Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call Wednesday night, Feb. 10 at the 53000 block of Country Club Drive in Idyllwild to find 50-year-old Adrian David Denava, of Idyllwild, deceased. The incident occurred about 10 p.m. The department said Denava “appeared to have been shot.” The suspect is Denava’s 24-year-old son Adrian Denava…
Back in late September 2020, a mountain lion cub was found motionless on the side of the road in the Idyllwild area near the Riverside County Fire Department. “The California Department of Fish and Wildlife suggested they contact the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) because they have a wildlife center in Romona with vet…
There are many inns, lodges and Airbnb’s in Idyllwild, but not many that are run by a family, three generations deep, at the same time. The Root-Stone Lodge has been a tucked away lodge in the forest near Strawberry Creek for years. The lodge was originally bought as a single-family residence by Don Baldwin in…
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call Wednesday night, Feb. 10 at the 53000 block of Country Club Drive in Idyllwild to find 50-year-old Adrian David Denava, of Idyllwild, deceased. The incident occurred about 10 p.m. The department said Denava “appeared to have been shot.” The suspect is Denava’s 24-year-old son Adrian Denava…
Stephen Loveland was born in Pocatello, Idaho on Oct. 13, 1939.At the age of 19, he joined the U.S. Navy. He was an avionics technician, and by the time of his retirement after 29 years of military service, he had achieved the rank of Master Chief (AVCM, E-9).His many military decorations include the Navy Achievement…
Snow play suggestion atNature Center Dear editor:Broken sleds and trash are cluttering the beautiful Idyllwild Nature Center this Friday morning. Imagine what it will look like Sunday night, thanks to posters directing snow players to this specific park.Suggestions:Rangers can work from the kiosk at the entrance on Highway 243 on snow play days to collect…
Voltaire once said, “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”Perhaps, this is a good time to think about our values and about the process known as values clarification.First, what do we mean when we talk of values? There is some general agreement in academic circles regarding the definition of the…
By Monica VacaAssociate Director, Division of ConsumerResponse and Operations The year 2020 was a tough year. Between the pandemic and the economic crisis, we all had our hands full. And scammers didn’t take any time off either — 2020 was a busy year for fraud. In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) got more than…
I had my first COVID vaccine shot Monday. I qualify now because I’m 75 plus. Becky made an appointment for me at a county facility down in Beaumont, and I’m set for my second shot as well. I’m relating this so you’ll know vaccination is becoming available. But the vaccination doesn’t quite come to us,…
By Riverside CountyContributed The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) awarded Riverside University Health System Medical Center (RUHS-MC) Level-1 Trauma Center verification, constituting RUHS-MC as the only trauma center in Riverside County with this verification from the ACS-COT.This recognition certifies that the medical center provides the highest quality of trauma care from initial…
