After months of wrangling, Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 on Jan. 1, 2013, ending months of “Y2K” style handwringing by the media. The law extends many of the Bush tax cuts for most taxpayers. This article will touch on some of the most important provisions, which apply for tax years 2013…
65 years ago – 1948 At the Idyllwild Dairy, Liz, a 7-year-old Guernsey, hit a maximum yield of 11 gallons of milk per day. 60 years ago – 1953 A single-engine Navy Sky Raider crashed into the mountain, killing its pilot. The plane was one of four flying a routine night flight. It became separated…
Can you say “adopted”? Snowball, our bichon can. She’s on her way to a forever, loving home with a bichon-mix friend. Snowball, you will never find yourself abandoned in the snow again. Paws up. Momma Sandy says “my momma days are done.” Her four puppies are weaned, almost paper-trained, and she has taught them puppy…
The first half of the 2013 rain year ended Saturday. Idyllwild Fire Department reported 7.81 inches fell in town between July 1, 2012, and Dec. 31. The Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 6.76 inches during the same period compared to 8.43 inches from July 2011 through December 2011. The long-term average rainfall from July…
William H. Botting, 87, passed away at 3:50 a.m. Dec. 16, 2012, at Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., after a brief illness. William was born on Feb. 17, 1925, in Weymouth, Mass., to Eugene and Ruth Botting of Hingham. William served this country as a Navy/Marine medic during World War II…
Editor’s note: The reporter in this article had $49,000 of tree-removal costs during the 2003 bark beetle infestation. Fortunately, Southern California Edison paid for all but $10,000 of the removal costs, since the very large pines threatened power lines. The Goldspotted oak borer, recently identified in Idyllwild, could cause similar if not greater tree loss…
Brendan Steele will begin a new PGA Tour season, and his third season, next week in our desert back yard. The Idyllwild native will play in the $5.6 million Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation Tournament, which will be held Thursday, Jan. 17, through Sunday, Jan. 20, on three different courses in La…
In a meeting with Town Crier staff at Hemet Station in Valle Vista, Lt. Dean Agnoletto and Sgt. Wallace Clear reviewed recent commercial burglaries in Idyllwild and Lake Hemet, station response, and limits placed on both investigation and response by reduced staffing. Agnoletto confirmed that there are, as yet, no suspect leads for the seven…
In addition to his earlier appointment to the House of Representative’s Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Raul Ruiz was also appointed to serve on the House’s Veteran’s Affairs Committee “I am deeply humbled to have been chosen to serve on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs,” said Congressman Ruiz in a press release. “My top priority…
Nancy Borchers, a Pine Cove resident, has been an avid fan of the Idyllwild CinemaFest since it began in 2010. She has once again agreed to share her thoughts about the ICF with readers in a Town Crier exclusive blog. Borchers provided comments and opinions for the 2011 Festival too. Here’s a sample of Nancy’s…
