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Obituary: Thomas McCullough

Thomas Anthony McCullough, beloved brother, husband and father, died Monday, May 27, 2013, from an unexpected complication from an elective surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif. Tom was born Nov. 18, 1938, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Tom graduated from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, Calif., and attended UCLA where he was awarded a Ph.D in...

Opinion: Could Schelly be that wrong?

Me thinks the ladies and gentlemen of the IFPD doth protest too much. Perhaps there was much truth in what Dr. Schelly wrote in the May 23 “Letter to the editor,” since there was such a strong reaction from the firefighters’ commission. Dr. Schelly felt strongly about what he saw and what needed addressing. Whistle blowers often do get fired. Inge...

Chicks hatching

As another Idyllwild summer begins, a Steller’s Jay feeds four babies nearly ready to take flight and leave the nest ...

PHOTOS: Idyllwild celebrates playground’s first birthday

Saturday, June 8, was the first anniversary of the building of the Idyllwild playground ...

A board game that sings and dances: ‘Clue, The Musical’

Just as Marvel Comics spawned blockbuster action movies and a theme ride at Disneyland gave us Capt. Jack Sparrow, Parker Brothers’ board game “Clue” has grown human bodies that sing, dance and act. First produced Off Broadway in 1997, “Clue, The Musical” has become a popular musical comedy staple for schools and community theaters. With its traditional cast of suspects,...

Idyllwild Garden Club’s 2013 Mountain Garden Tour

Discover Idyllwild’s botanical wonderlands, a treasure of delightful gardens normally hidden from view. They are all yours during this year’s Idyllwild Mountain Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22. On this self-guided tour, learn how mountain gardeners planted attractive native plants with popular garden varieties for year-round flowering and gorgeous foliage. Walk through a...

Sports Roundup: Town Hall Youth Baseball

Town Hall Sports Coordinator Danny Richardson reported on Town Hall Youth Baseball for the week of June 3 ...

Steele qualifies for U.S. Open

Three months ago in March, Brendan Steele played his eighth-consecutive, in-the-money tournament on the PGA Tour — a personal record. But now in June, the native Idyllwilder has missed the cut in five straight PGA Tour tournaments — also a personal record. In fact, he hasn’t missed the cut five times running since the opening of his first season...

A devil of a beer

Duvel is one of the benchmark beers of Belgium. Essentially, the beer spawned the style now known as Strong Belgian Golden Ale. Duvel’s appearance lends itself to a lager more so than it does a strong ale. The color is a pale gold and the beer has an exuberant amount of carbonation visible in the beer’s lofty head when first poured.

Scavarda to replace Sanborn on HUSD board

Former Idyllwild School teacher Vic Scavarda was selected Tuesday afternoon, June 4, to replace retiring Hemet Unified School District Trustee Bill Sanborn on the governing board in July, representing the Idyllwild area. Scavarda and three other candidates met with the HUSD board in open session. The board asked the candidates to respond to these four statements: Briefly describe your qualifications...
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