New photography exhibit at Honey Bunn’s & Joe Bakery
Photographer Erin O’Neill, left, speaks with Georgine Brause at Honey Bunns & Joe Bakery. Photo by Cid Castillo
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IFPD Commissioner Ben Killingsworth resigns
(STORY UPDATED Sept. 27, 2011) Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commissioner Ben Killingswoth has resigned. In a terse note to his commission colleagues and the Town Crier, Killingsworth wrote, “I hereby resign from my position as a member of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners, effective immediately.” The email notification was sent Thursday,…
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Casey comes home
A hometown block party, sponsored by Café Aroma, will welcome home Idyllwild’s American Idol finalist, Casey Abrams
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Only in Idyllwild: Unfazed by thunder storm
City folk run inside at the first raindrop. In Idyllwild, no one bats an eye at a powerful thunderstorm. I recently enjoyed lunch with a friend at Nature’s Wisdom. We were on the deck at a table under an umbrella. The sky ripped open and the downpour began. We continued our conversation with the umbrella…
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Initial Thoughts: Budgets & spending …
Editor’s note: I apologize for offering you a second column this week. But this is the result of receiving no letters from you this week! While on the subject of budgeting and spending, below is a brief list of the responses to President Barack Obama’s Jobs Act, which he just unveiled. I’m sure more interest…
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Mountain Folk: Kelsey Sandborn catches internship
Kelsey Sanborn, a senior at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, is an intern at the Pacific Aquaculture Research Center this fall. Here, she is displaying one of her projects.
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Initial Thoughts: A true fiscal crisis …
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) is in dire straits. The commission confesses the fact when the subject of borrowing money from Riverside County just to get to December is on its agenda. But the commission took no action at its regular meeting on Sept. 13, yet scheduled a special meeting one week later for…
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Pine Cove water use declining
Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) produced 3.5 million gallons of water during August, which was nearly 1.1 million gallons or 23 percent less than August 2010. This represents the smallest use during August since before 2002. For the first eight months of the year, PCWD production was 3 percent (650,000 gallons) less than the same…
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Dr. Seuss Coming to Idyllwild
At 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Community Presbyterian Church, children’s author Dr. Seuss will be portrayed in a heart-warming and humorous way by Broadway and film actor Duffy Hudson, who will share the story of Dr. Seuss in the first person and will perform “Horton hears a Who,” “And to Think I Saw It…
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Idyllwild Fire’s cash less than $2
60,000.Updated 7 a.m. Sept. 21 IFPD’s bank balance is now $20,000, according to Commissioner Ben Killingsworth. At last night’s (Sept 20) special meeting, the Commission agreed to cash its $125,000 certificate of deposit. They discussed requesting a $350,000 loan from Riverside county. This will be decided at a continuation of last night’s meeting, today, Sept….
