Owner Don Zeigler enjoys the celebration of Fern Valley Emporium’s 10th anniversary Sunday afternoon on the antique store’s deck. As well as food and good company, several musicians performed for a large crowd, including Chuck Alvarez and Bill Saitta.
Two weeks ago, Brendan Steele missed the cut by one stroke at The Barclays, the first of the four FedEx Cup playoff tournaments that conclude this 2013 PGA Tour season. However, the Idyllwild native still had enough points in the bank to tee it up last week in Boston at the Deutsch Bank Championship, the…
Tim E. Faulkner, 67, of Pine Cove, passed away at the VA hospital Wednesday, July 17, 2013. He was born July 22, 1946, in Lubbock, Texas, and raised in San Antonio. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1966 and joined the Navy where he served from 1966 to 1971. He and Joni owned and…
Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) will host an information session from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 7, at Xavier Prep in Palm Desert for anyone interested in service academy nominations. The information session will feature presentations from representatives of the service academies and an overview of the nominations process. Interested students will have opportunities…
My one good hand’s fingertips will be worn out by the time we finish this week’s paper — maybe even by the time I finish this column. My left is wrapped in a brace and dangling in a sling like a newborn puppy — without the cuteness. This all started in February when overcompensating for…
Editor: If you want to be a volunteer sheriff’s deputy you will be fingerprinted and background checked. If you want to volunteer for Riverside County Fire you will be fingerprinted and background checked. Volunteer for Mountain Community Patrol and you will be fingerprinted and background checked. Heck, volunteer in your child’s classroom and you will…
Editor: The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) is a wonderful asset to our community. I support IFPD. One reason is because locals elect the board and therefore we have resources here that do not exist in other small, rural towns. Regardless of what some may say, IFPD is better suited for this community than what…
The turnout for the 2013 Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission election was 37 percent, the lowest since the 2001 election. Registered voters in the district have declined from 1,799 in 2001 to 1,593 this year, which was 44 more than 2011, the nadir. Besides the decline in registered voters, the actual number of votes cast…
Editor: I was born and raised in Idyllwild with our family history going back to the 1800s. I have worked locally with several of our merchants and personally worked as a volunteer EMT for Pine Cove and Idyllwild for more than 14 years. The importance of local support could not be greater and the Town…
