Regarding Ordinance 927.1 Dear editor:Editor: This letter was also sent to the Riverside County Planning Department.For your consideration, AirBnB was founded in San Francisco in 2008. It has over 6,000 employees and received over $4.8 billion in revenues in 2021.Vacasa was founded in 2009, has 6,500 employees with 2021 revenues of over $885 million.I have…
75 years ago – 1947The U.S. Forest Service reported the insect situation had become critical in the Idyllwild area. Warm weather added another hatch of bugs and 750 trees were infected. 70 years ago – 1952The season’s rainfall totaled 43 inches.• • •Town Crier saluted Denis Evarts Bowman as one of Idyllwild’s most distinguished citizens….
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats met the new dog Tiny, puppy Newman, and cats Magic and Garfield.Phil: And the hits just keep on comin’!Harley: What do you mean?Phil: Better get ready to take notes on this one. Three cats have been adopted; Garfield, Lola and Paisley!Whiskers: Holy…
Editor’s note: I have always held the opinion as an editor that public officials and figures who make decisions about our lives should be identified when they make public statements, such as in letters to the editor.When I do identify them, they often argue that this is their own opinion, not that of their board…
65 years ago – 1957Bee Krone composed the song “Let’s Keep America Beautiful,” and Philippe Buhler composed music for a string quartet that was given a first performance at the University of Redlands. 60 years ago – 1962The county Board of Supervisors launched a campaign to have the Banning-Idyllwild Highway taken into a state highway…
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats met the new dog Lola.Phil: Big, big news!Harley: Yippee! What is it?Lola: My dog friend Lola was adopted last week. She is in the perfect home!Phil: That is such great news. But there’s more! ARF has two new dogs and two new…
Chemical concern in neighborhoods Dear editor:The streets in our neighborhoods are no longer safe for us, or our dogs. Southern California Edison (SCE) has been spraying an herbicide, a pale green dust, to kill plants near their poles. The chemical used is called Esplanade 200 SC. It is composed of about 20% of the herbicide…
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats talked about how ARF works to help local pets and their families with veterinary costs.Phil: Voting has begun! Votes for Pets of the Year started Monday.Harley: And ends at 9 p.m. Monday, April 4.Phil: It is pretty exciting, but life in the…
70 years ago – 1952The Kretsingers wrote from Nebraska, very homesick for Idyllwild.• • •The congregation of the Community Church accepted Rev. Donald D. Warner’s resignation. 65 years ago – 1957A well-organized search party covered a great deal of rough country between the Stone Creek and Pine Cove areas. They found a lost boy, Timothy…
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats talked about how ARF works to help local pets and their families with veterinary costs.Phil: Voting has begun! Votes for Pets of the Year started Monday.Harley: And ends at 9 p.m. Monday, April 4.Phil: It is pretty exciting, but life in the…
