

Idyllwild Francophonie club celebrates seven years
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Idyllwild’s French-speaking club, Francophonie, celebrated its seventh anniversary at the Restaurant Gastrognome on Thursday, Oct. 13. Shown seated from left are Francoise Frigola and Monique Zander. Standing from left, Bronwyn Jones, Summer Brown, Scott Douglas and Claudine Barrett. Photo by Cid Castillo

The application for an alteration to a designated historic property under the purview of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District’s Local Review Board is available through the Riverside County Planning Department and online at the department’s “Forms and Applications” page. It is listed alphabetically. Go to “h” and select “Historic District Alteration Permit.” Or go directly…
The Idyllwild Rotary Anns recently made their annual contribution decisions. Each year this group of caring women work year-round to raise money to make contributions in support of Idyllwild-area nonprofits. This year, they have designated the following organizations to receive a grand total of $5,000: Friends of the Idyllwild Library, Idyllwild HELP Center, Idyllwild Scholarship…
Caltrans began work on a $7.3-million project to install a horizontal drainage system and repair current drainage systems on Highway 74 near Hemet Monday. The work is from .7 miles east of Blackburn Road to just east of Doe Canyon Road. The contractor, Dreambuilder Construction Corp. of Yorba Linda, placed signage alerting motorists of the…
John Sturkie missing since early January A 55-year-old husband and father of four, John Sturkie, has been missing since Jan. 5. His remains appear to have been found. On Monday evening, the Riverside Sheriff’s Department reported, “… human remains believed to be Sturkie’s, pending positive identification by the Coroner’s Bureau, were located and recovered by…
RMRU will be serving a Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, August 17 at TownHall, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. RMRU is an all-volunteer organization, and isa member of Mountain Rescue Association, the oldest search and rescueorganization in the US. They are often the first to hit local trailswhen hikers are reported missing or injured. RMRU is always…