Editor: It has been my privilege to serve on several boards on the Hill. During the 20-plus years of living here, I have enjoyed involvement with Idyllwild School, Idyllwild School Site Council, Idyllwild Community Fund, Idyllwild Fire, AYSO soccer, Hemet youth baseball, Town Hall sports, Boy Scouts, Idyllwild Race Committee, church and, most recently, the…
Editor: Kudos for your coverage of the parade. My friend, Whistles, and I (Ana-Banana), loved having our picture show up in the TC as we played with bubbles along the parade route. I’ve been a reader of the paper since 1955 and have seen lots of changes in it. For a small town paper, we…
Editor: Upon reading about Idyllwild Pines’ decision to provide space on its property for a pickleball court, I was immediately impressed by their continued efforts to be community supporters of our town. Perhaps more than any other private property holder in the area, they it has a demonstrated history of providing the use of its…
Editor’s note: Co-Publisher and Bottle Washer Jack Clark is taking the column this week. My very good friend, Jeff Meltzer, turns 76 on Monday. Some of you know him as the guy with the l-o-n-g white beard who has installed many a telephone system for businesses and agencies up here on the Hill. He also…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats and dogs were introducing themselves to the ARF kittens. Pepper: Let’s get back to telling the kittens about ourselves. I’ll get their mommy Diamond to bring them in. Jet: No you won’t, Pepper. Diamond was adopted last Saturday! Crue: Remember, she said she wouldn’t be…
At its May 23 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission approved an increase in its ambulance service fees. The cost to district residents for its ambulance service, beginning June 1, is now $1,548.75. The 2017-18 cost for each service, for residents and non-residents, was increased 5 percent. An ambulance trip to a local hospital…
Riverside County’s property assessments continue to recover from the last recession. For fiscal 2017-18, the assessment roll exceeds its previous record achieved in 2008. Current total county property assessment is $269.1 billion, which is 5.5 percent more than last year’s total of $255.1 billion. This is the fifth-consecutive year of growth after Riverside County suffered…
Wednesday morning, July 12, thieves broke into the Idyllwild Shell station at Highway 243 and Ridgeview Drive, making off with merchandise and a small amount of money, according to owner James Jang. At least one of the three men was seen on surveillance camera with just the lower half of his face covered. Also Wednesday…
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three —President Robert Hewitt, Joel Palmer and Lou Padula — expire in December. They and challenger Jeffery Kleefisch are on the ballot for four-year terms. The fourth director, Vicki Jakubac, replaced Tim Lange, who was elected…
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three —President Robert Hewitt, Joel Palmer and Lou Padula — expire in December. They and challenger Jeffery Kleefisch are on the ballot for four-year terms. The fourth director, Vicki Jakubac, replaced Tim Lange, who was elected…
