PHOTOS: This Week in Idyllwild: October 6, 2016
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Earthquake alert issued last week: Governor approves bill to speed up early-warning system
Alarmed at the occurrence of hundreds of earthquakes last week, only three greater than 4.0 in magnitude near the Salton Sea, state and federal geologists and seismologists issued a warning of an increased possibility of a bigger quake on the San Andreas Fault. A swarm of nearly 300 quakes occurred near the southern terminus of…
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Past Tense: October 6, 2016
60 years ago – 1956 The Riverside County Board of Supervisors denied two liquor license applications from Idyllwild businessmen who sought to break the barrier against sales of alcoholic beverages on the Hill. It was not the first time the supervisors had denied a liquor license to a Hill business. 55 years ago – 1961…
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Obituary: Roy Mills 1930-2016
Roy Mills, an Idyllwild resident for over four decades, died peacefully at his home on August 23, 2016. He was 86. His people came from the shtetels and Jewish ghettos of Eastern Europe. During the Russian Civil War and the accompanying ethnic cleansing, his parents immigrated to New York as teenagers, leaving their parents behind….
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Creature Corner: October 6, 2016
Last week in The Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF dogs and cats celebrated Steve’s adoption. Leia: So, I was listening in on the Cats 101 class last Saturday. It was good! Traveler: I hope the humans were able to figure you out. You cats are a mystery! Girlie Girl: And that’s the truth!…
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Washington, Milne face off in Idyllwild debate
Incumbent 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington faces challenger Shellie Milne in a public debate Thursday evening in Idyllwild. The event is sponsored by the Idyllwild Town Crier.
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Historic Preservation District board meets
The local review board of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District met in its nominally monthly session with little business before it. At its Thursday, Sept. 29, meeting at the Idyllwild Library Community Room, the board voted to change its scheduled monthly meetings to quarterly — with the next meeting being at noon Thursday, Jan. 26….
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Idyllwild Community Fund honors grant recipients
The Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee honored its 2016 grant recipients at its annual reception on Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Rainbow Inn. A capacity audience was on hand to hear ICF officers discuss the fund’s mission and to honor the local nonprofits to which ICF awarded grants this year. The Idyllwild Community Fund was…
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Four Chaplains with Logan Creighton
The Friends of the Idyllwild Library will present another in their cultural and informational monthly series at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Idyllwild Library Community Room. Logan Creighton will be performing an historical reenactment of the story of the Four Chaplains. On Feb. 3, 1943, a German submarine torpedoed the SS Dorchester, an…
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Sports: October 6, 2016
Soccer Town Hall Sports Coordinator Justin Nunn 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 Monday, Sept. 19: The Ninja Turtles vs. Slippery Sharks,…
