Mark Dean was the only one to respond with, “Here’s a cool history from “Rock Climbs of Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks,” by Randy Vogel, 1985 …” “More recently, Tahquitz Rock drew the attention of turn of the century hikers who often worked their way to its class 2 summit. During this period of time Tahquitz…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 9 to 15. Idyllwild • April 9 — Suspicious person, N. Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • April 9 — Alarm call, N. Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • April 9 — Two hazard calls, 53000 block…
The water production in Pine Cove took a major jump last month. March production was 2.6 million gallons, which is 800,000 gallons (or 44 percent) more than the March 2016 volume of 1.8 million. Two years ago, in 2015, Pine Cove Water District’s production was 2.3 million gallons, which is the average March production…
Last week, Riverside County’s Department of Public Social Services released the results of its 2017 winter homeless survey. In January 2017, the survey identified 2,413 homeless county residents. This is 248 more individuals (about 11.4 percent) than were recorded in January 2016. This was the first countywide increase since 2011. During the period between January…
While everyone would agree that the passage of Medicare in 1965 was a landmark event in not only American healthcare but also American politics, the failure to include Americans of all ages created a hole that many have tried to fill while others have tried to dig deeper. The lack of the political will or…
Editor: I just saw the lovely write-up of Dr. Tom Kluzak’s talk on April 8 in Idyllwild and wanted to congratulate him on a successful event and fantastic article. As our Communications Associate Clare wrote, it’s one of the best local-coverage articles we’ve seen. We appreciate Tom for organizing. Emily Henkels National Organizer Physicians for…
Editor: I like Dr. Tom’s ideas on Medicare-for-All. I recognize the benefits and cost savings — if everyone, in fact, pays (just like Medicare). The 3-percent off of everyone’s income is much less than healthcare plans cost now. However, I’m not entirely sold on the savings he points out in eliminating the “middlemen” — the…
Editor: Many of us in Idyllwild are concerned about the snow visitors from off the Hill. I am president of the Big Cedar Glen Property Owners Association and we have particular and personal concerns. Marsha Kennedy’s efforts to control snow visitors are appreciated. However, sending them to the Nature Center park creates problems for us…
Editor: Regarding the article about steering snow play visitors to the Nature Center with signs: We are residents of Idyllwild whose home backs up to the Nature Center park. Signs encouraging snow players toward the Nature Center is of grave concern. People parking along our road, traipsing through our yards, etc., is exactly what the…
Editor: I appreciate you coming out to the meeting and for furthering the awareness of what our Snow Group has worked on and is considering. There was one area I wanted to clarify a bit. As seen in the web site snippet at www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sbnf/recarea/?recid=26483, the USDA, U.S. Forest Service and San Bernardino National Forest think…
