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Creature Corner

Creature Corner: Oct. 20, 2011
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Found: Almost all black male cat near Fireside Inn in Idyllwild. Blue collar. Please call ARF at (951) 659-1122 to identify. Abandoned on the ARF front porch in a cardboard box, alone and afraid, was a beautiful female Maine coon tabby mix we are calling Sweet Pea. A soft mixture of gray, black and white, she will be available soon for adoption. A reminder: It is against the law to abandon your animals. Without a medical record, we have no record of prior vaccinations and rabies shots, which could result in over inoculation.

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On The Town

Idyllwild Arts ‘Company’ performs for full house
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

“The Company” of the Idyllwild Arts Theatre Department opened and closed its Musical Theatre Fall Cabaret with a hearty rendition of “Another Op’nin’, Another Show” and in between students performed 16 songs to a standing-room-only audience at Rush Hall on Sunday, Oct. 16. Performing “I’m Not” from the Broadway musical “Little By Little” is Idyllwild Arts student Paulina Kurtz. Photo by Cid Castillo

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Past Tense

Past Tense: Oct. 20, 2011
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 3 minutes

60 years ago – 1951 Native Americans from the valley were gathering acorns in Strawberry Valley, where the crop was tremendous. 55 years ago – 1956 Hill Republicans and Independent voters turned out 134 strong to the Dwight Eisenhower birthday party at the Hillbilly Lodge. Featured speaker was Loyd Wright, Sr., Speaker of the House…

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Regional News

Hemet-Ryan displays firefighting aircraft
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

On Friday, Oct. 14, CAL FIRE invited the media to the Hemet-Ryan Air Attack base. Many of the air attack vehicles were available for photographs and touring. At left is a Bell Helicopter with a 360-gallon capacity and its bucket (on right), which can scoop another 324 gallons.

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Obituaries

Obituary: Nancy Lee Turner
By October 18, 2011October 18, 2011 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Beloved mother, grandmother and friend, Nancy Lee Turner (née Hill) passed away on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011 with her family at her side. Born in Orleans, Vt. on Nov. 23, 1924, Nancy lived a loving life of devotion to her family and service to others. Raised in northern Vermont and educated as a legal secretary,…

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On The Town

Animals rule at Living Free
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Bright mountain sunshine filtered by tall pines, oaks and cedars provided the setting for the Arts and Crafts and Vendor Courtyard, which proved to be a very busy place during Living Free Animal Sanctuary’s “It’s All About the Animals” event on Saturday, Oct. 15.

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Idyllwild News

Suspected Idyllwild burglar identified, incarcerated
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

On Monday night, Oct. 10, local Tracy Philippi stopped a burglary in progress on Scenic Drive in Idyllwild. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department identified the suspect as Mathew James Subish, 38, of Idyllwild. Subish is charged with felony burglary, purchase or receipt of a stolen vehicle (one of the vehicles allegedly used by Subish at…

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Idyllwild News

Volunteers plant 50 lilac trees at Idyllwild Inn
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

Members of the 2015 Lilac Festival Committee take a break after planting 50 lilacs at the Idyllwild Inn on Saturday.

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Idyllwild News

More local business changes
By October 18, 2011October 18, 2011 Reading Time: 1 minute

FAME comes to Idyllwild in December — no, not the movie, but a new business of desert resident and musician Frank Orlando. FAME, acronym for Fine Arts, Music and Education, will be housed in Oakwood Village in the old Sadie’s Clinic site. Orlando, a professional private music teacher and musician, will teach piano, bass, guitar…

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Idyllwild News

Idylliwld School hosts book fair
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

The Idyllwild School cafeteria became a veritable library as a Book Fair was held Oct. 10-14 to benefit the school’s PTA.

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