Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” kittens were causing a ruckus amongst the more mature felines. Leia: Easy come, easy go. Mr. Gray: You talkin’ about the kittens? Leia: Yep. All four adopted this past weekend. That was a short visit for those little girls. Bobbie: Yippee! Good news for us adult…
Brendan Steele posted a 4-over-par 71-73 — 144 at the PGA Championship at the Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey last week. From his stats, it appears that driving accuracy was a bit of a problem (he hit 13 of 29 fairways), he lost most of a stroke to the field with approach irons, and…
So many of us living in California came from other states or regions — in many cases from other countries. Most of us have special memories of foods we ate as a child that only our grandmothers could prepare, or perhaps our parents could prepare. When times changed and many homes had two working breadwinners,…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not report responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 24 to July 30. Idyllwild • July 23 — Suspicious person, 27000 block of Saunders Meadow Rd. Handled by deputy. • July 24 —…
We are proud to announce the birth of Kamila Inez Wilson, born at 12:34 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2016, at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 18 inches. She is the fourth generation of Idyllwild Wilsons. Parents: Johnny and Halie Wilson; big brother: Finley Wilson; grandparents:…
Proposition 54, the Legislature Transparency Act, is an initiative constitutional amendment and statute that currently has broad support and little apparent opposition. It proposes to amend the California constitution to require any prospective bill be in print and made available to legislators, and posted on the Internet, for at least 72 hours before the Legislature…
In a special meeting Thursday, July 28, Fern Valley Water District directors approved the purchase of two new diesel-powered vehicles. The board approved acquiring the trucks and authorized $150,000 for the purchase. General Manager Victor Jimenez had made the recommendation at the board’s regular meeting on July 15. However, Director Richard Schnetzer notified the staff…
Citing California’s five-year drought, Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order making some of the state’s temporary water restrictions permanent. Permanently banned are wasteful practices such as hosing off driveways and washing cars with hoses that lack shut-off nozzles. The governor credited Californians with having accomplished significant water conservation, saving 1.3-million-acre-feet of water from June…
After a very difficult and, at times, personal discussion, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a budget for 2016-17. The overall budget is nearly $5.4 billion, but only the discretionary general funds, which amount to $814 million, was subject to intense scrutiny. A board that usually achieves consensus was faced with fractious comments last…
Editor: Manietta v IFPD, Reyes v IFPD, Ludy v IWD, IWD v Kunkle, grand jury after grand jury investigation, and now new authorized and funded litigation with IFPD and San Jacinto pitted against the Cal Fire firefighters’ union. They’re insults to the employees and an affront to every voter and homeowner on this mountain, not…
