In Loving Memory of Issac Philip Bloom: If I could have a lifetime wish, a dream that would come true. I’d pray to God with all of my heart for yesterday and you. A thousand words can’t bring you back; I know because I have tried. And neither can a million tears; I know because…

The Idyllwild Fire Commission’s focus last week was introspective. At its Oct. 23 meeting, the commission established a committee to review labor and management relations and discussed how to present its agenda and meeting minutes. Commissioner Jerry Buchanan initially recommended that an ad hoc committee be established to examine recent state changes to public employee…

A single vehicle went 100 feet over the side on Highway 243 north of Twin Pines sometime after 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28. The crash ignited a fire in the same area as the 2006 Esperanza Fire. According to the CAL FIRE incident report, 11 engines and 53 firefighters responded and quickly extinguished the blaze…