Editor: Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping dogs and cats in need. ARF is not a shelter and relies on foster families to house dogs until forever families are found. ARF does have a small cattery for cats in need, but can house a maximum of 10 cats only….
Editor: Beware of land surveyors because they may cause significant damage to landscaping with their careless vegetation trimming. We have been part-time residents in Pine Cove for more than 40 years, owning a cabin and land there. The property is mostly enclosed by 600-foot-long, two-rail fence. Inside is a row of native plants and large junipers….
Editor: On behalf of Soroptimist International of Idyllwild, I am encouraging the members of the greater Idyllwild community to take an active role in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence campaign. This program ties in directly with our Celebration of Women that focuses on the battle against human trafficking and Soroptimist International’s umbrella…
Editor: Idyllwild, will tax increases fix IFPD problems? Is there poor management? Are paramedics properly trained? Are firefighters competent and trustworthy? IFPD says personnel are up to the job. Independent grand jury investigations raise substantial fiscal questions, and misconduct allegations. Here are the grand jury reports. www.countyofriverside.us/Portals/0/GrandJury/GrandJury2013-2014/2013-2014%20Grand%20Jury%20Report%20IFPD%20Board%20of%20Commissiioners%20and%20Finance%20Committee.pdf (2013/14 IFPD Finance Committee misconduct, training certification irregularities,…
If you celebrate Thanksgiving with family and/or friends rather than commemorating the pilgrims’ feast, then you understand its true meaning. Thanksgiving is Jack’s and my favorite holiday. We have a little ritual. Wednesday night, we pull a big bucket out of a cupboard where it’s kept all year for this one occasion. We put a…
Two traffic incidents, one with serious injuries, marred Hill roads over the last week. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Ben Bolon, the first occurred at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, when Gia Hongbin, 19, of Corona, was driving a 2015 white Mercedes sedan southbound on Highway 243 near lower Saunders Meadow Road when…
Although its contract accountant could not produce the financial reports for October, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee did review some reports that had data through September, the first quarter of the fiscal year. Again this month, Committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton expressed disappointment with the presentation of the financial data available. According…
With all the warnings that the approaching El Niño weather pattern and its accompanying rains will be greater than the 1997-98 rainfall, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors has already adopted a proclamation of local emergency. Emergency Management Department Director Kim Saruwatari made the unusual request. In her memorandum to the board, she said El…
In many cultures, coming of age begins at 12. For Luann Hanf Carman, it was when she found her personal purpose and passion, the piano. “My parents divorced [when I was age] 12,” she remembered. “The piano was my way to shut the door. No one was making me play. I just loved it.” For…
Idyllwild artists join forces to create a week-long Winter Lane Pop-Up Gallery from Saturday, Dec. 12, to Sunday Dec. 20, at the cozy and historic Village Lane arcade at 54200 N. Circle Drive. The holiday event is hosted by the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. The Winter Lane Pop-Up Gallery will be set up temporarily in…
