By the Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., CA-36, voted Dec. 19 to reinstate the full deduction on state and local taxes taken away by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115–97). H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act of 2019, would blunt the harm from…
Idyllwild Fire Here are some calls the Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to recently. • Dec. 14 — Public service assist, 5 p.m. Double View Dr. • Dec. 14 — Good intent call, 5:25 p.m. N. Circle Dr. • Dec. 14 — Medical aid, 5:59 p.m. Double View Dr. • Dec. 14 — Medical aid,…
Back in the mid-1990s, Huell Howser made his way into the San Jacinto wilderness to explore the wonders that many didn’t know existed. The American television personality who hosted “California’s Gold,” a human interest show produced by KCET in Los Angeles for California PBS stations, adventured through the Sunshine State to shed light on the…
By Jim CrandallPalms to Pines Golf Association Handicap Chairman The Palms to Pines Golf Association played its regular monthly tournament at Soboba Springs Golf Course in San Jacinto on Friday, Dec. 20. It was a cool, cloudy winter day and the course was in good shape. Soboba has drastically changed a few holes on the back…
Editor’s Note: This front page story was published on Jan. 11, 1947, the sixth edition of the Town Crier to ever be printed. With the Community Building becoming a reality, the Entertainment Committee of the Chamber is lining up a schedule of parties and dances for around the calendar. These parties, put on for the…
70 years ago – 1950 The Stevensons lugged sacks of walnut hulls from their Hemet ranch to assure the squirrels a bountiful Christmas. 65 years ago – 1955 Five Oceanside high school boys were lodged in Riverside juvenile hall Monday night after a shoplifting spree on the Hill. 60 years ago – 1960 Chamber trustees…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats celebrated Tillie’s adoption. Bear: (enters ARF’s office and encounters silence) Hello? Terra? Anyone? Zeus: (enters behind Bear) Where is Terra? It’s so quiet in here. Sadie: (enters) Let’s get everyone in here. Whiskers: We’re all here. What’s going on? Sadie: It’s Tillie….
A shallow earthquake, 9 miles deep, occurred at 5:24 p.m. Dec. 24 about 4 miles east of Idyllwild. The quake originally measured a magnitude 3.2, but was downgraded to a magnitude 2.9. The jolt was felt as far away as the Rancho Cucamonga and Lawndale, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). On social media,…
Editor: Idyllwild is an idyllic setting, surrounded by pine trees, looming mountain vistas and people who hold doors open for each other. Yet, it is prey to the divisiveness felt in this country. Differences in opinion can be a catalyst for sparking thoughtful discussion. It generates new insight and understanding. However, if the disagreement is…
