Mountain Disaster Preparedness conducted a four-hour “boots on the ground” exercise on Saturday. Here at the Town Hall Disaster Assistance Station, acting group commander Ian Schoenleber (standing center, back to camera) discusses the scenario with fellow team members.
Police are looking for information regarding a missing person, believed to be at risk. Juan Pedro Valladares, 34, was last seen Friday, July 25. His car was found on Monday, July 28, at the Cahuilla Tenawet Vista Point off Highway 74 in Pinyon Pines. Family members reported Valladares missing on Friday after he asked for…
Knotty Pine Cabins, owned by Ed and Sandy Reed, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Congratulations … Paul Amick is in the process of purchasing and taking over the bakery Honey Bunns & Joe, reported last week as going out of business Sept. 1, from Dan and Laura Slattery. Amick is shadowing Laura “so…
I’ve missed out on beaches for years until one of our offspring and family moved to San Diego a few months ago. When they asked what we wanted to do this weekend, I said, “Go to the beach.” After our Friday California Newspaper Publishers Association quarterly meeting in San Diego, Jack and I headed to…
Erin O’Neill and fellow photographer Francoise Frigola enjoy a well-attended opening of O’Neill’s photography exhibit Sunday at Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe & Bistro.
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, July 22, through Monday, July 28. Idyllwild • July 22 — Four medical aids. • July 23 — Public service assistance. • July 24 — Medical aid. • July 25 — Three medical aids. • July 26 — Malfunctioning alarm system. •…
On a lighter note than most of your recent letters, I want to express appreciation to some groups that have made this summer pretty special. My husband and I attended the opening of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” presented by the Stratford Players and directed by Marshall Smith. Broadway couldn’t have done it…
For people concerned about their dogs succumbing to rattlesnake bites, a preventive measure may be Crotalus Atrox Toxoid, a rattlesnake vaccine for canines that Red Rock Biologics in Sacramento developed. The vaccine “was developed to provide protection for dogs against Western Diamondback Rattlesnake venom,” Red Rock’s website reads. “… this vaccine may also provide protection…
Historical lecturer and Hemet resident Penelope Engard engages the crowd at the Idyllwild Library with stories of late food author MFK Fisher. Fisher once owned 90 acres of land in Hemet with her second husband and authored such books as “How to Cook a Wolf” and “The Art of Eating.”
Little purrs and four paws up to our youngest kitten, Suki. Didn’t take her long to find her forever home. Miss Sadie is about 3 years old, and is still ready for the old cat-and-mouse game. She loves to gracefully move along, step by step, as you walk. She is not vocal, and is fine…
