By Art Alliance of IdyllwildContributed The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) extends two invitations to spread holiday cheer. On Saturday, Nov. 28, AAI is setting up a Holiday Gift Faire from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event will be held at 26600 Highway 243 (next to Mile High Café). You will be able to…
By Cineflix ProductionsContributed Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team are excited to return to California. They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the area in December. While we plan to be in California this December, we will continue to reschedule if conditions change for the worse. Regardless, we are…
By Sandy WestKaiser Health News As Emily Brown stood in a food pantry looking at her options, she felt alone. Up to that point, she had never struggled financially. But there she was, desperate to find safe food for her young daughter with food allergies. What she found was a jar of salsa and some…
A newspaper’s work in warning of danger includes, of course, reporting on crimes, fires, and dangerous road and weather conditions. But we also warn of health hazards, such as the current coronavirus presence on our hill. And we advise of preventative measures from fire abatement to health precautions.During the 2013 Mountain Fire, we did not…
Dear editor:The Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) motto is “No One Does More for Veterans.” But this Veterans Day, our work is being curtailed by the pandemic and by unnecessary government regulations.Many of our posts possess liquor licenses which classify them as “bars” and require them to close. VFW posts are community hubs providing many…
I have been continuing to think about healthy relationships. Not only relationships with those who are our intimates but also our community and societal relationships. I am convinced, without a doubt, that healthy relationships at all levels, in their very essence, benefit each one of us in every way — physically, emotionally, cognitively, practically and…
By Riverside County Office of EducationContributed For a student whose formal education came to an end after the eighth grade, the life of World War II veteran Eliodoro “Lolo” Gonzalez is an important lesson in making the most of every situation in life.At the age of 95, Gonzalez is about to receive something he never…
Two collisions over the last week on mountain roads, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier. One of the collisions was a fatality.At 9:48 a.m. Thursday Nov. 5, Alejandro James Avalos, 27 of Hemet, was stopped in his 2017 Toyota Corolla in the northbound left-turn lane at the junction of highways…
Idyllwild FireIdyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Nov. 1 — Medical aid, 6:51 p.m. N. Circle Dr.• Nov. 2 — Assist invalid, 9:36 a.m. Big Pine St.• Nov. 2 — Medical aid, 9:42 a.m. Pine Crest Ave.• Nov. 2 — Medical aid, 10:06 a.m. Delano Dr.• Nov. 2 — Walk-in medical…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats learned how adopted pets are beneficial for the whole family.Pepper: I have some surprise and some not-such-a-surprise news!Lulu: Let’s hear it!Pepper: ARF’s new dog Benny has been adopted.Whiskers: I’m so not surprised. He is adorable.Pepper: And the other news did surprise ARF humans. When Holly,…
