Q. I have more than 100 pairs of shoes? Is that too many? -Lolanda, Idyllwild A. It depends on how many feet you have. If you have only the two feet, and you have to look down to see what shoes you’re wearing, you have too many. Q. Should I wear brown shoes with orange…
More and more businesses in our community have been reopening.Our restaurants are filling up — especially on weekends — and they are working hard to bring their staffing up to normal levels. So, now is the time to advertise your positions available to your future employees and to list your business hours, menus and specials…
Short-term rentals Dear editor:I would like to chime in on the current debate over STRs (Short Term Rentals). As other Town Crier readers have mentioned, the county of Riverside is currently proposing upgrades to the existing ordinance 927, which regulates them. The upgraded ordinance can be viewed here: https://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/14/Ord_No_927DraftforPublication_1.pdfThe planner handling it is asking for…
The Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) started back to school this week with in-person instruction, requiring everyone to wear a mask indoors, “regardless of vaccination status. Exceptions will be made for those with a qualifying medical condition, though they must wear a non-restrictive effective alternative, following the interactive process through Risk Management.”The district released the…
Brendan Steele posted a plus-3 score after two rounds of modified Stableford play at the Barracuda Championship in Truckee last week to miss the cut by seven points.The Idyllwild native posted seven birdies against eight bogeys and a double while belting drives averaging 305 yards into more than two-thirds of the fairways. He hit 58%…
By Idyllwild Community GardenContributed Renown Idyllwild Forest Garden expert Peter Kindfield will teach the second of his three class series this Saturday Aug. 14. New class time to beat the heat will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.Sign up at www.idyllwildgarden.org in the Calendar section for all classes. They are free but donations are most…
By Jim CrandallContributed After closing down for months because of the pandemic, Grandfathers for Golf (GFG) is starting up its free golf program for children in the Hemet/San Jacinto area at the end of August. The call is out for parents to sign up their kids and for volunteer instructors of any golf ability to…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • Aug. 2 — Public service assist, 8:31 a.m. Dogwood Rd.• Aug. 2 — Medical aid, 8:49 a.m. Highway 243.• Aug. 3 — Public service assist, 12:39 a.m. Cougar Rd.• Aug. 3 — Service call, 11:55 a.m. Pine Dell Rd.• Aug. 3 —…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats shared their most endearing traits.Fern: What is it with dogs and kittens?Stevie: Uh, they are both homeless?Fern: Ha ha. That’s true, but what I mean is I’m trying to figure out why they are adopted so quickly.Rosemary: Now Fern, many of our adult cats…
70 years ago – 1951It was reported that wild turkeys turned loose on the Wellman ranch were doing well and reproducing as hoped. 65 years ago – 1956The annual Chuckwagon Dinner for the benefit of Town Hall netted almost $500. 60 years ago – 1961Construction of a clubhouse at Tahquitz Lake Golf Course was nearly…
