By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats visited with dogs Claire and Cookie.Phil: Everyone gather ‘round! I have news.Whiskers: Adoption?Don: Cookie was adopted! She is with a family right here on our mountain.Whiskers: Don! You stole Phil’s thunder! Regardless, I have news as well. ARF has two new cats.Don:…
75 years ago – 1947Pop Groom leased Haigh and Weller land above Pine Cove where Mountain Sawmill was logging for a winter sports area. 70 years ago – 1952The State Riding and Hiking Trail project again stalled due to right-of-way difficulties. The trail was being considered for rerouting elsewhere. 65 years ago – 1957Eight parachutes…
On Dec. 17, 2021, a former 16-year-old student at Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) — identified only as Jane Doe — filed a complaint for damages in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Idyllwild Arts Foundation (IAF) and IAA, in 10 “causes of action” pleading violations of Title IX of the…
David Gotfredson, who lists his title as “Investigative Producer” and who works out of CBS News 8 and KFMB, San Diego, has been closely following, and digging into, the circumstances surrounding the death of a Garner Valley woman Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. The woman died in a reported all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rollover at the same…
Since 2002, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a special website called SciJinks just for students to learn about weather, satellite meteorology and Earth science. The site includes articles, games and videos targeted toward middle- and high-school-aged students and their educators. It features articles that answer important questions about weather, games about weather…
Brendan Steele will tee off this week in the $7.5 million Sony Open in Hawaii on the Waialae Country Club course in Honolulu, Hawaii. Under the Sony name for 24 years, this tournament, with support from the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, has donated nearly $22 million to more than 350 charities. Brendan finished alone…
Pile burning ignitions are currently in progress at the Keenwild Fire Station to the north of town, according to the San Bernardino National Forest. Smoke and flame may be visible. Do not call 911.
Fire restrictions on the San Bernardino National Forest will be relaxed on Saturday, Jan. 8. Multiple winter storms in December brought significant rain and snow to the area, decreasing the fire danger to “moderate” forestwide. “After a very long fire season, I am breathing a sigh of relief for our staff who tirelessly worked to…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will this week consider recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot for ages 12 to 15. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized such use last week.Also, on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), CDC is now endorsing a general “clinical preference” for the two mRNA…
Longtime Idyllwild resident and former owner/operator of Idyllwild Cable TV, Richard “Dick” Rondeau, 85, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 in Hemet, after a long illness.He was born June 18, 1936 in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Louis Rondeau and Grace Furey Rondeau. As a child he moved to Sierra Madre with his family and attended local schools…
