“If you think everything seems to be going well, you obviously don’t understand the situation.” “The light at the end of the tunnel is the head lamp of an oncoming train.” A couple of weekends ago, Jack and I joined Mandy at the Scotsfest on the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Mandy and I left…
The two men — Ryan Mason and Nickolas Menlendez — charged with burglary of the Mountain Center Market in September had felony settlement conferences scheduled for Friday morning, Feb. 26, which were rescheduled for Friday, March 11. However, Mason was ordered to undergo an evaluation for possible residential substance abuse treatment prior to the next…
Two incidents, one involving two cars and the other a motorcycle, marred last week on Hill roads, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. At 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, Eric Frost, 43, of Idyllwild, was driving his 2004 black Mazda truck westbound on Highway 74 in the vicinity of Strawberry Creek…
Capt. Joseph Borja is the new head of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station. Borja assumed the role on Feb. 4, and succeeds new Deputy Chief Lyndon “Ray” Wood. Borja joined the Sheriff’s Department nearly 28 years ago, in April 1988. He has progressed through the ranks and served in many positions during his…
The Nature Center on Highway 243 continues its new speaker series with Dr. Norman C. Ellstrand, University of California, Riverside, professor of genetics. Ellstrand, an expert on plant gene flow and hybridization, will present the talk, “When transgenes wander, should we worry?” Ellstrand is an international speaker, invited to contribute policy discussions on this topic…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild is known for its flagship events anticipated by patrons both on Hill and off. Coming on Saturday, March 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Rainbow Inn, is one of the most anticipated events — the Eye of the Artist, and this year it will be wild. “Wild” is…
Don Reed, Marshall Hawkins and Joey Latimer, newly dubbed ‘The Louie Bluies,’ perform on Leap Day night, Monday, Feb. 29 at Café Aroma.
At its Feb. 23 meeting, the Hemet Unified School District board unanimously approved a pay raise for its teachers and other employees. The raises were 1.5 percent retroactive to July 1, 2015, and then another 1-percent increase starting Jan. 1, 2016. In addition, teachers will have two more non-student days per school year. “We’re very…
The Idyllwild Fire commissioners have decided to draft a measure to raise the current $65 parcel fee. At their Tuesday, Feb. 23 meeting, commissioners discussed the purpose and needs for more revenue. They asked their Finance Committee, which Commissioner Nancy Layton chairs, to begin putting these general ideas and goals into specific language and justification….
Brendan Steele carded an even-par 72-69-69-70 — 280 at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, last week. The native Idyllwilder posted his fourth top-20 finish — and his second top-15 — in nine starts this season and moved from 38th to 32nd on the FedExCup points list. He also moved from 81st to…
