Initial Thoughts: The election, accessible paths and anonymous damage …
Tuesday, June 5, is the state primary and several local races will be determined then rather than in the November general election.
For the past month, Marshall and I have been writing about many of the races which will be on the local ballot.
All four of the judge’s races (May 17, 24 and 31), the Riverside County Board of Education...
Another Point of View: Health insurers marketing neglects rural communities
In April several local residents received letters from their health insurance companies suggesting two ways to save money. The first was to switch to mail-order prescriptions for 90-day supplies of medicine or simply pick up the prescription at the local CVS pharmacy.
The latter option offers Idyllwild residents the convenience of driving more than 20 miles to pick up a...
82-year-old Hurkey Creek bridge to be replaced
It’s old, it’s very narrow and according to some Garner Valley residents, dangerous because of its width. The bridge over Hurkey Creek on Highway 74, built in 1930, is only 23 feet wide, with bridge side rails extending just one foot on each side past the 21-foot-wide roadway.
Caltrans plans to replace the bridge sometime later this year....
Judge campaigns constrained by ethical guidelines
Candidates for judicial office, both challengers and incumbent Superior Court judges, are constrained by the California Code of Judicial Ethics in how they can campaign and what they can say. They are prohibited from making statements to the electorate that “commit the candidate with respect to cases, controversies, or issues that could come before the courts or, with reckless...
Klingaman finishes sixth in state championships
Emma Klingaman (center) is on the starting line at state championships on May 20. She finished sixth out of 20 in the girls varsity field. Hemet High School earned fifth place overall in Division 1, which included 32 teams.
Mary Austin Scholarships and Grants gives to string institute
The Inland Valley String Institute, which serves string players from Idyllwild, Hemet, San Jacinto and surrounding areas, just received a very generous grant from the Mary Austin Scholarship Grant program. Here Institute founding director, Anna Pechanec Ancheta accepts the check from Doug Austin.
Idyllwild Arts song writing students perform at Creek House
Idyllwild Arts songwriter classmates Alex Keller (right) and Elias Sedimayr at piano appeared at Creek House Friday evening, May 25.
Idyllwild School students compete in Hemet track meet
On May 15, fourth and fifth graders from Idyllwild School participated in the annual Track meet at Hemet High School.
News of Record: May 31, 2012
Fire log
Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, May 21 to 27, 2012:
Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance
May 22 — Medical aid, Tahquitz View Drive, Idyllwild.
May 22 — Walk-in medical aid.
May 22 — Medical aid, Eagles Nest Drive, Pine Cove.
May 23 — Walk-in medical aid.
May 23 — Medical aid, Highway 243 and North Circle Drive, Idyllwild.
May...