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Dickens essay and poster contest winners
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Winners of the 2015 Idyllwild School Charles Dickens Essay and Poster Contest were announced Tuesday morning. The contest, in its eleventh year, is sponsored by Mary Austin Scholarships and Grants. Some $550 in cash prizes were awarded. Pictured here from top row left: Suzy Caparelli, Matt Kraemer, Marina Khella, Matt Hamlet, Doug Austin, Sophia Holanda, George Companiott, Vinny Parillo, Donna Mercer and Sierra Barnett; bottom row from left: Sidney Cruz, Abby See, Parker Strunk, Arriana Felix, Zack Zambranao and Izaiah Carmen.

“Helen, it got me,” Lee Anderson called out to her friend Helen Hixon of Idyllwild. Wednesday, May 15, the two women were hiking along a road in Garner Valley. They were not on Thomas Mountain or hiking a trail leading to the Pacific Crest Trail. This trail was chosen because of all the wildflowers blooming…
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Chamber members chose a new board of directors. Ballots tabulated Monday, May 21, showed Lanny Hardy and former President Mimi Lamp as the top vote getters, along with Chris Titus. Hardy received 30 votes, Lamp and Titus both received 29 and all three are elected for three-year terms. Eighty-five ballots were mailed out and 37…
On July 10, the Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors elected Diana “De” Eskew to fill the remainder of former President Tom McCullough’s term through December 2015. The following is an interview with Eskew on her views about the District and water issues. TC: Why join the water board? DE: “I’ve lived and worked…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 16 to 22. Idyllwild • July 16 — 911 hangup from cell phone, 10:44 a.m., Riverside County Playground Rd. Handled by deputy. • July 16 — Defrauding an inkeeper, 11:31 a.m., Seneca Dr. Unfounded. • July 16…
Weather — winds, temperatures and precipitation — plays a critical role in fire behavior and predictions. The recent wet and cold winter and spring may have delayed the arrival of the traditional late-spring fire season, but fire agencies are expecting it to begin before June ends. By the end of summer it could develop into…