70 years ago – 1947 Everyone was invited to the first Christmas party in Town Hall. Ernie Maxwell was master-of-ceremonies and Charles Kretsinger led the carol singing. 65 years ago – 1952 Sale of Buckhorn Ranch at Dutch Flats to the Reorganized Church of Latter-day Saints was announced. 60 years ago – 1957 Vandals shot…
By John R. Hawkins Fire Chief & Operational Area Fire & Rescue Coordinator & William Weiser, Division Chief Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Decks: Surfaces within 10 feet of the building should be built with ignition-resistant,* non-combustible or other approved materials. Ensure that all combustible items are removed from underneath your deck. Rain gutters: Screen…
In response to the proposed Republican “tax reform” bill currently in the U.S. Congress, State Sen. Jeff Stone has drafted a tax reform proposal for California. His bill is titled “Saving the Middle class Against Rising Taxes (SMART) Act” and has three major provisions. “Too many families have to choose between putting food on their…
Still growing, Savage says The ninth Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema will be March 6 to 11. The IIFC has moved from its original timing in early January to March. This will be a permanent switch, according to festival founder Stephen Savage. Several reasons contributed to the change in timing, according to Savage. Weather was…
U.S. Forest Service volunteers saw two of the permanent bald eagles, still comfortable with their home on the shores of Lake Hemet, soaring over their water play ground and sharing a meal. Their buoyant and joyful behavior was described as “… a pair of courting adult bald eagles…” During the annual December bald eagle count,…
Last week, after Sacramento California Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang dismissed its suit claiming the State Fire Prevention Fee was invalid, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced it plans to appeal that decision. “Dismissal of this case was an abuse of discretion and rewards the state for creating delay,” said HJTA’s Director of Legal…
We had a friend in Kansas whose daughter became engaged to a Jewish man, whom we knew predominantly because he relayed a story of his interaction with a famous, retired athlete. Noticing a Star of David hanging around our friend’s neck, the athlete asked if he was a Jew. Responding that he was Jewish, he…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 10 to Dec. 16. Idyllwild • Dec. 10 — Alarm call, 3:11 p.m., 54000 block of South Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 11 — Found property, 9:08 a.m., 26000 block of Saunders Meadow Rd. Handled…
Only one traffic incident, a motorcycle crash, occurred on Hill roads recently. At 9:51 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, Edwin Mejia, 25 of Indio, was riding his blue 2016 Yamaha R6 motorcycle eastbound on Highway 74 near mile marker 89 when for unknown reasons he laid his bike down in the highway, temporarily blocking all lanes….
Skips court hearing Alexander Michael Macias, 27, of Idyllwild, was arrested on suspicion of trying to impersonate and unlawfully obtain personal identifying information of Darryl Siegel. With this information, apparently Macias planned to obtain credit, goods or services in Siegel’s name. He also was charged with burglary. The effort was made at the US Bank…
