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Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce members Bill Gorski of Suburban Propane (left) and Mike Lackey of Jo’An’s Restaurant (right) hold the ribbon while Janet Everitt of Everitt’s Minerals and Gallery, cuts the ribbon as she and her husband, Larry (behind Janet) join the Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Barbara Reese

David Jerome Correspondent Local resident Marilyn Bunnell recently celebrated her 95th birthday. Idyllwild has been her home since her retirement in the mid-1980s, after a long career as a life-science educator. She was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Los Angeles, to Frank and Dora Bunnell. For many years she shared her home in Fern Valley…
Principal Matt Kraemer will be retiring at the end of June and handing over the job to current Idyllwild School sixth grade teacher Nicole Picchiottino. The newspaper ran a front-page story on her last week. Kraemer was with the Hemet Unified School District for 24 years. He was a teacher in Yuma, Arizona for 15…
After suffering a debilitating stroke in 2014, retired registered nurse Dorothy Brooks had to choose. Unable to walk and severely challenged with balance issues, visual distortions, memory loss and speech impairment, Brooks decided she had to find her own way out of her disabilities. She chose adult coloring books. “I went home to color,” she…
The “Center of Idyllwild” mural on the side of The Fort facing Highway 243 has been restored to its original beauty under the direction of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI). According to AAI representatives, the mural had not had any restoration work since it was built in 1992. AAI member and artist Darcy Gerdes, left, presents a check for the completion of work, ahead of schedule, to artist J.R Darwin, second from left. Others present for the occasion are, from left, Gary Kuscher, AAI vice president, Reba Coulter, AAI treasurer, and Jan Bruner, AAI member and artist.
Cinco de Mayo event benefits Idyllwild School’s smARTS project Cinco de Mayo comes to Idyllwild with a free Sidewalk Chalkfest to benefit Idyllwild School’s PTA smARTS project on Sunday, May 5, from noon to 3 p.m. The entire town is invited to Idypark to celebrate an event that will bring together generations. The co-sponsors,…