70 years ago – 1949 Idyllwild experienced 4 feet of snow over a 10-day period in which temperatures never rose above freezing. 65 years ago – 1954 Willard Payne recalled the early days. He and his wife came for camping trips in 1909 when Fern Valley was waist-deep in ferns with only an occasional tree….
By Bobbie Glasheen The closest I will ever come to perfection is when someone (a dear friend, I hope) delivers my eulogy. Can hardly wait. I’ll sit in the front row, nodding and smiling beatifically. Maybe not. It will depend on how I am doing that day. Suppose I contact someone in advance, pay them…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Jan. 18 — Medical aid, 12:37 p.m. Tollgate Rd. • Jan. 19 — Rescue, 8:04 p.m. Rouse Ridge. Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Jan. 15 — False alarm,…
In August 2018, former Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 10, which would have eliminated California’s cash bail system and replaced it with a pre-trial assessment program. It effectively eliminated the use of cash to secure release from jail prior to trial. Less than five months later, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, California Secretary of State…
In a Jan. 14 hearing, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez denied the motion to dismiss two counts in the criminal case against Pam Allen. In April 2017, Allen, 66, of Pine Cove, was charged with three felonies for the March 31 traffic collision with Julia Romero, 18, of Idyllwild, on Highway 243. Two…
After a very positive half-year budget report, General Manager Jerry Holldber recommended that the Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors “spend money to save money” at last week’s meeting. In December 2013, the district purchased about 4 acres along Franklin Drive. One incidental purpose of the property is to serve as a demonstration site…
The Fern Valley Water District board last Friday directed General Manager Victor Jimenez to invite multiple firms to bid on the planned replacement of pipeline along Upper Rim Rock and Dogwood roads later this year. Because the area is underlain with extensive rock and bedrock, Jimenez recommended working directly with El-Co Contractors of San Bernardino…
Sadie: Guess I’m in charge for the time being, so listen up. Mr. Gray: We’re all here. Sadie: Tex found her forever family!! And she knows them well. Her foster family decided to adopt her, and the ARF humans are crying tears of joy. Mr. Gray: Now that is some of the best news I’ve…
Wheaton College student Micah Hitchcock of Idyllwild was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester. To earn Dean’s List honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 gpa or higher on the 4.0 scale. Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois) is a coeducational Christian liberal arts…
Images captured on canvas by renowned Idyllwild artist Darcy Gerdes are, quite simply, breathtaking. Her talent expresses itself in an array of vivid wildlife scenes conveyed in acrylic, rivaling in scope the perennial beauty of nature herself. They somehow appear both magnified and distant. Visionary wisdom inspires her soft brushstrokes and richly layered dimensional color,…
