Even in Iceland, locals confirm the existence of cherished bands of jovial forest elves. Delivery of meticulous service to all the realms they inhabit is their forte. Rarely sighted by mere mortals, these diminutive shape-shifters unblock creeks, lay out food and build nests deep in flora and fauna but only the most trusting elves share…
Idyllwild residents live in one of the most wildfire-prone forests in the country, with vivid, scorched reminders of past blazes dotting the evacuation routes from the Hill. But Hill communities are far from being proverbial “sitting ducks,” with no recourse to protecting their homes, properties and lives. Oftentimes, the only thing that stands between a…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF dogs and cats longed to be adopted. Panther: Things were rather quiet in the ARF House last weekend. Freda: But things were pretty festive at the beer festival. I was there! Panther: Lucky! Guess you didn’t find your forever home. Freda: No, sadly, but there was…
Dr. Schelly relocates chiropractic office Barry Shapiro, cherished owner of the Idyllwild Pharmacy, retires this week to pursue a long-held dream. Together with Linda, his wife of 43 years, they plan to travel north by caravan, documenting the journey through photography. Shapiro leaves Idyllwild in good hands with new owner George Baslious, bachelor of science…
No, Brendan Steele isn’t injured. He’s just been taking four weeks off to spend time with family and to prepare for next week’s U.S. Open. The native Idyllwilder currently stands 22nd on the FedExCup list and 51st in the Official World Golf Ranking. That may change a bit next Monday morning. A nice finish at…
Baseball Mike Holato of Town Hall gave this report on Youth Baseball: (Note: Players of the game (POG) for both teams receive a game ball after each game.) The baseball season has ended and playoffs have begun. T-Ball T-Ball finished its season with two games between Muir’s Mountain Dodgers and Earth ’N’ Fire Giants. Players…
At 6 a.m., the tentative election results have one clear message. The Primary election was boring for California voters. Turnout was will be less than 40 percent. The Riverside County Registrar’s Office has counted about 193,000 ballots, which is 20 percent of registered voters. Another 123,000 remain to be counted, 102,000 of that total are…
Voters came early to cast ballots in California’s primary election, Tuesday, June 5. By 7:15 a.m., nearly 10 voters had completed the two-page ballot. The polls are open until 8 p.m.
Although the table for directors was virtually empty, the Idyllwild Water District’s conference room was full of customers concerned about the district’s rate hike proposal. Ironically, more former directors — John Cook, Mike Frietas and Vic Sirkin — were present than current board members. The IWD board has one vacancy, and directors Dr. Charles “Chip”…
Letter urges quick change The Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission has thrown down the gauntlet over Riverside County’s failure or unwillingness to implement the policy of dispatching the closest-available unit to medical emergencies on the Hill. Following through on their promise to take some action in response to Riverside County’s policy, which states, “For purposes…
