Chief Concerns: Preparedness & Readiness for a Wildfire — Part II
By John R. Hawkins
Fire Chief & Operational Area Fire & Rescue Coordinator & William Weiser, Division Chief
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department
Go! is the...
Creature Corner: December 28, 2017
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF celebrated several dog and cat adoptions.
Little Girl: So, how was everyone’s Christmas?
Alvin: It was pretty...
Past Tense: December 28, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
A snowfall of 12 to 24 inches was believed attributable to dry ice dropped from a plane sent by Hemet...
Creature Corner: December 21, 2017
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF welcomed a litter of three puppies to the ARF family.
Little Girl: Wow, have I got...
Past Tense: December 21, 2017
70 years ago - 1947
Everyone was invited to the first Christmas party in Town Hall. Ernie Maxwell was master-of-ceremonies and Charles Kretsinger led the...
Chief Concerns: Preparedness & Readiness for a Wildfire — Part II
By John R. Hawkins
Fire Chief & Operational Area Fire & Rescue Coordinator & William Weiser, Division Chief
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department
Decks: Surfaces within...
Dr. Tom: Happy, merry … whatever …
We had a friend in Kansas whose daughter became engaged to a Jewish man, whom we knew predominantly because he relayed a story of...
Readers Write: Imagine …
Editor:
With thoughts of John Lennon and the holidays this month, my mind turns to: Imagine … a self-sufficient Idyllwild. “You may say I’m a...
Readers Write: Unreasonable fee increase
Editor:
(This letter was sent to the Fern Valley Water District.)
I wanted to share my concerns about the proposed changes being considered for Fern...
Out Loud: December 21, 2017
The last time I wrote this column was for the Aug. 10, 2017, issue. Last week, when JP was out and I ran the...