County Corner: Aug. 2, 2012
The Board of Supervisors received a report on the status of jails, prisoners and realignment of functions between the state and county since implementation of A.B. 109 in October 2011. The immediate result was jail overcrowding and the release of more than 3,000 inmates. The county’s sheriff and the probation departments analyzed these results and suggested several options, which should have significant positive results.
Opinion: Rules were clear — ARF 3
It’s come to my attention regarding the ARF mayoral election that there are some unfair accusations being carelessly tossed around.
Max’s owner, Ms. Phyllis Mueller, broke no rules according to the ARF rules and guidelines for the election.
ARF allowed for a dollar vote whether the vote was donated by any number of individuals or a dollar a vote if you...
Opinion: Support for IWD
I support the Idyllwild Water District in its mission and goal of maintaining sustainability for its water and sewer service to all of its customers, including the Idyllwild Arts Foundation.
The district makes clear that a prerequisite for a stable water supply for all its customers is a new 300,000-gallon reservoir to be fully operational before any will-serve letters can...
Creature Corner: Aug. 2, 2012
Hurray for Buddy who went for a long hike and finally returned home to his worried humans.
Paws up to Jake, the Anatolian shepherd found just wandering in Idyllwild. He is now in a trial home.
And it was love at first sight for Betty Boop, the chug, and her loving human.
Miracles never cease to happen at the ARF house. Just...
Kenny Burrell stands alone
Renowned guitarist Kenny Burrell will perform at the 19th Annual Jazz in the Pines. Burrell will appear in the Holmes Amphitheatre at 1:30 p.m, Saturday, Aug. 25, the first day of the festival.
Burrell has been a popular and great jazz guitarist since the 1950s. For 60 years, he has entertained jazz fans across the nation.
Born in Detroit, Burell made...
Climber dies after Suicide Rock fall
Karen Gose, 27, of Chino died of injuries sustained while descending a sheer face of Suicide Rock in Idyllwild’s San Jacinto Wilderness.
Gose, a counselor with a group of Girl Scouts from Camp Scherman in Mountain Center, fell 30 feet onto a rock ledge during a rappelling demonstration for camp scouts, according to the coroner’s report.
Heath Haussamen, Gose’s brother-in-law, said...
Idyllwild property crimes spike: Sheriff recommends forming Neighborhood Watch groups
May 2012 set a record of 15 felony property crimes in Idyllwild and Pine Cove neighborhoods ...
Motorcycle traffic collision
About 1 p.m., two motorcycles collided near the intersection of Highways 74 and 243.
Both riders were injured and one taken off by paramedics. The road is open, but currently traffic is slow becasue of the congestion created while awaiting care for the riders.
Dog poisoning in Fern Valley
On Wednesday, July 25, an unidentified suspect tossed an apparently poisoned cookie-appearing edible over a fence into a front yard in the 25000 block of Lodge Road in Fern Valley. The golden retriever household pet went out into the yard in the early morning, ate a portion of the object, which had been weighted with small gravel to make...
Bee Canyon Fire 2012
The Bee Fire was reported about 8:40 p.m., Thursday night, July 26. The was in the Bee Canyon area east of the Cranston Station.
The San Jacinto Ranger District and CAL Fire Riverside Unit sent a full response. Originally, the fire's size was estimated to be about 20 to 25 acres
On Friday morning, based GPS mapping, the fire size...