Editor: Ron West’s comments on the medical system reflect several misunderstandings. 1. You can’t “reduce pay to physicians.” They are not, for the most part, anyone’s employees. They are independent business people. If you cut reimbursement from programs such as Medicare or Medicaid (or private insurance, for that matter) they are not required to accept…
By Marsha Kennedy Idyllwild Snow Group “Idy, Pine Cove and Fern Valley suffered an invasion tantamount to a disaster. Our roads were icy and the invaders weren’t prepared, didn’t know how to drive in the snow and didn’t care. Our Mountain Community Patrol was called out to help with some roads in Fern Valley that…
A couple of Saturdays ago, Jack drove to Menifee to buy a trailer for hauling newspapers up from the desert. The newspapers put too much strain on his Subaru Forester’s weight capacity. The trailer relieves this. I stayed on the Hill but not, as I usually might, at home. I got dressed and drove out…
I received a few responses to last week’s question. First, let’s get this irreverent one out of the way. Jim Marsh, famous as the architect for the Idyllwild Community Center, wrote, “Not much to explain. I’ve always had low self-esteem, but you can’t really blame me. How would you feel if you had to stare…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the association’s regular monthly tourney held on Friday, April 21, at The Legends Golf Course at Temeku Hills, Temecula. It was a beautiful spring day and the hilly course was in good shape. Dennis Chavez (course handicap 9) shot a net 65…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” new cats Joey and Cali were welcomed by the group. Alice: (speaking to Cali) So, Cali, how are you liking it here at ARF? Cali: I like it a lot, especially since the humans are helping me lose some weight. Joey: Me, too. Before you know it,…
U.S. Forest Service firefighters were dispatched to the Idyllwild Arts campus Monday afternoon after reports of a fire. The vegetation fire, called the Apela Fire, was located about 100 yards up slope from the Grotto. It was contained to an 8-foot spot and extinguished quickly. Fire investigators were speaking to a group of three Pacific…
65 years ago – 1952 Work began on a new bridge across Strawberry Creek at Fern Valley Corners, replacing a 25-year-old wooden structure. 60 years ago – 1957 It was the wettest May anyone could remember. The season’s total rain and snowfall was 5 inches below normal, but late rains and snows were extremely beneficial…
(This is from a press release Caltrans issued recently.) The California Department of Transportation, Caltrans and VAP Construction of La Mirada will begin work to add a centerline rumble strip on Highway 243 near Idyllwild and Mountain Center. The construction area will be in two locations. The project limits are from 0.7 miles north of…
