Sheriff’s logThe Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Saturday to Friday, April 24 to 30. Idyllwild• Apr. 24 — Suspicious circumstance, 12:06 a.m. Hopkins Dr. Handled by deputy.• Apr. 24 — Recovery of stolen vehicle, 6:32 a.m. 54000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Report taken.• Apr. 24 — Alarm call,…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats discussed the serious concerns of heat and pets.Pepper: Gather ‘round everyone! We have some new cattery members.Whiskers: Yippee! Tell us all about them.Ellie: I think Pepper is speaking of me. I am Ellie, the newest office cat looking for a forever home.Miss Kitty: Hi, Ellie!…
70 years ago – 1951Izaak Walton League members took part in a work party, cleaning the Fuller Mill Creek campground. 65 years ago – 1956Inie and Johnny Wilson celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. 60 years ago – 1961In addition to a parade, carnival, square dance and ball, the fifth-annual Idyllwild Bear Festival featured a Pauline…
Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commissioner Ralph Hoetger resigned at the end of the Tuesday, April 27 IFPD Board of Commissioners meeting. Hoetger sold his home and is moving out of the district. The district posted the vacancy last week. The deadline to submit a resume/CV and cover letter articulating interest in becoming a board…
Several items filled the Idyllwild Water District’s (IWD) last board meeting agenda. The proposed FY 2021/22 budget can be accessed at the district’s website, idyllwildwater.com, and is included with the April 21 agenda. Monthly legal services from Aleshire & Wynder cost the district $7,467.23. Director Dave Hunt commented the new flow chart (included with the…
The newspaper contacts the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department media information bureau (MIB) every week asking for updates and if there will be any upcoming searches for the remaining four missing people — Melissa Lane, Roy Prifogle, Lydia “Dia” Abrams and Diana Perez Gonzalez — in the Idyllwild and surrounding areas. Very rarely does the newspaper…
Janie Oliver recently purchased Town Baker Cafe and renamed it The Sunflower. All of the employees remained on staff and Oliver is adding to the menu and expanding the lunch hour. I interviewed Oliver on her birthday at the restaurant. One of the menu additions is the vegan baking treats of local Callie Squires of…
Brendan Steele will play this week in the $8.1-million Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since its inception in 2002, this tournament has averaged raising more than a million dollars for charities each year it is played. This will be the Idyllwild native’s eighth appearance in the Wells Fargo…
Over the past weeks, the Classifieds section of the newspaper has run multiple help wanted ads. Layoffs occurred when the state went into lockdown. As businesses open back up, they are looking for staff to fill positions. In last week’s paper alone, there were nine help wanted postings. The week before that five companies had…