The Girl Who Grew Up in a Chocolate Shop
By Sam Markus
In Idyllwild, some roles aren’t assigned—they just appear, and everyone agrees they were always there. Such was the case with Sofía Landis, the chocolate princess of Idyllwild. Sofía didn’t grow up going to school in the morning and coming home in the afternoon. She was raised behind a chocolate counter. El Buen Cacao, tucked into the…
The grand opening of Riverside County’s San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus will be Saturday, Oct. 26. The $18 million shelter was completed in 2010, but the county’s financial travails delayed its opening until this week. The celebration will include a free, hotdog lunch for the first 500 guests. For the day, all shelter dog adoptions…
The red-laminated sign posted on the wall next to the Bank of America’s ATM located in the wall of BBVA’s Compass bank, reads, “ATM Notice – On Tuesday, May 29 at 8:00 a.m., this ATM will permanently close. Your nearest Bank of America ATM is located at: Palm Springs Main, 588 S. Palm Canyon Drive,…
Doug Ashcraft, head of school for Idyllwild Arts Academy, stood in the interior of the new William M. Lowman Concert Hall at Idyllwild Arts. He was beaming. The roof of the hall is on, the side structures await a metal exterior that will develop a patina over the years, the stage area and green room…
By Becky Clark Editor Dave Hunt, a regular participant in “So you think you know the Hill” was the first to answer, followed by two more correct answers. “Marion Mountain was named after Marion Kelly by Edmund Perkins Jr. who surveyed and mapped the San Jacinto Mountains in the 1890s. Marion was a teacher from…
Bill Sanborn was elected the new president of the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD). This will be Sanborn’s fifth term as president. Presiding at his first meeting, as president, Sanborn heard a budget presentation that hinted a further reduction in the future unless the state’s educational funding is changed.HUSD has the capability to handle the…
Here is a summary of recent Hill water district activity:At their Sept. 17 meeting, Fern Valley Water District directors unanimously approved a non-budgeted cost of $60,000 to upgrade 10 fire hydrants from 3-inch post to 6-inch commercial. This will cover a quarter of the remaining 40 hydrants to upgrade and required a revision to the…
