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Pinyon murder suspects’ hearing rescheduled
On Friday, Aug. 22, a hearing on whether to combine the trial of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith for a triple homicide in Pinyon in 2006 was rescheduled for Monday, Sept. 15. In July, the prosecution submitted a request to consolidate the trials, but Pape’s defense objected. The District Attorney’s office recommended that the trials…
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The Desert Sun/Elliott-Pope school reunion
More than 100 people affiliated with the Desert Sun School (later the Elliott-Pope Preparatory School) in Idyllwild from the year 1942 to the school’s closure in 1990 held a reunion last Saturday. The reunion was on the school campus, now the site of Astrocamp. Some Idyllwild notables who attended were Marshall Hawkins, who taught sports…
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Holiday Closings
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Sept. 1, to observe Labor Day are: • Area post offices • BBVA Compass Bank • Fern Creek Medical Center • Fern Valley Water District • Hemet Unified School District • Idyllwild Health Center • Idyllwild Library • Idyllwild Nature Center • Idyllwild Water District •…
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A plan to complete Scott Foster’s documentary
Reko Moreno, lead cameraman on the late Scott Foster’s Idyllwild Herd Gathering documentary, needs local collaborators to help finish the ambitious project. Moreno, a friend and professional associate of Foster, is based in Los Angeles and needs help locally to coordinate postproduction of the valentine to Idyllwild and its artists that Foster fought to complete…
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No injuries in Monday crash
No one was injured in a roll-over traffic collision Monday at about 3:20 p.m. California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer said Marco Cervantes, 42, of Yucca Valley was driving the gray 2000 Toyota Tundra truck on Highway 243 when it rolled over about a half mile north of Mt. Edna Road. Cervantes and…
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Public questions need for more water revenue
During the public hearing on Idyllwild Water District’s proposal to reduce the volume of water included in its base rate, three customers spoke out. Steve Holldber, the owner of Idyllwild Heating, told the board he was attending his first meeting, even though he has been a customer since 1976. “I’m opposed to the water increase,…
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Dining with dogs now legal: Restaurants may now cater to canines, if outside
Throughout all of California, dogs may soon dine with their owners on restaurant patios, under certain conditions. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the legislation, which will be effective January 2015. Assembly Bill 1965, sponsored by Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (D-Davis), gives restaurant owners the option to permit canines and humans to chow together, if certain conditions are…
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Lisa Haley closes the 2014 Idyllwild Summer Concert Series
Lisa Haley (right) returned to Idyllwild with her Zydekats last Thursday for the final of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. The foot stompin’ concert also featured David Fraser on accordion.
