Editor: We are snowbirds staying in Indio for the winter. Last week our local TV station ran a story about how bad things are in Idyllwild, with regard to tourist visits, because of the road closures. Having never been to Idyllwild, we decided to drive up yesterday to support your community with a visit. Our…
Editor: I share the concern expressed by others regarding the impact of prolonged road closures on local business. We should strive more than ever during these coming months to purchase from local merchants rather than buying off the Hill. I have an outside-the-box suggestion for another method of supporting local merchants. We might arrange to…
Editor: Wow! What a fantastically wonderful “collection” of caring, intelligent, ambitious, focused government people working for “our” good. To see the cooperation and interchange from all those groups of people at Monday night’s community meeting was an incredibly positive experience. And I appreciate MDP for putting it together so concisely. Jean Stein Idyllwild
70 years ago – 1949 Plans called for completion of the Idyllwild-Banning Highway by summertime. 65 years ago – 1954 Three search parties were looking for three teenage boys lost in the mountains. They finally emerged, unhurt but hungry, in Tahquitz Canyon. 60 years ago – 1959 Woodland Park Manor and Idyll-a-Wyle Cabins changed hands….
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats talked about new dogs Nala and Yale, and returning cat Indigo. Mr. Gray: (sighing) No new adoptions this week. George: Yeah, but I hear Nala is meeting with a potential forever family later this week. Nala: (entering cattery) I am! Please keep your fingers…
Editor: Idyllwild Fire Protection District is attempting to raise the taxes of Idyllwild residents in the form of a “parcel fee.” When this is proposed to the residents of Idyllwild, voters will need all the facts. I want you to remember what IFPD did to your neighbors in Pine Cove when the residents of Pine…
Last Thursday marked the one-month anniversary of the Valentine’s Day deluge resulting in lava-like slides that melted our mountaintop. Next Monday marks the eight-month anniversary since a psychotic man torched a mountainside, causing residents and tourists to flee for days, and damaging the lives of many people who lost their homes or property. Lives unhinged…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed Nala, the new ARF dog. Thomas: Any news about Nala, the German shepherd? Mr. Gray: Yes! Nala had surgery to correct her broken leg and to remove a split tooth. She is doing very well. George: When will she find a forever home? Bear:…
70 years ago – 1949 Forty-five people gathered at the Idyllwild Inn, attending a shower to help Shirley Wood refurnish her burned-out home. 65 years ago – 1954 Lake Hemet Water Company was purchased by Eastern Municipal Water District. 60 years ago – 1959 The Idyllwild Rotary Club invited the public to attend a presentation…
Editor: I appreciate the expanded coverage of the Quiet Skies Idyllwild public meeting on Saturday, March 2. The text and photographs are excellent, however, we find the article’s title “Quiet Skies demands FAA cancel flight path over Idyllwild, shunt jets over Temecula” to be misleading and may spark reaction from Temecula residents. We certainly don’t…
