Wanda Leean (Curington) Swanson, 92, long-time resident of Idyllwild, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Eisenhower Medical Center, in Palm Desert, on Saturday, April 8, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born in Charlie, Texas, on May 25, 1924, to James Roy and Ola Vae Curington, and she was always known in the…
Editor’s note: This was taken from a press release from the U.S. Forest Service. The U.S. Forest Service has named Robert Baird as the director of Fire and Aviation Management for its Pacific Southwest Region. Since May 2014, Baird has been the forest supervisor on the Los Padres National Forest. Besides on-ground fire experience at…
55 years ago – 1962 Foster Lake opened for trout fishing. 50 years ago – 1967 Fire commissioners voted to purchase a portion of the Idyllwild Inn property as a site for the new fire station. 45 years ago – 1972 Jessica Hamilton just couldn’t wait. She was delivered in the fire department ambulance near…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats learned of ARF’s new litter of puppies. Audrey: Has Bobbie been around to tell you all the news? Whiskers: She hasn’t, and that’s a surprise. Bobbie: (bursting into the cattery): Oh no you don’t, Audrey! I’m the office cat, so I share the news! Audrey:…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Sheba the dog joined the ARF family. Bobbie: They’re coming and they’re going! Whiskers: Who’s coming, where are they going? Bobbie: Calm down, Whiskers. First of all, Sheba already found a forever family. She’s gone to San Diego. And there’s a story behind this puppy announcement. Audrey:…
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…
70 years ago – 1947 The U.S. Forest Service reported the insect situation had become critical in the Idyllwild area. Warm weather added another hatch of bugs and 750 trees were infected. 65 years ago – 1952 The season’s rainfall totaled 43 inches. • • • Town Crier saluted Denis Evarts Bowman as one of…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 2 to 8. Idyllwild • April 3 — Battery, 24000 block of Fern Valley Rd. Handled by deputy. • April 3 — Check the welfare, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • April 4 — Alarm call, Glen…
A San Jacinto man crashed his vehicle into a guardrail last week. According to the California Highway Patrol, at 5:05 a.m. Friday, April 7, Shane White, 36, of San Jacinto, was driving his black 2011 Ford Fiesta westbound on Highway 74, two-tenths of a mile east of South Fork Trail, when he made an unsafe…
Editor’s note: Jack is taking a turn this week. First of all, what does “circulation” really mean? We order 5,600 newspapers printed every week. (We used to order only 2,800 in the paid-paper days.) The press usually overprints somewhat, somewhere between 5,600 to 5,700. All of them are “distributed,” which means they go to points…
