The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the names of two men who died on the Hill over the past few weeks. Sgt. Escobar of the Coroner’s Office said Michael Maretti, 73, an Idyllwild transient, died of natural causes in his car in the St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church parking lot in Idyllwild. He was discovered…
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, a board member, who is in her first election, and two challengers — Sharon Kaffen and Timothy Lange — are the candidates. Ballots must be received by…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, July 6 to 12. Alberhill • July 11 — Fire, San Lois. Anza • July 11 — Medical aid, Kirby Rd. Idyllwild • July 6 — Walk-in medical aid. • July 6 — Medical aid, Idyllbrook Dr. • July 7 — Medical…
All four paws up to our Chihuahua, Peanut, aka Paco. All it takes is great behavior and smiling eyes, and you find yourself in the loving arms of your new forever human. Good for you, Peanut. We will always love you, too. And we can all breathe easier knowing that Sunny the cat has found…
The cost of adopting a dog in Riverside County plunges for the remainder of July. The County Animal Services Department has lowered the adoption rate to $20 from $105 through the end of the month. This Dog Days of Summer rate is available at all of the county’s shelters — Blythe, Jurupa Valley, San Jacinto…
Out on a forest trail, I was just closing on a particularly gorgeous specimen of Passiflora Edulis Sims with my iPhone camera when the phone gave the morose little beep of a dying battery. What? It was fully charged when I headed out! I glanced down with surprise at the glowering red battery icon ……
65 years ago – 1950 Realtors were advertising cabins with fireplaces for $3,750 and acre-sized lots for $1,250. 60 years ago – 1955 C.L. Emerson died in Hemet at the age of 82. He had been associated with the early development of Idyllwild and purchased the Idyllwild Inn in 1917. 55 years ago – 1960…
Actor and playwright Christopher Durang writes comedy — satire, dark comedy, parody and absurdist. The Idyllwild Actors Theatre next presents a full stage, al fresco celebration of 12 of Durang’s shorter pieces, called “Durang Durang, a Blissfully Silly Collection of Plays.” Durang’s play titles often capture his particular fascination with the gothic and goofy, the…
Honors for Town Crier columnist Conor O’Farrell and photographer Cheryl Basye have extended beyond California’s borders. Last week, the National Newspaper Association announced the winners in its 2015 Better Newspaper Contest. O’Farrell was stunned, almost speechless, when told that he was the third place honoree for his “Off the Leash” column in the Best Serious…
Caltrans is widening shoulders to 4-foot widths on Highway 371 in a 5-mile stretch from Cary Road to Kirby Road. During the project, only one-way traffic is permitted, causing, on average, 20-minute delays in each direction. Repair work, including an overlay of new pavement, takes place during construction from Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to…
