Robin Williams’ suicide has opened the door for more of us to open up about a dark subject. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s revelation that she suffers from depression is admirable, though running a department that large and important from home while she deals with this challenge is not doable. As I said, I…
Editor: Dr Know It All doesn’t mind being in the middle of a controversy. He is used to people with a contradictory sense of humor. It should be clear that the Dr abhors violence. When he says avoid “maiming” tourists and resist “smacking annoying children,” he means it. What the Dr does mind is having…
Nearly seven months after two men were arrested for a triple homicide that occurred eight years ago, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office has dismissed all the charges against Robert Lars Pape and Cristin Conrad Smith. In March, a grand jury indicted Pape and Smith, but because he was under 17 years old at the…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Sept. 19, golf tournament in conjunction with the semi-final round of playoffs for the club championship. Play was at the Temecula Creek Golf Club on the Creek to Stonehouse courses. It was a beautiful day and the course was in…
Town Hall Soccer Sports Coordinator Richard Mozeleski gave this report on this season’s soccer games. Well, soccer is off and running on the Hill for 2014. This year’s season is dedicated to Idyllwild’s American Legion Post 800. A big thank you for their quiet, steady support of all the sports, year in and year out,…
The Creekstone Inn has dominated the four-way stop called Fern Valley Corners since 1947; but its current identity, as Chris Singer’s elegant, 20-year-old tourist lodging, is a recent development. Instead, for 47 years Hill dwellers associated the building strictly with food. In 1946, as the country recovered from World War II, Michael and Dorothy Michelsen…
In an effort to grow their market share in the vacation and retirement home arenas, Town Real Estate of Palm Springs has opened a new office in Idyllwild. To lead the staff in its new Idyllwild location, Rick Martinez has been named managing broker. With two offices and eight agents serving Riverside County, their portfolio…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Sept. 23, through Monday, Sept. 29. Idyllwild • Sept. 23 — No responses. • Sept. 24 — Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm. • Sept. 24 — False alarm. • Sept. 25 — Medical aid. • Sept. 26 — Medical aid. •…
