Editor: Busted! They finally caught up with that desperado, Sunny. Was Sunny one of the gang of thieves over the past several years who have repeatedly broken into and burglarized Idyllwild businesses? No. Well, was Sunny part of the gang of thieves who stole the painted deer statue? No. Was Sunny texting, speeding and driving…
Editor: I recently received a flier concerning an odd complaint about Sunny, the feline Nature Center greeter. Upon my visit to the facility along with my sister, we were greeted by Sunny. Sauntering over to my sister who had just sat down, Sunny walked into her lap, curled up and purred as my sister started…
By Director Dr. Jennifer Gee Lots of mythical hybrids lurk in our collective cultural subconscious, from centaurs that are half-human/ half-horse, to human fishes known as mermaids. More commonplace (and real) hybrids are domestically engineered, such as mules and hinnies, the result of crossing donkeys and horses. But hybridization also happens in nature. Individuals from…
Editor: This past Fourth of July was a complete disaster for sales for Forest Whispers (in The Fort). A weekend I was counting on turned out to be worse than a normal weekend. We will not list all the things that were not right, just the ones that bugged us the most. People selling food…
Editor: My wife and I are contributing members of the Nature Center. We enjoy strolling through the museum with our dog Jake, who is always very interested in the various scents from the reptiles, animals and furs. We enjoyed that friendly cat, Sunny, usually sitting regally on a chair near the cash register. Jake and…
Property assessments for 2015 in the Idyllwild area are 3.3 percent greater than last year, according to Riverside County Assessor’s Office. The $765.6 million valuation is the greatest ever recorded for Idyllwild. Last week, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Peter Aldana announced that property values for the whole county were assessed at $242.7 billion, a 5.8-percent increase from…
Editor: You have done a magnificent job for the past two years. The paper that I have been reading since 1956 is wonderful and every week I look forward to its arrival. I know that Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell are very proud of all of you. This is the best paper that I know as…
I do not know if it is just me since I am a candidate running for one of the seats on the Idyllwild Water District Board, or do they treat all their customers the same way? They have made it very difficult for me to review the water district documents under the California Public Records…
Speak with state experts, engineers and other districts as I have done. Rain’s pure as snowmelt, percolating into groundwater. UCLA graduate, honors in science, teacher, resident 13 years. I passionately care about Pine Cove’s water supply. Please vote. Sharon Kaffen Pine Cove Political letters during election season are paid at 10 cents per…
Editor: What? She is being evicted, not retiring. Wrong headline. The county is trying to evict her. Sunny is still at the Nature Center, not at ARF, and the committee to save Sunny collected 75 signatures July 7 being forwarded to Supv. Washington. Keith Herron at the county has made this decision based on one…
