Dear editor:Happy New Year. I hope all of our community members enjoyed the beautiful and much needed rain and snow as much as I did. It was clean, natural, steady and stayed at higher elevations, just as Mother Nature intended.If the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) has its way, our future storms may not…
An Idyllwild man convicted of a felony on Aug. 8, 2021, and placed on probation was arrested again on Dec. 27 for violating probation.Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested Ryan Jacob Wycoff, 44, then living in Pinyon, on May 7, 2021, on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, a felony charge.He failed…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Dec. 27 to Jan. 2. • Dec. 27 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 11:15 a.m. Cedar St.• Dec. 27 — EMS call, provide ALS, 1:31 p.m. Deerfoot Ln.• Dec. 27 — Public service assist, 5:11 p.m. S. Circle Dr.•…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed the latest at ARF.Phil: Whew. The holidays are behind us.Whiskers: And we still have the cold, probably snowy, winter ahead.Don: That could work in our favor. It’s cold out, but a warm cat in a human’s lap is the perfect cure.Whiskers: That’s right!…
70 years ago – 1952Skiing was fair to good. There was plenty of snow above 7,000 feet. 65 years ago – 1957Janet Froehlich was engaged to Bill Riley of Hemet. Janet had worked two summers on the Town Crier staff. 60 years ago – 1962A New Year’s dance at the Inn raised $300 for school…
Editor’s note: This was taken from an Associates press release. Saturday, Dec. 18, the Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation (AIAF) made a holiday gift to the Scholarship Fund of the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program. The gift of $40,000 was one of the largest single donations the Associates have made in recent years….
By David JeromeCorrespondent New rules that took effect Jan. 1 mandate that pigs (and other animals raised for meat sold in California) be raised in cages large enough for them to turn around in. 2018’s Prop 12 passed with 2-1 approval by voters, even though farm animals were not allowed to vote. Press coverage has…
Editor’s note: This is taken from a Riverside County press release. Christmas trees may be dropped off at a Riverside County landfill at no cost until Saturday, Jan. 8. Each Riverside County household can bring up to three trees, including flocked trees. Green waste rates will apply to commercial, out-of-county or loads of more than…
Dear editor:Last February we were lucky enough to find and purchase our dream home here on the mountain. The highway was covered following a big snow the day before when we came up to see the house. An even bigger snowfall followed a month later, in March on the weekend we moved in.We had been…
Martha Reiman quietly passed away at home surrounded by family Wednesday, December 15, 2021.For many, many generations of Idyllwild School students, Martha (Foster) Reiman was their first introduction to public school. Following in the footsteps of educators in her family, Martha exclusively taught kindergarten at Idyllwild School for 36 years. Fellow faculty at Hemet Unified…
