Q. I have more than 100 pairs of shoes? Is that too many? -L.S., Idyllwild A. It depends on how many feet you have. But if you have only the two feet and you have to look down to see what shoes you’re wearing, you have too many. Q. Should I wear brown shoes with…
The Local Review Board of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District last week continued its discussion of the possibility of employing the state’s Mills Act to encourage and gain more property-owner participation in the protecting local historic resources. The Mills Act provides property-tax relief in exchange for an equivalent investment in the historic property. The owners…
Candidates for local special districts could begin filing papers for candidacy this week. The first official day was Monday, May 4, for the Aug. 25 elections involving Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove water districts, and Idyllwild Fire Protection District. The terms of three members of the IWD board expire this year. The other…
Continuing with last week’s thoughts of water conservation, I remember a story Ernie Maxwell told about how he dealt with washing dishes after Betty died and he lived alone. He held off until not one clean dish or utensil existed in the house, then he’d haul all those dirty ones out into the yard and…
Dave Robb of Idyllwild played at Pechanga golf course in Temecula on Tuesday last week. At the par-3 17th, he stroked a downhill 7-iron about 166 yards. It bounced a foot in front of the pin, rolled toward the hole, momentarily stopped, then dropped in from the back side for a hole-in-one. Oddly enough, he…
65 years ago – 1950 Ernie Maxwell was completing the 1950 U.S. Census report for this area. 60 years ago – 1955 Although disappointed by the actions of both the County Board of Supervisors and the state Legislature who supported building the Palm Springs Tramway, the Citizens Group announced it would continue its fight…
The consequences of last week’s Appellate Court decision to uphold the lower court decision rejecting San Juan Capistrano’s tiered water rates because the method of deriving the costs was inconsistent with Proposition 218 are still ricocheting around the state. Locally, the effect of the decision has not been felt. General managers for Fern Valley and…
Editor: I live in Fern Valley. Monday night, April 20, a mountain lion, based on size and shape of track, came through my property. He left behind three deer legs that I buried the next morning. I have tried to spread the word to everyone in the neighborhood who has a pet of any size….
The public is invited to special presentation at noon Tuesday, May 5, at the Idyllwild Garden Club meeting. Tricia Pilkington will speak about permaculture and the Idyllwild Orchard Project. As our environment becomes more and more stressed, we must find ways to support it so it can support us. Permaculture emphasizes the use of native…
Erec VonSeggern, a sophomore from Idyllwild, won the Wisconsin State Flute Festival held in Madison. He was awarded a first-place prize of $350. It was the third straight year a Lawrence University student has won the state flute festival competition. For his 15-minute finals performance, VonSeggern played Georges Hüe’s “Fantaisie Pour Flûte et Piano,” “Night…
