Editor: On July 13, we received a bill from the Idyllwild Water District for the month of June for $3,518.29. It shows usage from June 2 to July 2 of 33,330 cubic feet or 249,308 gallons of water. We were on the Hill from June 2 to 7; we were absent until July 15. The…
Editor: My husband Dylan and I are going to be living on the road indefinitely. We got a 38-foot fifth wheel with a garage for his workshop. We will make Idyllwild one of our stops yearly or bi-yearly. We are keeping/renting our post office mailbox for business purposes. We will have someone check it periodically…
Editor: Recently, upper Fern Valley residents experienced most of the same issues reminiscent of last winter’s snow-visitor invasions. I’m referring to the Fourth of July laser show. Annoyances like trespassing, trash and amplified music aside, there also were some real safety issues. The unlit streets were like pedestrian malls. Cars were driving with their lights…
Editor: It has been a couple of weeks since the Fourth of July laser light show and I have been reflecting on what occurred. I surveyed the many comments on social media, as well as Marshall Smith’s article, “Laser Show on Tahquitz: Issues are Prior Consultation, Permits and Tradition” in the edition following the event….
Editor: I enjoyed Marshall Smith’s article “Laser show on Tahquitz.” He managed to list every point of view regarding the event — talk about fair and balanced. I will limit my comments. Perhaps Mr. Fojtik is not aware that Native Americans did not fare well in the several hundred years of Western expansion in the…
Last week, I received an email from a woman who lives here full-time but soon will be part-time. The letter is well-written and thoughtful. I asked if I could reprint it in “Readers Write.” She said yes, so it is on this page (from Violeta Villacorta). It is an appeal to stop placing Town Criers…
Patricia “Patty” McCaughin passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017. She was 94 and died of the effects of old age. Born as Patricia Blanche Hopman in Whittier on June 10, 1923, Patty lived most of her life in Pasadena, Altadena and Diamond Bar. Then she moved full-time to Idyllwild in 2006. Patty had a B.S….
Scott Fisher passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017, from pancreatic cancer. Born on Aug. 21, 1945, he attended school in San Pedro and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Pacific Lutheran University. He is survived by his wife Farah; sons Christopher, William and Allen; sister Jane; and grandchildren Elsie and Nathan. A brother…
Recreational target shooting restrictions went into effect last Saturday throughout the San Bernardino National Forest. Fire managers expressed several reasons for concerns about fire activity and the need for shooting restrictions. Fire activity has increased across the forest because of the recent a heat wave. This hot weather has accelerated the drying trends in vegetation…
In an unexpected move, the California State Senate has pivoted 180 degrees on its position regarding the future of Daylight Saving Time. This month, the Senate approved legislation that could lead to California adopting DST year-round. In 2016, the state Legislature held hearings on Assembly Bill 807, which Assemblymember Kansen Chu (D-San José) authored. This…
