Idyllwild’s top 2011 stories: Part 2
Business changes, fire fee, new Idyllwild Arts headmaster, Idyllwild Library and community dialogue …
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Climate scientist next Idyllwild recreation council speaker
Dr. Charles Zender, University of California, Irvine (UCI), will present “Radioactivity and Wind: The Menace and Promise of Air” as the featured speaker for the Idyllwild Community Recreation Council’s (ICRC) Speaker Series. This is Zender’s second talk for ICRC. In 2009, he spoke about climate change. Zender will focus on concerns in the U.S. that…
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Before Our Time: Village center …
In a place that changes as slowly as Idyllwild, what’s new about a New Year? Seven years ago it was the imminent opening of our newest commercial development, the Village Centre shops at the corner of North Circle and Village Center drives. New? In fact, this complex was built on just about the oldest commercial…
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Fire and Forest: New directions …
2011 was a very good year for the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. The money came late for our grant to help homeowners with abatement but we were able to quickly put the money to use over the summer. The quality of our newsletter is good and so are our membership numbers. New people joined…
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Opinion: Families need income
During the recent family-focused Christmas season, one rather troubling set of recent statistics that may have the same effect as an Ebenezer Scrooge or Lionel Barrymore’s Henry Potter on our next Christmas are these: 1. According to the US census and Pew Research Center single people now outnumber the married folks. 2. And according to…
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Opinion: Good to live in Pine Cove
Christmas season, looking forwards to a happy new year. We’re glad we settled in Pine Cove. The Pine Cove Property Owners Association deserves some credit. Always a source for neighborhood communication, they’ve worked out vendor discounts on essentials like propane. The association works to keep Pine Cove clean, hauling thrown-out appliances, picking up trash from…
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Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema set to open
Thirty premieres in the spotlight …
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Creature Corner: Jan. 5, 2012
Happy New Year from all of our ARF canines and felines to all of the four leggeds in our community. Paws up to Bonnie, the beagle/Dalmatian mix, who made a brief appearance at ARF only to be scooped up and carried away to her forever home. Sadly, we say goodbye to Purdy, a female golden retriever, who will always be in our hearts.
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Ice rink faces more obstacles
Opening of rink at Community Center site delayed again …
