Editor: After reading of the latest racist crime of the shooting of two men from India, I was interested to read the three negative letters attacking the positive non-violent group who are trying to find peaceful solutions to the hatred, violence and injustice fostered by elements in our current administration. Fortunately, the positive in our…
Editor: My family and I went to the Nature Center in early February for a hike and were absolutely devastated by the amount of garbage on site. There was literally trash every few feet. We went back on Valentine’s Day and did a clean-up hike. The grounds had already been cleaned a great deal, but…
This column is reprinted with permission from California Publisher, CNPA’s official quarterly newspaper. Current issue: http://bit.ly/2n7wYTg By Tom Newton CNPA Executive Director Newspapers and media are the “enemy of the people,” according to the president. Well, if that’s the case, then my colleagues and I in Sacramento have apparently been running the Enemy of the…
Janice Oates Krueger, 91, former long-time Idyllwild resident, died Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Auburn, from complications of aging and Alzheimers disease. She was born June 19, 1925, in Oakland, and spent most of her childhood in Elsinore. Her paternal grandfather, John Hanson, was a cattle rancher in Tulare County, where, as a little girl,…
65 years ago – 1952 Dr. M.M. Null announced that he had hundreds of small sequoias to be given to residents and property owners free of charge. The little redwoods were grown for planting in the community. 60 years ago – 1957 Clarence Bischof purchased the San Jacinto Lumber Yard. 55 years ago – 1962…
The annual Blast to the Past show was Friday night at Idyllwild School. While Vicky Lovett is singing, McKenna Lovett and Sophia Dillion are performing in the background
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF dogs and cats were discussing methods for finding forever homes. Veronica: And then there was one. Bobbie: What do you mean? One what? Veronica: One dog. Me. Betty found her forever mom. I’m so happy for her, but I’ll miss her. George: Me, too! Betty…
In 1983, the Soboba Tribe of San Jacinto cautiously ventured into Indian gaming with humble beginnings, a simple bingo hall in a temporary sprung structure and pre-fabricated trailer. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, after 22 years of struggles and challenges, legal battles and negotiations, changes and building, the tribe and casino management proudly broke ground to…
Idyllwild’s proud hockey Dad Brian Smith submitted this account of last week’s Wildcats game: Last weekend, the Wildcats started their playoff bid for the 2016-2017 season. In game one, the Wildcats faced the Anaheim Jr. Ducks. Three minutes into the first period, the Jr. Ducks scored their first goal of the game. With 3 minutes,…
