Town Hall Sports Coordinator Danny Richardson reported on Town Hall Youth baseball for the week of May 28. Minor League The Angels squared off against the Rockies’ Fernando Maldanado and Emma Righetti of the Angels got on base all three times at bat that led to the win. Katelyn Sonnier had the bat for the…
The May 28 Idyllwild Fire Commission meeting was frightening. Instead of addressing the district’s financial condition, the commission, employees and audience spent hours castigating Commissioner Chip Schelly for his May 23 letter to the editor. All of the speakers were appalled at Schelly’s comments because they inferred he was speaking for the board. But he…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council received the 2013 Greenwood Award for outstanding contributions to our regional environment. Karen and Richard Greenwood presented the award to us at the Idyllwild Earth Fair on May 23. We are very grateful for this recognition. In line with the spirit of the award, we continue to cope with…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday, May 16 to Monday, June 3: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance May 17 — Medical aid, Crestview Drive, Idyllwild. May 17 — Medical aid, rescue, Humber Park, Idyllwild. May 17 — Medical aid, Double View Drive, Idyllwild. May 18 — Walk-in medical aid. May…
65 years ago – 1948 Due to error, Dick Elliott’s name was omitted from the ballot in the school district election. But the diligence of his supporters resulted in 160 write-in votes for Elliott, and he won. 50 years ago – 1963 A Lynwood glider pilot unexpectedly set his craft down on a green at…
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, dear Charlie, happy birthday to you. Charlie celebrated his very first birthday June 1. He is a male Jack Russell-mix in love with life. And life to Charlie is all about playtime, walks and toys. Charlie had only one birthday wish: To have his very…
Most of us with careers in education know the sense of relief that comes with the end of a school year. I suspect that never was this sense more palpable than at Idyllwild School in 1949, when pupils and teachers bade farewell to their old schoolhouse. From a student body of two to three dozen…
For as long as anyone can remember, and even longer before that, humans have been at war with Earth’s environment. It hasn’t been a “garden of Eden” since it was a garden of Eden, and we weren’t there. So nobody knows if it was ever a garden without plenty of snakes and bugs. Bugs. What…
One special district — Idyllwild Fire Protection District — is guaranteed an election on Aug. 27. Fern Valley Water District may need one, but the residents in the other two Hill water districts — Idyllwild and Pine Cove — will not need to cast a vote to fill the expiring seats. Only IFPD Commission President…
