Dear editor:My heart hurts for the people of Ukraine. This war is an astonishing act of brutality and must be stopped as it threatens millions of innocent people and foreshadows ongoing slaughter and illegal annexation by evil regimes.We were here before, in 1939, and are currently repeating history by failing to act boldly. If NATO…
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Jason Montez reported several traffic crashes over the past few weeks.At 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, Sergio Garcia-Montoya, 50, of San Bernardino, was driving a gray 2009 Honda Accord eastbound on Highway 74 below Mountain Center greater than 10 mph when he collided with a black 2009 Texas…
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats celebrated Lulu’s adoption.Phil: I am so impressed with all of the prize sponsors for the Pets of the Year competition.Harley: The list and prize value keeps growing!Phil: So in addition to meeting us and maybe adopting, humans should participate in the fund…
65 years ago – 1957The Christian Science Society moved into a new location at Cedar and River drives, opposite Town Hall. 60 years ago – 1962Under the weight of the heavy snow load, Town Hall’s roofed front porch collapsed. 55 years ago – 1967Five students from Idyllwild were among Hemet High School students who were…
The Monday, March 7 conversation with Ron McCurdy on the Idyllwild Arts campus at 7:30 p.m., followed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 by the Ron McCurdy Quartet’s jazz performance in William M. Lowman Concert Hall, are representative of the efforts outgoing Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) Head Marianne Kent-Stoll made to promote racial justice in…
David “Bud” E. Hunt Jr. passed away Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 peacefully at his Idyllwild home surrounded by family at the age of 92.Bud was born Jan. 19, 1930, at the Irvine Ranch in Orange, California. His family moved to Modesto during his early school years where he attended Lathrop Elementary School. They moved again…
Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Cub Scout Pack 96 was officially rechartered Feb. 4, 2022, after many interested parents and families worked behind-the-scenes over several months.As of the date, more than 20 children are enrolled in the program. The pack serves boys and girls, grades kindergarten to fifth, in Idyllwild and surrounding communities.The charter sponsor…
The Human Relations Council (HRC) of the Greater Hemet, San Jacinto and Menifee Regions extended the deadline for submissions for its 18th-annual Black History Month Essay Contest to March 25. Middle school, high school and college students in Hemet, San Jacinto and Menifee are eligible.Past President and current Treasurer Mary Morse, said, “Even though we’re…
The U.S. Forest Service (FS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are developing Comprehensive River Management plans (CRMPs) for the Deep Creek and Whitewater River Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSRs) on the San Bernardino National Forest and in BLM’s California Desert District. All of Deep Creek is under FS jurisdiction and, therefore, the Deep…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Feb. 21 to 27. • Feb. 21 — Dispatched & canceled en route, 1:30 a.m. Temecula.Feb. 21 — Dispatched & canceled en route, 1:41 a.m. Temecula.Feb. 21 — Dispatched & canceled en route, 1:48 a.m. Temecula.Feb. 21 — Dispatched & canceled…
