James Mettler, born Nov. 30, 1961, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. Jim was an extraordinary man: an avid learner of everything, and a member of the Palomar Observatory docents, Mountain Disaster Preparedness, Mile High Radio Club and Pinzgauer truck group. He was active with outreach programs using astronomy through California schools and Positive Adventures. Jim…
Christina C. Farman, Pine Cove resident since 2002, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Christina was born in Washington, D.C. in 1943, the second daughter of Carl H. Farman, a senior United States government official, and Elsa Farman. She spent her high school years at the Sacred Heart boarding school in Montreal. She…
Financial topics dominated the latest Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission meeting. At the Oct. 23 meeting, the commission received and accepted its 2017-18 audit and Assistant Chief Mark LaMont presented the first-quarter results for 2018-19, the current fiscal year. Chris Brown, senior partner in Fedak and Brown LLP of Riverside, presented the audit’s results. He…
On Nov. 6, the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group will conduct an emergency drill. About 4 p.m., an announcement will go out to MDP members that an emergency has occurred. The Community Emergency Response Team members will report to the Disaster Assistance Station to which they are assigned. The medical team, co-chaired by Dr. Richard Goldberg…
Riverside County is providing a voting service in the upcoming general election for voters with disabilities to be able to vote by mail. The Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail system, called OmniBallot, allows for voters who cannot vote on a paper mail ballot due to disabilities to now access and mark their ballot using their home computers….
The Idyllwild Water District directors held a special meeting Wednesday evening, Oct. 24. Director David Hunt was absent. The other four directors went into closed session to review the performance of General Manager Jack Hoagland, who did not attend the meeting. After they finished, President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly announced that no actions were taken….
I have been intending to write to explain some of the nuances of a single-payer healthcare system, commonly referred as “Medicare for All.” Confusion and attempts at distortion abound, but a short essay can, unfortunately, only serve to lay the groundwork for more homework on the part of every voter. There have been various proposals,…
Editor: Starting last week, we have observed a mural being painted on the rear of our public library. It will be honoring our firefighters. We all agree that they should be honored and all of us appreciate their heroic efforts saving our town. But what about the process — how the subject and the artist…
Editor: I would hazard a guess that people who happen to live in Fern Valley or Pine Cove sometimes eat out in the town of Idyllwild, have a drink in Idyllwild, shop for food in Idyllwild, do business in Idyllwild, use the library in Idyllwild and/or just pick up their mail in Idyllwild. Are these…
It has been some time since I wrote this column, primarily because of space limitations over the past few months due to Cranston Fire aftermath coverage and the elections. We managed to cover 11 propositions, one measure and 12 candidates, the last two candidates in this week’s paper, thanks to JP and Marshall. I found…
