A certain part of downtown Idyllwild I like to call the Bermuda Diangle. That’s where information that should be in the public eye mysteriously isn’t. Between the Idyllwild Water and Fire districts buildings, an ocean of secrecy exists so vast it could swallow both ships and planes. Recently, Jack, JP and I held our own…
The Idyllwild Area Historical Society’s annual membership meeting is at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, in the Idyllwild Library Meeting Room 2. Afterwards, members and guests are invited back to the museum for refreshments and a tour of the Archive Building … Adults are invited to the Presidential Book Club’s fourth meeting about U.S. presidents…
65 years ago – 1951 At a joint Chamber and Lions Club committee meeting, members announced plans for a community recreation program the Lions would fund. Plans included hiring a paid recreation director and installing playground equipment. 60 years ago – 1956 A grand opening celebration was held for the new Richfield service station in…
Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” kittens were causing a ruckus amongst the more mature felines. Leia: Easy come, easy go. Mr. Gray: You talkin’ about the kittens? Leia: Yep. All four adopted this past weekend. That was a short visit for those little girls. Bobbie: Yippee! Good news for us adult…
So many of us living in California came from other states or regions — in many cases from other countries. Most of us have special memories of foods we ate as a child that only our grandmothers could prepare, or perhaps our parents could prepare. When times changed and many homes had two working breadwinners,…
Proposition 54, the Legislature Transparency Act, is an initiative constitutional amendment and statute that currently has broad support and little apparent opposition. It proposes to amend the California constitution to require any prospective bill be in print and made available to legislators, and posted on the Internet, for at least 72 hours before the Legislature…
Editor: Manietta v IFPD, Reyes v IFPD, Ludy v IWD, IWD v Kunkle, grand jury after grand jury investigation, and now new authorized and funded litigation with IFPD and San Jacinto pitted against the Cal Fire firefighters’ union. They’re insults to the employees and an affront to every voter and homeowner on this mountain, not…
Editor: For seven summers, Don and I have been coming up the mountain from the desert. Besides enjoying the beauty, hiking and music, we have made many friends. People ask us how we got acquainted with so many people when we aren’t full-timers? The answer is, we volunteered. We started volunteering at the Nature Center,…
Editor: I’ve been a water treatment/distribution educator for almost 30 years and have a Grade 5 (t5). I would be honored to provide specific training for the IWD staff. I’ve lived in Idyllwild for two years. Dr. Jim Gates Idyllwild
Editor: I’ve been watching with interest recently all the issues surrounding IWD, but it finally hit home last month when I received my water bill for $433 after my usual bill of $40 to $60. This bill was the highest IWD bill I’ve ever received in three years and more than double my next highest…
