Town Hall Sports Coordinator Richard Mozeleski gave this report on adult softball: Adult co-ed softball is up and running in Idyllwild. Last year’s champ, Creekstone Inn, is repeating its slow start of last season but is showing it will be a force to be reckoned with. This season, two new teams are on board with…
During this past month, some progress has occurred regarding wildfire funding for the U.S. Forest Service. Congress has taken its first step to provide funding for next fiscal year while President Barack Obama is seeking more money for the current fire season. Fiscal year 2014-15 Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee…
65 years ago – 1949 Street lights came to Fern Valley Corners. 60 years ago – 1954 Members of the Riverside Community Settlement Association were the first guests to enjoy the facilities of Camp Lawler, an 80-acre estate given to the county by a Los Angeles attorney. 55 years ago – 1959 Chamber…
The Idyllwild Water District board set a public hearing on the proposed sewer rate increase for Sept. 10. This will be a busy end of summer for the board since the public hearing on the water program increase will be Aug. 20, only three weeks earlier. During discussion of the date for the sewer rate…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, July 15, through Monday, July 21. Idyllwild • July 15 — Rescue. • July 15 — Public service assistance. • July 16 — Medical aid. • July 17 — Medical aid. • July 18 — Rescue. • July 18 — Two medical…
On Friday, July 18, Robert Pape pleaded not guilty to the 2006 murders of Becky Friedli, her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. After six deferrals, Pape made a formal plea during a hearing at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. On the night of Sept. 17, 2006, Becky, 18, her mother, Vicki Friedli, 53, and…
Little purrs and four paws up to our youngest kitten, Suki. Didn’t take her long to find her forever home. Miss Sadie is about 3 years old, and is still ready for the old cat-and-mouse game. She loves to gracefully move along, step by step, as you walk. She is not vocal, and is fine…
When the House of Jerky upstairs in the Fort closed last October, Bryan Tallent and John Stonitsch, owners of Spruce Moose just two doors away, saw an opportunity. Originally, Tallent said, “We took the jerky into our main store during the holidays,” and it was successful. So on March 15, they opened Coyote Red’s in…
On Saturday, July 19, California Department of Parks and Recreation, with the assistance of the California Highway Patrol Aviation Unit, rescued an injured female hiker from Mt. San Jacinto State Park. About 4 p.m., the state parks received a brief cell phone call about an injured hiker at Wellman’s Divide; unfortunately, the call was dropped….
