Obituary Paul Oscar Arnson 1928-2014 Paul Arnson passed away peacefully with his family by his side at home Friday, Oct. 31, in San Diego. Paul was born March 10, 1928 in a one-room log cabin on a 160-acre farm that was homesteaded by his grandparents in Northeastern Wisconsin. He spent the early years of his…
As of 7 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office has announced the results of nearly all the ballots cast durng the 2014 General election. The 265,771 ballots represent about 30 percent registered voters. Slightly more than 18 percent were submitted by mail and another 102,118 ballots were cast at the…
Riverside County voters and statewide voters concurred on the disposition of the six propositions on the November ballot. Half passed and half were defeated. Voters approved the water quality and bond and the state budget propositions by nearly two to one margins. Also Proposition 47, which would change some criminal sentences to misdemeanors, was approved…
On the morning of Election Day, Nov. 4, The Field Poll release its prediction of turnout for the 2014 General election. The forecast saw a continuing decline in voter and perhaps sinking to the lowest overall. The Field Poll forecast 8.2 million Californians would cast ballots in the election, representing just 46.1 percent of registered…
Max and the Wild Things (a.k.a. Jacob, Evelyn and Theresa Teel) were popular parade-goers this year.
Despite the rainfall this weekend, the National Weather Service is not optimistic about a significant wet winter in Southern California. During his October weather briefing, Alex Tardy, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s San Diego office, said, “Our forecast models … predict that El Niño conditions will develop. It’ll go into a weak phase when…
The future of Idyllwild emergency radio station and the grand jury’s reaction to the district’s letter were discussed at the Oct. 28 meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission. President Jerry Buchanan indicated he expected both items to be on the agenda for the November meeting. Last week, both Buchanan and Bill Tell, president…
American Legion Post 800 in Idyllwild observes Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Originally called Armistice Day, it celebrated the end of hostilities at 11 a.m., Nov. 11, in “The Great War” or “The War to End All Wars.” The optimism generated in 1918 by the signing of an armistice proved short lived. Twenty-one years…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District ended the first quarter of fiscal 2014-15 in a negative balance. IFPD continues to rely on the proceeds from the sale of its cell tower a year ago to bridge the typical low revenue period from July to December. Riverside County has already transferred to IFPD a $300,000 advance of…
Under the most recent prior TC ownership, policy prevented us from endorsing candidates for office. And, I won’t always endorse a candidate unless I’m strongly compelled to do so. And in this election, I am quite strongly compelled to endorse Jeff Stone for the state Senate race. He closely involves himself in our litte communities…
