Dear editor:
Wow! Twenty-seven culverts between Mountain Center and Idyllwild and water still runs across the road near the road leading to the dump.
Bud Hunt
Idyllwild
Readers Write: Culverts
By Idyllwild Town Crier

Dear editor:
Wow! Twenty-seven culverts between Mountain Center and Idyllwild and water still runs across the road near the road leading to the dump.
Bud Hunt
Idyllwild
70 years ago – 1948 Fern Valley residents were about to vote on a $250,000 bond issue to purchase the Fern Valley Mutual Water System. 65 years ago – 1953 A team of forestry insect experts from the U.S. Bureau of Entomology toured the district and reported that the local national forest area was in…
Private fire, water, ambulance and recreation departments on this mountain funded with property tax dollars, no way! As it stands now, they are filled with private agendas for self-gain and controlled or manipulated by “volunteers.” Public oversight means the administration by highly qualified personnel with transparent budgets and daily operations. And, yes, the power of…
Two dogs were found near Lake Fulmor. Call ARF 951-659-1122. Lucy in the sky with diamonds … in her eye. She is a shiny, small black Lab-mix about 1 to 2 years old. This smart little girl has already learned the doggy door, and basic commands such as sit, stay and shake. She loves to…
65 years ago – 1956The American Legion Post 800 elected Kent Bischof to be Idyllwild’s representative to Boys State. 60 years ago – 1961The Idyllwild Post Office moved to a new location beside Eleanor Park in the center of town. It boasted 880 boxes, more than twice the former number. 55 years ago – 1966Idyllwild…
70 years ago – 1949 The Kemp sawmill was sold to a Big Bear firm. All of its logging equipment was moved off the Hill. 65 years ago – 1954 The Valley Cab Company was advertising a weekly round-trip between Idyllwild and Hemet for $2 each way. 60 years ago – 1959 Dr. Max Krone,…
Editor: Thanks to the infinite wisdom of our county officials, our CSA 36 Advisory Committee will not be meeting for yet another month (our last meeting was November 2016). I wanted to let the community know that it remains very important to me to provide oversight on how your CSA 36 tax dollars are being…