At 6:41 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, Sabrina Garcia, 25, of San Jacinto, was driving a black, 2002 Mercedes westbound on Highway 74, east of Bee Canyon Truck Trail, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. In the right front seat was James Honeycutt, 28, also from San Jacinto. The driver was wearing…
Brenda Lorraine Underwood, 69, passed away after a valiant 23-year battle against metastatic breast cancer Friday, April 27, 2018, at her home in Hemet. Brenda was born March 13, 1949, in Port Huron, Michigan, to Ethel Lorraine and Morris Merton Anglebrandt. As a small child growing up in Southern California, Brenda could not remember a…
Shirley Marie Severtson, 91, of Eustis, Florida, received her angel wings Sunday, April 29, 2018. She was born Aug. 17, 1926, to Walter and Camilla O. Andersen in Austin, Minnesota. She graduated from Austin High School with honors. Shirley graduated from Minnesota School of Business in 1946 and was a secretary for many years. She…
One of many reasons we open our Wednesday news meetings to the public is to gather story ideas from attendees. The people who show up oftentimes come just to relay a story idea or two — concerns of their’s or other newsworthy events. For a couple of news meetings in a row, we heard from…
Editor: I heard a rumor the other day that one of our two grocery stores is planning to install a Redbox kiosk in the near future. In my opinion, that would be an affront and a very real threat to our local businesses. Both Showtime Video and the Rustic Theatre could suffer financially from such…
Editor: Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Caltrans. We have lived in Cedar Glen, halfway between Idyllwild and Pine Cove off Highway 243, for 35 years. As that highway is used more and more, especially on weekends, it has become more and more dangerous to get onto that highway and off of it. More…
Editor: Let’s recognize at the onset that the sun establishes and controls our climate/variability. Other factors, such as major volcanic eruptions, have minor temporary influence. Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels that emit carbon dioxide (CO²), have no scientifically demonstrated significant effect. Further, no relationship between CO² increase and temperature increase (=variable) can be…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 29 to May 5. Idyllwild • April 30 — Barking dog, 10:00 a.m., Oakwood St. Handled by deputy. • May 1 — Hazard, 2:09 p.m., 25000 block of Fern Valley Rd. Handled by deputy. • May 2…
70 years ago – 1948 Fern Valley Mutual Water Company installed a 420,000-gallon water tank on Strawberry Creek. 65 years ago – 1953 A record-breaking crowd of anglers hit the Hill for the opening of trout season. A crowd of 1,500 to 2,000 lined banks of Strawberry Creek shoulder-to-shoulder on opening day. 60 years ago…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Panther introduced new ARF dog Baby. Panther: Wow, have I got lots to share today. Indigo: Everyone is here, so let’s have it! Panther: Baby the dog was adopted last week, and Shay will be staying with his foster. Mr. Gray: So, no more dogs? Panther: Wrong!…
