Last week was an opportunity for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District officials to review their current-year budget. During the first six months of 2014-15, IFPD’s expenditures exceeded its revenues by nearly $285,000. But thanks to a windfall of about $50,000 this year, the commission projected a $30,000 net income by June 30. The additional expected…
Idyllwild’s Lauren Salter, an international skeleton competitor, has had an exceptional season. With four silver and three bronze medals, this may be her best showing since becoming a slider. But her coaches and teammates can only wonder what she could have achieved had she not incurred a serious injury nearly a year ago. Salter injured…
Update: Juliet is still with us and still looking for her forever home. She would make a wonderful companion to the feline crowd. Under a year old, this min-pin/Chihuahua is a bundle of energy. She loves to play fetch and tug of war, and car rides are her fav, as is snuggling in the blankets….
Riverside County public health officials have planned a countywide series of community forums to hear about residents’ health-related concerns and create a plan to address them. The meetings will begin this month in Perris and be held into April at locations from Temecula to Blythe. While no meeting has yet been scheduled on the Hill,…
Some of the students were so little their feet did not reach the floor as they sat waiting for their chance at the microphone. At the beginning of the 38th-annual Hemet Unified School District Spelling Bee held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the HUSD Professional Development Service Center, Spelling Master Walt Pleasnick looked…
65 years ago – 1950 In order to share responsibility for Town Hall, various organizations were planning to put on benefits for upkeep of the community building. 55 years ago – 1960 It was announced that Mt. San Jacinto State Park was included in Gov. Edmund G. Brown’s proposed state budget that called for…
Editor: I was just want to say how much I enjoyed Robert Smith’s article on hitting the slopes at Idyllwild. As a part-time Hill resident for a quite a while, I have had “old timers” over the years tell me how there used to be snow skiing in Idyllwild. I have always been curious about…
State Sen. Jeff Stone (R-Riverside County) used the historic occasion of the introduction of his first bill as a senator to help fulfill promises made to the people of his district two decades ago during construction of Diamond Valley Lake. Last week, Stone introduced Senate Bill 143, which would allow body contact with the water…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Jan. 27 to Feb. 2. Anza • Jan. 30 — Medical aid, 12:41 p.m., one patient. Idyllwild • Jan. 27 — Medical aid, 4:17 p.m., one patient. • Jan. 29 — Medical aid, 2:06 p.m., one patient. • Jan. 30…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild is a class act, co-founded by my friend Chris Trout and Grace Songolo. So when it suffers controversy, it brings out my most Southern mama roots. Here we go: My Mama, who died too soon at age 71 in 1998, would say about what’s going on, “I’m as mad as…
