participants will once again be offered a panoply of dozens of films — from features to documentaries to shorts. “We really focused on quality this year,” said Idyllwild Director Steve Savage. “Our standards are through the…
St Hugh Episcopal Church will present its second annual Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 26th. The event will offer live music, craft activities for kids, a silent auction, a raffle, and food and drink. There will also be “nature-inspired education” at a booth from the Idyllwild Nature Center. Music will be provided by wandering…
Former Idyllwild Water Department (IWD) intern Natalie Vidales wrote a letter to the district dated Sept. 17, 2019 addressing an incident that occurred in the office on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019.In her letter she writes, “On Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 at approximately 4:30 p.m. there was an incident in the front office of IWD. Someone…