Gary Fox of Cathedral City was with his Rottweiler and neighbor for an afternoon of fishing at Lake Fulmor Friday. Fox was walking down an icy path with his dog and slipped, suffering a laceration and a possible broken femur. Idyllwild Fire was summoned to transport him to Desert Regional Medical Center.
Court records recently confirm sentencing details for Alfredo Tartaglia, 26, of Idyllwild. According to the record of proceedings held on Thursday, Jan. 10, Tartaglia withdrew his not guilty plea for assault of a person by force and entered a plea of guilty to a violent felony. The court denied probation and imposed a medium sentence…
On Friday, Jan. 18, Riverside County officials announced that a 22-year-old Hemet man and a 4-year-old Perris girl died last week. Both tested positive for influenza virus; “though Riverside County health officials are saying the cause of death has not been determined.” Nevertheless, the circumstances re-enforce state and federal officials’ recommendations that it is still…
I never cease to be amazed by the gun lobby. They want restrictions on marijuana, prescription drugs, straight sex, gay sex, alcohol, pornography and speed limits but they don’t want to discourage the sale of any firearm to anyone. The National Rifle Association crowd leaves their old city slicker ZIP code behind due to the…
Asked to summarize attendance and ticket sales for Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013, festival Chairman Phil Calderone cited stronger local sales but chilled off-Hill attendance and sales, largely due to weather. He noted the result was comparable attendance and sales figures from last year to this year. For each year but this, the festival has had less…
The Idyllwild School Winter Concert was held in the music room on Thursday night …
Brendan Steele’s superfan — André Pilon, who flew to the desert from Montreal with his equally superfan wife Pierrette Filion — says that Steele was consistently hitting pin-point irons during his practice rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday before the Humana Challenge in La Quinta last week. The Idyllwild native was high on his game then,…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on youth basketball for both the College League (kindergarten through third-grade) and the Pro League (third- through sixth-grade) for the week of Jan. 14. College League (Kindergarten through third-grade) The College League (grades K-3) played two days this week. The first game, Tuesday, Jan. 15, was between the…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Adult volleyball for the week of Jan. 14. The week’s games got started with a good one between the Idyllwild Garage and Idyllwild Inn. The game went back and forth as both teams played well throughout the match. Idyllwild Inn’s Jason Sonnier played great. He…
Rachel and Dillon have found their forever homes. They are two of the four Christmas puppies at ARF. They will both grow up here in Idyllwild in the best of forever homes. Paws up to you. And then there were two — that leaves Noah and Olivia. About 12 to 13 weeks old now, and…
