A rough year hit the mountain and two months remain. The Cranston Fire destroyed homes and property, but no lives were lost because of it, as happened with California communities elsewhere. Yet in the past months, this community has lost people — Charlie Clayton, Paul Kirk and Lilah Whitney, to name but a few. I’m…
Editor: It’s rare to have trick or treaters in Idyllwild, but this year, imagine my surprise. I have a 5-gallon covered metal can where I keep about 20 pounds of dog food. A week ago, I saw the top off and about half the food gone. Raccoons, no doubt. I locked the lid with its…
Registered Republicans decline statewide, but not locally Interest in the November 2018 election is high. In terms of registered voters, 19.7 million Californians have registered to vote in this election. Nearly 78.2 percent of eligible voters are registered. That is almost 11 percent or 1.9 million more registered voters than for the 2014 gubernatorial election…
Music Review Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra program: Rossini: “Overture, Guillaume Tell” Villa-Lobos: “Ciranda das Sete Notas” Tchaikovsky: “Symphony #5, E Minor, Opus 64” For the inaugural concert of conductor Scott Hosfeld’s third season this past weekend, a unified program centered around IAAO’s normally outstanding string sections seemed the order of the evening, and as usual,…
Attorney Rebecca “Becky” Gunn of Idyllwild was honored at the Human Relations Council’s 20th-anniversary celebration on Oct. 24, in San Jacinto. Gunn was honored as one of the founders of this nonprofit, being praised for her courage, foresight and commitment to such a high ideal. The mission of this organization is to promote cooperation and…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Idyllwild • Oct. 28 — Follow-up, 9:11 a.m., address withheld. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 28 — Trespassing, 2:15 p.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 29 — Follow-up, 10:01 a.m., address…
Sen. Jeff Stone, R-Riverside, has applications available for the 2019-20 California Senate Fellows program. The program provides college graduates an opportunity to become full-time Senate staff members at the state capitol in Sacramento for 11 months beginning in October 2019. Fellows are assigned to the personal or committee staff of a senator and also participate in…
Spanish-speaking residents may now receive emergency-preparedness information and details about specific emergencies. Follow @RivCoListos on Twitter for emergency-preparedness tips, including how to build an emergency kit and create an emergency plan with your family. This is the official account for the Riverside County Emergency Management Department RivCo Listos preparedness campaign. The @RivCoListos account provides information…
Editor’s note: This information was taken from a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department press release and the Board of Supervisors. On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s request to acquire and implement NC4’s Street Smart software to more effectively fight crime. NC4 Street Smart will equip 1,400-plus…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats met new arrivals. Mr. Gray: Hey, Indie, what’s wrong with you? You look agitated. Indigo: I am. There is always so much talk about ARF dogs that I think we cats get left behind. Just this past week, Topper the Corgi-mix was adopted, but…
