Longtime Idyllwild resident and former owner/operator of Idyllwild Cable TV, Richard “Dick” Rondeau, 85, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 in Hemet, after a long illness.He was born June 18, 1936 in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Louis Rondeau and Grace Furey Rondeau. As a child he moved to Sierra Madre with his family and attended local schools…

My mother’s connection to Idyllwild started long before she was born. Her Grandma T used to drive an old Packard automobile up the dirt road from Hemet to Idyllwild to enjoy the sparkling air. (On one of the trips the radiator hose burst, and Grandma T tied it back together with a ribbon off the…

George Robert “Bob” Gammage of Hemet went home to be with the Great Spirit Monday, Jan. 31, 2022.He was born Jan. 18, 1951, the son of George Ross Gammage and Dorothy Naomi (Nicholas) Gammage.Bob graduated from Montebello High School in 1969 where he went on to Whittier College and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in…

Adlaide Young lived in Idyllwild for 32 years. She worked as a baker and cleaned many houses and businesses around town including the beauty shop and church.  She donated time at the Idyllwild Health Center and belonged to the Rotary Club. She was always willing to lend a hand in feeding others when necessary and was very…