Editor: I attended the meeting at Pine Cove Water where the current increases were explained. We were shown many details of costs going up. Originally, I did not agree in an increase greater than the cost of living but after all of the material presented, it made sense. No where in this meeting was it…
Editor: My last meeting as president of the Pine Cove Water District board was last week, and it happened to coincide with a letter in the TC criticizing the board. So this seems a good time to offer some final thoughts about the district. Let me jump right to the conclusion: I believe the district…
65 years ago – 1950 A new layout for the Idyllwild brochure was planned at a meeting of the Chamber’s Businessmen’s Committee. 60 years ago – 1955 State Park Ranger Frank Davies reported he would have a six-man crew working on the backcountry trails during summer. Extensive repairs were planned for the trails that were…
Paws up to all the four leggeds who have found their forever homes. Canines first. Peeta has new digs and a new name and is now a shop dog in Idyllwild. So we can visit him. Yay. Maggie, previously known as Katnis, has her new pack, a new mom, and is also a shop dog,…
On the continued account of a jury duty summons from last week, the Riverside County Superior Court clerk finally took my call after more than an hour and displayed the utmost courtesy. She rescheduled me to appear this week in Banning. I checked the website Friday night and learned I was needed at 7:45 Monday…
Editor: I have been asking, month after month for the Pine Cove Water District board to change, with the same message they still refuse to hear. Please act now to ensure water security in the future. Don’t refuse to hear years of warnings from experts, scientists and state engineers. Anyone who’s lived here any length…
65 years ago – 1950 The town was filled with movie stars as Audie Murphy and Marguerite Chapman headed up the cast for “Kansas Raider,” which was filmed on Garner Ranch. 60 years ago – 1955 Representing a dozen different countries, students from Pasadena City College spent a weekend on the Hill. 55 years ago…
Paws up to all the four-leggeds who have found their forever homes. Canines first: Peeta has new digs and a new name and is now a shop dog in Idyllwild. So we can visit him. Yeah. Maggie, previously known as Catnis, has her new pack, a new mom, and is also a shop dog, so…
In our previous column we mentioned that springtime is a time of preparation for the season of abundance: summer. The emergence of insects and forbs prepares the Hill for the arrival of the next generation, the cute babies. Well that time, the cute season, has arrived at the James. We are in the height of…
Editor: Why do you even waste space to print scary letters based on junk science (well, likely no science at all)? This sort of thing has no place in a responsible newspaper. Your asking for responsive letters is a bit of a dereliction of your editorial duty. This seems like a violation of your ban…
