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On Sunday, the Idyllwild American Legion Post 800 veterans and their families honored the service of all U.S. military veterans. The 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour is the special moment in history noting the end of World War One, which is remembered for the first Armistice Day. Leading the Post’s observance were Cid Castillo, Frank Maholand, Ron Draper, Danny Richardson, Jim Nutter and Rick Foster.


Since Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Director Dave Hunt is a public official, he surely is aware that his public utterances are of interest to the public he serves. He hardly could be more public with his utterances than to send them directly to the editor — or to the publishers — of his local newspaper,…
Financial issues dominated the agenda of the June 23 Idyllwild Fire Protection District meeting, as the commission began preparing for the coming fiscal year. The budget for fiscal year 2015-16 was adopted unanimously, 4-0. President Jerry Buchanan was absent. The preliminary budget was identical to the draft presented at the May meeting, according to Fire…
Incumbency still popular Generally, the best overall conclusion from last week’s primary election is incumbency remains a powerful vote magnet. Even party registration is a weaker indicator of election results in Riverside County. Although the Democratic Party has more registered voters in Riverside County than the Republican Party, the two top Republican gubernatorial candidates —…
As reported last week, Jo’An’s has sold to Idypark LLC, which belongs to Loie and Dave Butterfield. As he said, the restaurant will not reopen. “As the center of town, we envision it to be a peaceful, beautiful location for all to enjoy,” Dave wrote in an email. Their intention is to remove all the…
The U.S. Forest Service has issued a decision approving the continued maintenance of the Strawberry and West Ridge fuelbreaks to the south and west of Idyllwild. On Nov. 8, San Jacinto District Ranger Arturo Delgado signed the decision memorandum. The affected area covers a total of 166 acres on local national forest lands. The Strawberry…
An accident on Highway 243 on the curve just north of Mountain Centersent two motorcyclists to the hospital this last weekend. JohnathonTorres of Beaumont CHP provided these details. The accident occurredaround 10:045 a.m. on Sunday, September 15, when a blue 2020 JeepWrangler, driven northbound by a 55-year-old female from Winchester,crossed into the southbound lane. The…