Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 8 to 14. Idyllwild • Jan. 8 –– Assist other department, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 8 –– Public disturbance, 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 8 –– Suspicious person, N….
70 years ago – 1947 There were 300 families living year-round in the area. • • • Art Morris and his county crew were busy widening Circle Drive. • • • Bob Hatch, Roy Bramblett, Paul Kemp and Harold Sanborn were joyful over the arrival of a red fire engine. • • • A “come-as-you-are”…
By Callie Wight Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider for any questions or issues concerning you own health status. If you’re like me, I bet you’ve heard the saying “trial and error” a hundred times. And that other favorite saying that always seemed to me…
Pamela Fojtik (nee Killingsworth), beloved wife of Charles “Chic” Fojtik and 12-year Idyllwild resident, passed away on Christmas Day in 2016. She had been struggling for several years with a breathing disorder and a weakened heart. Born in Alabama in 1948, she was raised by her grandparents until moving to Lakeland, Florida. Pamela attended Florida…
Shannon Ng, branch manager of the Idyllwild Library, is the new president of the Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee. She was unanimously elected by members of the 2016 board. She brings strong managerial and communication skills to her new position as ICF president. The ICF Advisory Committee manages a fund, started by a local couple…
Has Southern California weather cloaked itself in the world of DC Comics? Weather forecasts for the past two years seem to come either from Superman’s “Bizarro” world or another devious trick from Batman’s nemesis “The Joker.” The winter of 2015-16 did not approach forecasts of one of the wettest El Niño seasons ever. Last summer,…
Idyllwild Arts Academy 2010 dance graduate Dakota Bailey won Best Actress, Short Film, at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema awards ceremony at the Rustic Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 15. Bailey won for her performance in “Standpoint,” in which she acts and dances the role of Aliza, a Jewish dancer in Nazi-occupied Poland. “Standpoint” won…
Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Idyllwild Community Center at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek received its final approval from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The board accepted and agreed with the Planning Commission’s unanimous December decision to approve the conditional use permit for the site. Local resident Sue Nash asked the board to return…
At a specially called board meeting last week, Geoffrey Caine and Peter Szabadi were both appointed to fill vacancies on the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors. Directors John Cook and June Rockwell resigned in December, bringing the number of directors to three from the authorized board of five members. Three people applied to join…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council will hold a community meeting at 10 a.m, Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Idyllwild Nature Center. Three topics — preparing for a wildland fire, the goldspotted oak borer and fuels reduction projects — will be the topics discussed during the meeting. “We need to update the community on the…
