Editor’s note: Mike Esnard and his wife, Robin DiMatteo, suffered an unimaginable and horrific tragedy during the Santa Rosa fires. Their home, their belongings, their family treasures were all burned and lost. They have found an apartment in San Francisco where their daughter lives and will re-settle there. The following comes from correspondence from Mike….
Assemblyman Randy Voepel who represents the Hill, a small portion of Riverside County and a large swath of San Diego County from Riverside to Mexican border, was in Idyllwild last week. He came to Town Hall on his “Listening Tour” of District 71. More than 30 people attended and posed questions on topics such as…
LaMont spent nearly three weeks in Klamath back country stopping fire Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts. The Salmon August Complex burned from July into August. Several local firefighters were part of the thousands who fought the fire during the late summer. Firefighters focus on three conditions when they are battling a…
On Oct. 23, the Idyllwild Snow Group attended a very productive meeting with County Supervisor Chuck Washington and a host of officials representing 10 federal, state and county agencies — many of whom we have met with over recent months. We were delighted at the amount of progress that has been made. Many of our…
So far, eight businesses have acquired Town Crier Memberships: Baily Winery; The Family Business (tax preparation); Fern Valley Inn; Idyllwild Backhoe; Idyllwild Vacation Rentals; Middle Ridge Inc. (winery & art gallery); Sandlin & Son Refrigeration; and Sub Rosa Apothecary. Also, three nonprofit organizations have joined as Members: Idyllwild Arts Academy; Friends of San Jacinto Mountain…
Editor: One phrasing of the second law of thermodynamics is: “The entropy of a closed system cannot decrease.” Entropy can be identified as a measure of usable energy. This leads to the notion that things invariable proceed from order to disorder. Stuff left alone falls apart. But all of this applies to a “closed system.”…
Daughter Victoria Steele is newest fan Brendan Steele will once again team with Keegan Bradley in the QBE Shootout on the Tiburón Golf Club course in Naples, Florida, Dec. 6 to 10. The Shootout is a two-man unofficial PGA Tour event Brendan and Keegan teamed up to win in 2011 when it was named the…
Soccer Town Hall Sports Coordinator Michael Holato gave this report on Youth Soccer. Below are the scores, standings and players of the game for Town Hall Youth Soccer. For the 4 to 6 year olds we are only doing player of the game. Ages 4-6 Idyllwild Shell Bears’ William Archer scored 2 goals and River…
Cheri M. Bentley-Buckman of Palm Springs and Idyllwild passed away Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Born in Kilgore, Texas, on Sept. 1, 1941, she was an avid writer/poet and was published in several journals. Cheri was passionate about the Idyllwild Arts Academy and was on its board of trustees since 2007. She was an active member…
Several Republicans competing in June primary A second Republican has announced his intent to challenge Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz. Dan Ball, former news anchor at desert television stations, wants to unseat Ruiz with a page from Ruiz’s script when he upset incumbent Mary Bono Mack in 2012. “[Ruiz’s] voting record is right down the line…
