Share/Bookmark I enjoy spending time at the Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe and Bistro in the Village Centre. The music is entertaining, the conversation amusing, and the wine relaxing. Even more enjoyable than sipping the fermented fruit of the vine, however, is thinking about how the best wines are made. Washington Post wine critic Ben Giliberti [...]
Share/BookmarkRecently, while painting the laundry room, I moved items from a shelf to the floor. Bad move. You see, one of the things I moved was rat poison. If I open a bottle of aspirin, I have to fumble with a child-resistant cap. But rat poison comes in a flimsy plastic container whose lid has [...]
Share/BookmarkI can’t be silent on the two letters on evil building codes and their implications to this community. International Building Codes [IBC] are adopted about every three years by most municipalities. Note the word “international.” Most codes are common and widely adopted by virtually every state. It’s the enforcement that varies from none to tons. [...]
Share/BookmarkCongratulations to food-aware residents and visitors of small but mighty Idyllwild! The Label GMOs campaign collected close to one million signatures, of which 803 were gathered in our town alone, from Californians who care what they eat. All that effort was just to get the initiative onto the ballot in November. The next step is [...]
Share/BookmarkIn September of last year, Missy’s family packed their bags, locked the door and walked away. And left Missy behind. She came to ARF, with a smile and plenty of energy in search of a best friend that would love her forever and never leave her again. With a little training, and a lot of [...]
Share/Bookmark60 years ago – 1952 A meeting was announced to consider school unification. Under the proposal, Idyllwild’s school would be combined with the Hemet-San Jacinto District. 50 years ago – 1962 Logging trucks started rolling in May Valley, where the Big Bear Timber Company began salvage operations on pines damaged by severe insect attack. About [...]
Share/BookmarkThe annual Pacific Crest Trial hiker northern migration is now in progress. The local trails are crowded with this nomadic horde which congregates for the march northward at the Mexican border near Campo, California. The herds begin to coalesce at Lake Morena on the last weekend of April. Then, like an overflowing river, they burst [...]
Share/BookmarkPlanning on heading out on a hike? Great! Just one thing I’d like you to do first. Look in the mirror. You are looking at the person responsible for your own safety. Got it? Good. Any good Girl Scout knows that the hike starts before leaving the house. Whether it’s a quick trail run, bagging [...]
Share/BookmarkNow come on, surely you could have come in and talked to me. I am truly sorry you didn’t, as I have always had great respect for this town and the businesses in it. I have spent sixteen years of my life caring about it. I do not like the music too loud myself, I [...]
Share/BookmarkHere’s my first and maybe last letter. I’ve read similar letters on the same topic and it’s clear the complaints have been blown off. Presumably it doesn’t matter to the owners, but this doesn’t lessen the unhappiness and ill will it creates in the community toward this restaurant. So, today is Saturday, May 5, and [...]
