Friends of Diane Olsen are invited to gather at the Nature Center, 25225 Highway 243, at 6 p.m. July 26, to celebrate the life of this extraordinary woman. Please bring a potluck dish and perhaps a memory of Diane to share. Apart from her children and grandchildren, Diane’s primary passions in life were the…
I agree strongly with New York [City] Mayor Michael Bloomberg coming out against the leading cause of gun violence. The mayor opposes the wake of terror the [jerk] in Denver caused by using his assault weapon to assault people as well as the credo we are powerless to guarantee life, liberty, or any pursuit of…
Although the board of the Idyllwild Water District approved annual resolutions establishing restricted funds for the water and sewer districts, decisions on major items, such as the draft ordinance for mandatory recycled water use and the application process for will-serve letters for new construction were deferred to future meetings. The lack of decisions does not…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, July 17 to July 23, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Report unavailable. Riverside County Fire, Pine Cove July 19 — Medical aid, Pine Cove Road, Pine Cove. July 22 — Smoke check, Coulter Drive, Pine Cove. Riverside County Fire, Garner Valley…
Shannon Day of Idyllwild and Robert Craig of San Diego were united in marriage on Saturday, June 23, 2012, in a beautiful ceremony at Woodland Park Manor in Idyllwild. A reception, attended by 100 family members and close friends, followed. Shannon is the daughter of Colin and Denise Day of Idyllwild. Robert is the son…
The May and June residential water sales and consumption increased over the same period last year, as reported at the Fern Valley Water District’s board of directors July meeting. In 2012, consumption increased more than 600,000 gallons compared to the same two months in 2011. Sales grew about $10,000 ($53,600 compared to $43,700). Unaccounted-for water…
There are 11 statewide ballot propositions on the November ballot. They propose both statutes and amendments to the state constitution and continue the right, begun in 1911, for citizens to pass laws on an equal footing with the legislature. But “confusing” is a word many voters apply to the wording of California ballot initiatives. Voters…
Idyllwild jazz icon Marshall Hawkins, one of the founders of Jazz in the Pines, now in its 19th year, is adding venues and artists to his second jazz festival creation — Town Jazz. Entering its second year, Town Jazz is Hawkins’ effort to bridge a division between the Idyllwild Arts location of Jazz in the…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Adult softball for the week of July 16. On Monday, July 16, Café Aroma took on Team Patty Perez. Team Patty Perez got off to a good start taking a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Patty Perez had a couple of nice hits…
It was standing room only for the final author in the second year of Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Authors Series. “We were scrambling trying to find chairs,” said Santiago of the attendance at Amy Wallace’s Sunday, July 22 appearance at INK Book Gathering. Wallace, daughter of Irving Wallace, and author of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice:…
