Editor: After the war in Germany, the school children were taken to the concentration camp of Buchenwald. We were shown the ovens where many Jews were killed. Yes and yes again — the Holocaust happened. We must never forget and this must never happen again. What do people want from Israel? Every nation deserves a…
Ashlee Strunk of Idyllwild has been selected for a 2014 Don Bethune Memorial Scholarship for $1,000. Dayco Corporation funded the scholarship. She plans to attend Universal Technical Institute in Rancho Cucamonga to study automotive technology.
Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Aug. 15, golf tournament in conjunction with the first round of playoffs for the club championship. Play was at The Golf Club at Rancho California in Murrietta. It was a beautiful day and the course was in excellent shape….
Since the July Pine Cove Water District board meeting, Director Robert Hewitt and General Manager Jerry Holldber have been studying how the district might modify the proposed lease renewal for one of its Rocky Point tower customers. Wednesday, the two shared their idea with the whole board, who embraced it unanimously. “I think it’s a…
The state has confirmed that mosquitoes collected from several locations in the Murrieta and Temecula area and one location in the Hemet area tested positive for West Nile virus. The Riverside County Department of Environmental Health received the confirmation after samples were collected Aug. 11 and 12 from locations at Monroe Basin, the northwest corner…
Last week Brendan Steele made it into Sunday’s play in The Barclays, the first of four FedExCup playoff tournaments, but he didn’t score well enough to help himself in the standings. The Idyllwild native posted an even-par 71-71-69-73 — 284 to finish in 57th place. He found only 53.6 percent of the fairways with drives…
A “Hillbilly,” defined up here as an individual who attends Idyllwild School from kindergarten through eighth grade, has returned to school. Bob Leih, a teacher for 30 years and an Idyllwild resident for most of his life, is now the middle school (sixth- through eighth-grade) science teacher. So now a third Leih has joined the…
65 years ago – 1949 The fire chief begged eager, would-be volunteers not to jump on the fire truck when it was on the way to a fire. 60 years ago – 1954 Locals were raising funds to donate to the March of Dimes to combat an alarming increase in polio cases. 50…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Aug. 19, through Monday, Aug. 25. Idyllwild • Aug. 19 — No responses. • Aug. 20 — Building fire. • Aug. 20 — Medical aid. • Aug. 21 — Three medical aids. • Aug. 22 — Five medical aids. • Aug. 23…
Editor’s note: Jack is taking over the column this week. The state attorney general’s office writes pamphlets for the benefit of public officials “and those who monitor the performance of local legislative bodies.” That’s us, the press. The only medium that regularly monitors the performance of Hill legislative bodies is the TC. By our count,…
