By Marsha Kennedy Idyllwild Snow Group The winter of 2016-17 brought an onslaught of snow-play visitors such as the Hill has seldom seen before, but is all too likely to see again. This article is one of a continuing series to report on the activities of the Snow Group, local volunteers addressing snow play, traffic…
50 years ago – 1967 County supervisors approved a request from the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce for the relocation of butane space heaters at Town Hall. 45 years ago – 1972 Mrs. Iva Lee Bowen of Idyllwild, was killed in a head-on collision with a California Highway Patrol car on Lamb’s Canyon Road between Beaumont…
While everyone would agree that the passage of Medicare in 1965 was a landmark event in not only American healthcare but also American politics, the failure to include Americans of all ages created a hole that many have tried to fill while others have tried to dig deeper. The lack of the political will or…
Editor: I just saw the lovely write-up of Dr. Tom Kluzak’s talk on April 8 in Idyllwild and wanted to congratulate him on a successful event and fantastic article. As our Communications Associate Clare wrote, it’s one of the best local-coverage articles we’ve seen. We appreciate Tom for organizing. Emily Henkels National Organizer Physicians for…
Editor: I like Dr. Tom’s ideas on Medicare-for-All. I recognize the benefits and cost savings — if everyone, in fact, pays (just like Medicare). The 3-percent off of everyone’s income is much less than healthcare plans cost now. However, I’m not entirely sold on the savings he points out in eliminating the “middlemen” — the…
Editor: Many of us in Idyllwild are concerned about the snow visitors from off the Hill. I am president of the Big Cedar Glen Property Owners Association and we have particular and personal concerns. Marsha Kennedy’s efforts to control snow visitors are appreciated. However, sending them to the Nature Center park creates problems for us…
Editor: Regarding the article about steering snow play visitors to the Nature Center with signs: We are residents of Idyllwild whose home backs up to the Nature Center park. Signs encouraging snow players toward the Nature Center is of grave concern. People parking along our road, traipsing through our yards, etc., is exactly what the…
Editor: I appreciate you coming out to the meeting and for furthering the awareness of what our Snow Group has worked on and is considering. There was one area I wanted to clarify a bit. As seen in the web site snippet at www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sbnf/recarea/?recid=26483, the USDA, U.S. Forest Service and San Bernardino National Forest think…
Editor: My husband and I live in Mountain Center and come to Idyllwild a couple times a month. We usually have our two medium-sized dogs with us and have gone to the dog park on occasion. Saturday, April 8, we stopped in, got our dogs out and were just getting ready to join the two…
55 years ago – 1962 Foster Lake opened for trout fishing. 50 years ago – 1967 Fire commissioners voted to purchase a portion of the Idyllwild Inn property as a site for the new fire station. 45 years ago – 1972 Jessica Hamilton just couldn’t wait. She was delivered in the fire department ambulance near…
