Editor: While at the dump, I stood on a ridge behind the dumpsters and wondered at the puff of smoke that caught my eye. As the smoke grew denser, so did the flames, now leaping and spreading rapidly. I could clearly see the source of the flames as they slowly widened and lengthened as the…
The Town Crier Fireball team was up to bat against Jo’An’s Eagles Wednesday, July 8, during Town Hall Minor League Baseball at Idyllwild School. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Three of us who braved last Thursday’s summer concert huddled through the entire event, watching chairs fold up and people leaving in swarms as the sun rolled away and temperatures dropped. Children — who carry that warm, brown fat — never seemed to notice. They ran, whirled through the playground and ate ice cream, including…
Idyllwild Water District residents will have a choice of five candidates for the three director seats up for election in the August mail-in ballot election. Running for re-election are Board President Jim Billman and directors Warren Monroe and Dean Lattin, who is in his first election. The two challengers are Steven Kunkle and June Rockwell….
The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the names of two men who died on the Hill over the past few weeks. Sgt. Escobar of the Coroner’s Office said Michael Maretti, 73, an Idyllwild transient, died of natural causes in his car in the St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church parking lot in Idyllwild. He was discovered…
Pine Cove Water District residents will have a choice of three candidates for the two director seats up for election in the August mail-in ballot election. Diana Eskew, a board member, who is in her first election, and two challengers — Sharon Kaffen and Timothy Lange — are the candidates. Ballots must be received by…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, July 6 to 12. Alberhill • July 11 — Fire, San Lois. Anza • July 11 — Medical aid, Kirby Rd. Idyllwild • July 6 — Walk-in medical aid. • July 6 — Medical aid, Idyllbrook Dr. • July 7 — Medical…
All four paws up to our Chihuahua, Peanut, aka Paco. All it takes is great behavior and smiling eyes, and you find yourself in the loving arms of your new forever human. Good for you, Peanut. We will always love you, too. And we can all breathe easier knowing that Sunny the cat has found…
The cost of adopting a dog in Riverside County plunges for the remainder of July. The County Animal Services Department has lowered the adoption rate to $20 from $105 through the end of the month. This Dog Days of Summer rate is available at all of the county’s shelters — Blythe, Jurupa Valley, San Jacinto…
Out on a forest trail, I was just closing on a particularly gorgeous specimen of Passiflora Edulis Sims with my iPhone camera when the phone gave the morose little beep of a dying battery. What? It was fully charged when I headed out! I glanced down with surprise at the glowering red battery icon ……
