65 years ago – 1950 The local square dance class completed nine lessons, which was the complete course, in one week. Then it announced it was opening to the public. 60 years ago – 1955 Hidden Lodge swimming pool opened daily. The cost was 60 cents for adults, and 40 cents for children. 55 years…
Editor: As an animal lover and pet owner, I’m at a loss to understand why anyone would believe that Sunny’s quality of life would be better at the Nature Center than in a loving home. The Nature Center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday, so Sunny is primarily alone for…
Pine Cove Water District residents will have a choice of three candidates for the two director seats up for election in the August mail-in ballot election. Diana Eskew and Timothy Lange, both board members in their first election, and one challenger — Sharon Kaffen — are the candidates. Voted ballots must be received by the…
The Johnsons, Jay, Jason and Steve are again operating Village Market, having taken it back as a result of the default of previous business operators and are actively seeking an experienced and knowledgeable buyer for the business. They will retain the real property once a new business buyer is secured. And finally, the wildly successful…
Over the weekend, two rescue efforts were successfully accomplished, including a helicopter airlift Monday morning. On Saturday afternoon, July 18, California Department of Parks and Recreation staff at the Mt. San Jacinto State Park received a 911 call of two hikers (father and son) suffering hypothermia and exhaustion at the peak shelter, about 6 miles…
Despite the downpour of rain, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Uncorked art show collaboration with Middle Ridge Winery was a huge success, according to AAI President Shanna Robb. The show featured 60 artist members and 106 pieces of artwork. More than 440 guests visited the gallery during the two-day show with many returning for the…
Sharon Kaffen/Cassen and her husband say rain/stream water can be added to PCWD. She says she has talked to other water districts about what PCWD has to fix. She says young families are unfairly charged for water and maintenance fees. She argues PCWD management is backward and finances are failing. Kaffen and her husband just…
Even with heavy weekend rains, Hill roads were relatively free of traffic collisions. Even so, the two incidents reported by California Highway Patrol produced injuries. At about 5:40 p.m. Friday July 17, on Apple Canyon Road, within Hurkey Creek Park, a bicyclist, Val Ebreo, 12, of Indio ran into a pedestrian, his 10-year-old brother Nicholas,…
Two things occupy my mind this Tuesday as we go to press. One, the long, redacted investigation into the cause of the Mountain Fire and now the two civil court cases filed last week against the owner and caretakers of the property where the fire ignited Monday, July 15, 2013. What irony that plaintiffs of…
Editor: The water meter moratorium imposed by Idyllwild Water District has minimal, if any, effect on water use, yet it is grossly unfair to undeveloped lot owners in Idyllwild, both on and off the Hill, and also carries serious legal ramifications for the district. Lots in Idyllwild are not new. Ours dates back to the…
