A few weeks back, I wrote about the Art Alliance of Idyllwild board in this column, expressing concern about transparency issues several members brought up during the board’s annual membership meeting. In response to the members, AAI is offering public sessions after each board meeting. (AAI is not a public entity; its board meetings are…
A Palm Springs man was pronounced dead at the scene of a traffic collision Sunday afternoon in Mountain Center. Timothy Brunner, 58, was riding a white 2000 Harley-Davidson Softtail at 3:50 p.m. eastbound on Highway 74 one-tenth of a mile west of Keen Camp Road when he entered a right-hand curve at 40 mph, too…
This week we have a few personnel changes to announce. Denise Selby, our bookkeeper since Jack and I bought the paper, moved on as her pottery business picked up. Samantha “Sam” Hallburn took the position and is your new go-to person for billing inquiries … That is, except subscription issues. Halie and I will help…
People lose things, like cell phones, keys, glasses and cameras. We, as well as most shops and restaurants on the Hill, store found objects people drop off in a lost and found basket. Some orphaned items hang out for years in that basket and locating their owners likely won’t occur, even with the classified ads…
A Saturday night traffic collision resulted in one injury but California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff O’Steen, speaking from the Beaumont office, had only the first page of the report and was not able to give much detail. Involved in the crash on South Circle Drive near Tahquitz Drive at 6:20 p.m. were Sean Davis, 23,…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild is a class act, co-founded by my friend Chris Trout and Grace Songolo. So when it suffers controversy, it brings out my most Southern mama roots. Here we go: My Mama, who died too soon at age 71 in 1998, would say about what’s going on, “I’m as mad as…
An Anza woman was flown to Desert Regional Medical Center with major injuries Tuesday morning after her vehicle collided with a cow. Gina Johnson, 45, was driving a 2005 silver Dodge Neon eastbound on Highway 74 just east of the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation Road when she collided head-on with a black cow at about…
A motorcyclist was injured in a crash just south of Idyllwild Thursday, Jan. 22, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. Marcus Wagner, 21, of Moreno Valley, was riding a 2014 Kawasaki Ninja south on Highway 243 just 350 north of Saunders Meadow Road when he entered a left-hand curve and laid…
It’s vital that the Idyllwild Fire Finance Committee plan for the long-term. Effects of losing the Pine Cove ambulance contract — a quarter of a million dollars — is going to put a dent in an already shaky financial situation at our local fire department. Legal fees are piling up under three grand jury investigations:…
A motorcyclist was injured in a crash just south of Idyllwild Thursday, Jan. 22, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. Marcus Wagner, 21, of Moreno Valley, was riding a 2014 Kawasaki Ninja south on Highway 243 just 350 north of the southern intersection of Saunders Meadow Road when he entered a left-hand…
