Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 4 to Dec. 10. Idyllwild • Dec. 4 –– Unknown trouble, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 6 –– Follow up, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 7 –– Suspicious circumstance, Village Center Dr. Handled…
60 years ago – 1956 Former California Attorney General Robert Kenny was in town paying a visit to his former business associate, Hazel Cress. 55 years ago – 1961 Emax saw the painting of yellow lines on the highways as “a trend toward the police state.” 50 years ago – 1966 A series of storms…
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, there was speculation as to which lucky human would take home a bundle of joy for the holidays during the December adoption event. Bobbie: (calling aloud) I need all ARF felines in here right away! Olivia: (leaping into the room) We’re coming! What’s up? Bobbie: Everyone…
Editor: I appreciate Kristy Baker for her prayers (Dec. 1, 2016 TC). I also want to address “Just say no to HRT and chemo/radiation.” Kristy has found her cure but every cancer is different. Some are easily cured and others a real battle. First, I would not have the audacity to tell anyone facing a…
Editor: We are full-time residents of Idyllwild and have taken pride in our mountain and our property. We planted a Dwarf Fat Albert out by our driveway that cost us over $200, and then another $50 to plant and have nurtured it for two years. Last Wednesday, we went out and found that it had…
Editor’s note: Co-publisher Jack Clark writes this week: For the record: Sirkin’s ‘15,000 people’ response Lately, there has been a bit of a dispute — in our “Readers Write” (letters to the editor) column — as to a certain “15,000 people” response given by Victor Sirkin at the Idyllwild Water District forum for directorship candidates…
In January 2016, the Community Action Partnership and County Health Department moved the Idyllwild Warming Center from the American Legion to Town Hall. On Friday, Dec. 9, Danny Richardson, Legion Post 800 commander, signed an agreement with CAP and the county to return the center to the Legion. In its most recent press release, CAP…
Two permanent residents of Lake Hemet were counted in the 2016-17 census. The local pair of bald eagles, whose permanent nest is near Lake Hemet, was easily seen in Saturday’s bald eagle, one-hour count. During Saturday’s count, 11 bald eagles were spotted at four different lakes in the region. Bald eagles are usually found close…
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Riverside County Planning Commission approved the conditional use permit for the Idyllwild Community Center site. The commission vote was unanimous, although it did add one more condition to the CUP. After several months of delay and unexpected postponements, the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board, led by President Janice Lyle,…
Despite the relatively normal fall rainfall, the National Weather Service’s latest long-range forecast is pessimistic regarding a wet winter and the end of the five-year drought, which is expected to enter its sixth year next spring. On Dec. 8, NWS issued its winter forecast that said, “Given the current conditions and the model forecasts, the…
