I attended a meeting of the Fire Code Committee on Feb. 11, 2015, sponsored by the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. The purpose was to hear how the San Bernardino County Mountain Defensible Space Guidelines work. It has three rules: within 15, 30 and 100 feet of a structure. The illustration they presented showed a…
65 years ago – 1950 Eleanor Johnson’s long-cherished project of beautifying Village Circle got underway. 60 years ago – 1955 Ted Belden filed a patent on the special design for the Pinecraft “Idyllwild Chair.” It was a fitted-to-size chair proportioned to small, average or big people. 55 years ago – 1960 The Christian Science Society,…
Q. We’re going out for crab legs this weekend at a seafood restaurant. But I hate wearing those big plastic bibs they give you with the cartoon crab on them. What else can I do? Edith, Temecula A. Bring along your own bib. An old sweater works fine. Just tie the arms around your neck…
Editor: Every once in a while the government does something so crazy that I get really fed up. I just got a notice from the county that I have two weeks to pay them $444 to come to Idyllwild to inspect for stormwater runoff. Now, if there were lots of environmental hazardous waste coming off…
Editor: We are members of the Mountain Community Patrol, Idyllwild, a group of senior volunteers, ranging in age from 65 through 81-plus, and volunteer for the Riverside County Sheriff’s office in Hemet. On Friday afternoon, Feb. 13, we received a telephone call on our home phone from a man claiming to be with the IRS…
65 years ago – 1950 Final widening of Circle Drive was being completed to permit two-way traffic in the winter. 60 years ago – 1955 Teenage bowling was started at Idyll Hof in the village for youth ages 12 to 15. 50 years ago – 1965 Some home prices listed in the…
This week we have a few personnel changes to announce. Denise Selby, our bookkeeper since Jack and I bought the paper, moved on as her pottery business picked up. Samantha “Sam” Hallburn took the position and is your new go-to person for billing inquiries … That is, except subscription issues. Halie and I will help…
Paws up to Poppy the black kitten. He’s in his forever home with his new little canine buddy. Furball Bill is a 3-year-old male with gorgeous champagne color. He’s a bit shy, and even though he’s 3, he still loves to play. He is good with other felines, and loves to watch the birds…
Editor: When one’s favorite big red classic truck isn’t running right, many start by making a list of what could be fixed. If the low-cost, easy-fix doesn’t work, one goes onto the next step (often more difficult and more expensive). Your most successful truck enthusiasts will start on the inside and work their way out…
Finding your way in the woods without a map or compass can be a daunting task. Yet our ancestors traveled their wild world — sometimes hundreds of miles — on foot without a breaking a sweat. How the heck did they do it? Being guided by nature is based in reading its subtle patterns to…
