PHOTOS: This week in Idyllwild: March 17, 2016
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Obituary: William Robb Hart 1920-2016
Bill Hart was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and lived in Chicago and Georgia before joining the Air Force in 1941. After the war, he attended college for one year in Minnesota, and from there on, educated himself in many areas of interest: literature, music, art, science, mathematics and natural history. His special interest was astronomy….
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Creature Corner: March 17, 2016
Last week in “The Days of our Nine Lives,” Jake from State Farm introduced himself, and London, the newest cat, was telling the others he wouldn’t be there for long. Jake: So, London, why do you think you won’t be here for long? London: Just look at me! I’m beautiful, and I’m so friendly that…
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Past Tense: March 17, 2016
65 years ago – 1951 A civilian flyer crashed in the Dutch Flat area. Rescuers had found him stumbling barefoot along the highway, after spending more than 24 hours in the snow and temperatures that dipped to 15 degrees. 60 years ago – 1956 Lucille Ball and children were guests at Woodland Park Manor. 55…
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Eye of the Artist winners at the Rainbow Inn
Last Saturday, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild held its annual Eye of the Artist event at the Rainbow Inn. John Simpson provides the inn for the event. “The attendance and participation by local artists and the public exceeded our most hopeful expectations and broke, by far, all our previous records in both attendance, donations and…
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Journal From the James: Oasis de los Osos, our desert sister site …
Many of our readers are familiar with the James Reserve from our writings and public talks. However, few know that the James officially consists of not only our site near Lake Fulmor, but a second site on the other side of the mountain in the northeast foothills of Mt. San Jacinto. So I want to…
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Idyllwild School grantmakers award $3,000
The Idyllwild School Youth Grantmakers awarded $3,000 to three separate groups last week. This is the fourth-consecutive year that a group of students made philanthropic decisions to the benefit of the community and student life. During its award of grants to local nonprofit organizations, the Idyllwild Community Fund began to set aside funds for local…
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News of Record: March 17, 2016
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Tuesday to Sunday, March 1 to 13: Idyllwild • March 1 — Medical aid. • March 2 — Two medical aids. • March 4 — Two medical aids. • March 5 — Two medical aids. • March 6 — Two medical aids. • March…
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Tim Lange resigns from Pine Cove Water board
Tim Lange, elected to the Pine Cove Water District board in August, submitted his resignation at the March 9 meeting. “It is given with mixed feelings,” he said. He and his wife will be moving to Willamette Valley in Oregon, where he resided for about eight years in the 1970s. Lange was consistently upbeat and…
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Mosquitoes a concern on Hill: Stagnant water poses good homes for mosquito eggs
Vector control was the topic at last week’s Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting. With the expectation of above-normal precipitation this winter, Kathleen Henderson, the Riverside County emergency services coordinator for the mountain, thought a discussion of how to deal with mosquitoes and other disease carriers would be helpful for local residents. Doug Osborn, the supervising…
