He was in it almost until the end on Friday, but after overnight downpours and flooding in Irving, Texas, delayed play and even converted the par-4 14th hole into a par 3, Brendan Steele could not make up for his 2-over-par start on Thursday. The Idyllwild native’s 1-over-par 72-68 — 140 missed the cut by…
Editor: I was very surprised to read about the new Art Alliance board authorizing all five officers to sign checks. The treasurer should not be signing checks if they are “keeping the books.” That way the treasurer is the oversight for checks being written. The person doing the books should not be the person signing…
On May 14, Gov. Jerry Brown announced revisions to his proposed 2015-16 state budget, boosting the General Fund expenditures to a total of $115.3 billion, an increase of $6.7 billion. “The state is definitely on a rebound from just a few years ago when the state was mired in red ink,” Brown said at his…
29Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, May 22, regular monthly golf tournament, which was held at the Temeku Hills Legends Course in Temecula. It was a cool, cloudy day with rain showers and drizzle, but not enough to delay play. Jerry Daquila (course handicap 26) shot…
Residents of Riverside County’s unincorporated areas, including Idyllwild, will be asked to approve a special assessment in order to maintain the county’s pest control program — such as pertains to mosquitoes and rodents. At its May 12 meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution authorizing the Proposition 218 ballot, which the county began mailing…
Editor: First and foremost, I love you, America, with all my heart. You have been good to me. Here I met the love of my life. Now for me, it is giving back time to this precious land. After the war in Germany, just the mention of America brought on thoughts of something wonderful. I…
As the deadline, May 29, for filing to run for a seat on any of the local special districts approaches, several interesting results have already appeared. The major development is that six people have requested candidacy papers for a seat on the Idyllwild Water board. Three — James Billman, board president, Dean Lattin and Warren…
Editor: Aspartame is an artificial sweetener created in laboratory by Monsanto, a pesticide and GMO manufacturer. This sickening sweetness is brought to us in little packets of NutraSweet, Sweeta, Equal, Spoonful, Canderel and Benevia. Diet sodas are full of it, and so are low-calorie, low-fat and sugar free food products. We think we’re eating healthy…
Rob Rutherford, who has been accused of damaging a sculpted deer in front of Idyllwild Inn earlier this year, had his hearing for violation of probation, for a previous offense, re-scheduled to June 29. Riverside County Superior Court agreed to the deferral since he is in a residential rehabilitation facility. The notes from the May…
Editor: Looking at the Town Crier last week, it looks like some restaurant owners may be finally waking up. I saw deals on food. I have been up here now for 15 years and have been saying the same thing over and over: The prices up here to eat are crazy. Chelsea’s was one of…
