Editor: I would like to add to the previous letters about Brandon McGlover, who received 12 years in prison for starting the Cranston Fire. What about the millions of our taxpayer dollars we have spent and will continue spending on first fighting the fire and then reforesting the area? What about the millions of our…
Editor’s note: This letter is being sent to Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz. Mountain Disaster Preparedness has organized a community meeting called “Storm Lessons Learned and Caltrans/CHP Highway Report.” The meeting will happen on Monday, March 18, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Idyllwild School Gymnasium. Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D.: On behalf of the Idyllwild…
Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo) Here comes the sun, and I say it’s all right By Brian Hunhoff George Harrison’s song of spring is a fitting start to my Sunshine Week salute to…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.behavioraltech.com There’s a skill used in cognitive-behavioral therapy called Opposite Action. It is very effective for managing troubling emotions and problematic ways we deal with them. As the name implies, the skill involves reversing…
70 years ago – 1949 Caretakers of the Bunker Ranch found themselves snowbound for seven weeks with dwindling provisions. 65 years ago – 1954 The Isaac Walton League built and installed 14 signs to warn motorists about deer on local highways. 60 years ago – 1959 More than 60 mountaineers attended a workshop, sponsored by…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats imagined life in a forever home. Thomas: Who’s gonna be the office cat? Mr. Gray: What do you mean? Paddy has kind of filled the position since he got here. Thomas: But he got adopted on Sunday! George: I knew it! I knew he would….
What with the preceding weeks of cold, blustery rain and snow here on the Hill, it would seem somewhat adverse for a recitalist to present a public program dealing in the main with (possibly) equally adverse weather conditions. Nevertheless, the presenter in question, guest pianist Caroline Oltmanns, acquitted herself of the task quite well on…
Editor: On Feb. 14, the residents of Idyllwild were challenged once again as 6 to 8 inches of rain in less than 24 hours drenched the Hill. As residents of Royal Pines at the end of Delano Drive, we were, at best, concerned, to find the road leading out of our park seriously damaged by…
Editor: While I don’t have the legal expertise of Kent Steele for whom I have great respect, and I know this would probably not meet any legal standard in sentencing the Cranston Fire arsonist, but I think there is something else to consider, aside from the arsonist’s specific intent to burn structures. What about the…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF family members discussed the advantages to having a pet in the home. Thomas: Another quiet weekend. Mr. Gray: Yes, but we have a potential adoption happening. Tommy the dog is on a trial adoption. Thomas: Let’s all hope it works out! George: I would love to…
