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Vicki Streeter (left), president of the Rotary Anns of Idyllwild, hands Darrell Gillette a Certificate of Appreciation for the design and presentation assistance he provided the group during 2011. The presentation was made during a luncheon meeting at the Creek House Restaurant early in March. Photo by Roberta Corbin

Water bills will be increasing for Idyllwild Water District customers, but the question is, by how much. The final 6-percent annual rate increase, approved in June 2010, will definitely be on the July bill. But at the June meeting, the board considered recommendations from the Finance Committee for three other possible increases and the fiscal…
The San Bernardino National Forest invites the public on Saturday June 2 for a short walk to learn more about native pollinators and the services they provide for you. The walk is provided as part of the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region’s 2012 Pollinator Special Emphasis area, which has been developed to call attention…
Riverside County received a $100 million grant to expand its jail system, only one of three California counties to receive the maximum grant from the California Corrections Standards Authority. Twenty counties applied for grants and 11 received them. In rank order based on priority of overcrowding, Los Angeles was first for the maximum grant, Riverside…
Brendan Steele tees off Thursday, Jan. 16, for his first tournament of calendar year 2014 in the $5.7 million Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation in nearby La Quinta. Of course, the newly formatted PGA Tour season began three months ago and Steele played in some of those early tournaments. He currently is…
Members of Idyllwild Arts Academy staff discussed the plans for a new campus health center at last week’s Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission meeting. “The new health center will be an extraordinary resource for us,” John Newman, Dean of Students and Director of Operations, told the fire commission. He said the new facility would be…
By Arthur Connor Music Reviewer Music Faculty Recital, Idyllwild Arts, Stephens Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Friday, July 22 Symphony Orchestra Concert, Idyllwild Arts, Lowman Concert Hall, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23 With the arrival of the summer season at Idyllwild Arts, all the new students, as well as new faculty members, had their well-deserved opportunities…