Obituary Sabrina Anne Verney 1947-2014 Sabrina Anne Verney, mother, writer, artist, gardener, and teacher, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at her home in Idyllwild after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 67 years old. Born in England on Feb. 14, 1947, to John and Jan Verney, she had early interests in drawing and writing….
A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” will be the epistolary valentine for Idyllwild from Isis Theatre Company. The first production of 2015, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for drama, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Rainbow Inn. The first Isis Readers Theatre production of the season is…
Cal Fire announced that local firefighters will burn pile on 5 acres east of Highway 243 across from Lawler Lodge during the week of Jan. 26. Burning operations will typically begin after 7:30 a.m. and conclude by 3 p.m. This is part of a pre-fire plan to remove hazardous fuel-loading conditions within Dark Canyon and…
Basketball Town Hall Sports Coordinator Richard Mozeleski gave these reports on Kids Basketball: Town Hall hoopsters are now off and running, and I’m emphasing the word “running.” These eight teams are loaded with young future track stars. The up and down on the court is nothing but exciting. In the 6- to 8-year-olds, Colby Sonnier…
Last week, Riverside County public health officials issued a measles advisory, and earlier Wednesday, Jan. 21, California health officials held a teleconference to discuss the current measles outbreak through the state. Officials advised people who have not had the measles vaccine, particularly children under a year, to avoid locations such as Disneyland. Nearly 48 of…
Hans Kernkamp, general manager and chief engineer of the Riverside County Waste Management Department, observed that additional fees could have the unintended effect of facilitating improper disposal of e-waste. He has inquired of Waste Management Inc., the company that operates the Idyllwild Transfer Station, if it would consider waiving the fee if “those costs were…
Since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which clarified a woman’s right to abortion, about 57 million have been performed in the U.S. A group of local individuals wanted to call attention to this issue in way that avoided histrionics and arguments. “We were discussing the issue and nobody had any idea how many…
Out of step with local water and fire districts, County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) will consider lowering and, possibly, eliminating its parcel fee. The recently approved ambulance contract between the county and its ambulance provider, American Medical Response, shifts responsibility for ambulance service to the county. Once that contract begins on July 1, 2015,…
A whole new feeling follows Brendan Steele this year — a sense of belonging you can tell he feels, too. It was there even on the first tee Thursday morning at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta. No more apprehension about the cut; now it’s expectation to be in contention and collect his next win….
Wednesday morning, Idyllwild School teachers stood in front of the building with signs supporting the Hemet Teachers’ Association’s effort for a new contract, including pay raises for teachers. Hemet Unified School District and HTA are still trying to negotiate a contract for last school year, 2013-14. A fact-finding process began Monday, Dr. LaFaye Platter, HUSD’s…
