Jack and I took a short trip up to Sacramento last week where the California Newspaper Publishers Association hosted its quarterly meeting Friday. Having visited Sacramento for these meetings in many past years, as well as more recently for the California Press Association, I have become enamoured with the city and thought of this as…
Republican Assemblyman Brian Nestande announced his campaign last week for California’s 36th Congressional District which includes the Hill. Democrat Dr. Raul Ruiz is the Hill’s current congressman, having defeated incumbent Mary Bono Mack in the 2012 election. “My focus is small businesses, which produce 90 percent of the new jobs,” Nestande said. Four out of…
Idyllwild School sixth-graders Wilton Zuniga (left) and Jake Mabery were chosen by teacher George Companiott as students of the week for making huge efforts to be mature, on task and helpful historians in their social studies class as they study ancient Egypt. Their leap in maturity the past couple of weeks is to be celebrated….
Brendan Steele has opened this 2013-14 PGA Tour season with a bit of a rocky start. After missing the cut two weeks ago in the Frys.com Open in San Martin, he tied for 57th last week at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. The Idyllwild native was 4-under-par in Las Vegas, posting…
Wendy Hawkins at Town Hall gave this report on last week’s soccer games: 9- to 11-year-old Division Wins Ties Losses Physcos 4 2 0 Black Lighting 2 4 Lighting Strike 2 4 Red Hawks 1 2 1 A reschedule for the Red Hawks vs. Black Lightning is Wednesday, Oct. 23. 6- to…
Idyllwild School’s Cross-country team and coaches pose before Wednesday’s practice. Kneeling (front row, from left) are Emilio Wettlaufer, Litzy Pimental, Ty Bride, Allyah Bride, Vinney Parillo and Aaron Potter. Standing (second row, from left) are Henry Mendoza, McKenzie Nunez, Leslie Pimental, Tobey Posey, Brooke Arnson and Emmi Norris. (Back row, from left) are Coach…
Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire Department first responders from stations 23, 53 and 30 help rescue Kathryn Elaine Congelliere, 50, of Idyllwild, after she crashed her black Infinity QX4. About 3:15 p.m., Sunday afternoon, Congelliere dropped about 25 feet off Highway 74 near mile marker 56. According to California Highway Officer Mike Murawski, the cause of…
A house fire in Pine Cove was contained to 20 percent of the structure Thursday night, Oct. 17. The 1,500-square-foot, single-story family dwelling was reported on fire about 9:15 p.m. In less than hour, firefighters from Station 23 (Pine Cove) and other Riverside County/Cal Fire stations had the fire contained and most of the building…
The grand opening of Riverside County’s San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus will be Saturday, Oct. 26. The $18 million shelter was completed in 2010, but the county’s financial travails delayed its opening until this week. The celebration will include a free, hotdog lunch for the first 500 guests. For the day, all shelter dog adoptions…
Idyllwild Fire Engineer Jack Peckham helps one Idyllwild School student with reaching the ketchup for his hotdog during Friday’s Red Ribbon Week® barbecue. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
