Douglas Kincaid, 69, passed away calmly Wednesday, Dec. 13, in the home of his best friend after a long fight against cancer. In the many weeks prior, he was surrounded by his family and close friends. Doug was a resident of Idyllwild for 36 years and was known for his love of family, fun and…
Ruby Allene Curtis passed away Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at the age of 77. Ruby was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri Feb. 29, 1940, to Albert and Leatha Patch. She relocated with her family at the age of 9 to California, eventually moving to Hemet in 1980. Ruby worked as a nurse’s aide and enjoyed…
A Pine Cove meeting created frustration last week when the Riverside County representatives did not have adequate budget details to explain which projects were included the budget for fiscal year 2017-18 and the final expenditures for last year. Pine Cove’s County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee met Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 10; this was its first…
Joel Palmer announces plan to resign as director Despite good news about its water supplies and budget resources, the Pine Cove Water District directors ended their Jan. 10 meeting on a sad note. Director Joel Palmer announced his resignation from the board for a health reason. His last day as director is Jan. 31. His…
Volleyball Town Hall Director Bob Lewis gave this report on recent Co-ed Adult Volleyball games. Games • Monday, Jan. 8, Silver Pines beat Wilson Woodworking 3-2. • Tuesday, Jan. 9, Idyllwild Inn beat Perez 3-0. • Wednesday, Jan. 10, Idyllwild Garage beat Perez 3-1 • Thursday, Jan. 11, Silver Pines beat Idyllwild Inn…
Brendan Steele goes into this week’s CareerBuilder Challenge in eighth place on the FedExCup points list and in 46th place in the Official World Golf Ranking. The CareerBuilder is played on three different golf courses in La Quinta. Brendan’s tee times: Thursday, Stadium course #1 at 9:40 a.m.; Friday, La Quinta CC #10 at 9:10…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats and dogs learned that both Alvin and Holly found forever homes. Little Girl: Are any of you missing Anabel? Mr. Gray: Of course I am. She is a beauty. Where is she? Little Girl: Anabel is on a trial adoption. Let’s keep our fingers crossed…
Annual lilac festival and Victorian Tea will not continue Idyllwild became a lilac tourism destination during the years that the late lilac hybridizer Reva Ballreich dedicated her energy and her family’s property to planting, hybridizing, cultivating and eventually displaying more than 887 lilac varietals. Each spring, Ballreich opened her garden to the public — her…
The ledger of Idyllwild businesses changes often. Off-Hill visitors come to the Hill, fall in love with the village shopping district and decide to open businesses. If these businesses fill a then-unavailable niche, or if the products or services offered are superior to existing businesses, the newcomers generally find success. Sometimes businesses decide to downsize…
Lake Hemet’s two nesting bald eagles stared back at volunteers during Saturday morning’s bald eagle count. “We saw both eagles, one sitting at the edge (not in) of the nest and the second one perched in a tree nearby. They stayed put the whole hour we were watching,” said U.S. Forest Service biologist Ann Bowers. No…
