

Volunteers ready site for playground gazebo
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On Sunday, ground was prepared for the construction of the covered pavilon (gazebo) at the Idyllwild community Center site. Here Paul Newkirk (left), Dawn Sonnier (center) and Brent Sechrest (right) begin the heavy lifting. Earlier in the day, Steven Busher and Jason Sonnier were helping, too. Community Lumber is providing the materials for this project at cost, Sonnier said. Photo by J.P. Crumrine

The performance of Idyllwild School students on the state’s Standardized Testing and Reporting program improved again in 2012. For the fifth consecutive year, Idyllwild students have demonstrated progress in English and mathematics. This year nearly 80 percent of the school’s students earned either proficient or advanced scores in Language Arts. Another 16 percent were basic,…
After a one-year hiatus, the 20th annual Idyllwild Easter Egg Hunt is back in private hands …
The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation presented a check for$10,000 to Tara Sechrest, vice president Enrollment Management &Strategic Partnerships at Idyllwild Arts and Pamela Jordan, president ofIdyllwild Arts. This donation was made from the Pamela Goldwasser Memorial ScholarshipFund and is designated to support a student in the Summer Jazz Programat Idyllwild Arts. Goldwasser was…
Two new faces will join the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission in December. Nancy Layton, the leading vote getter, and Rhonda Andrewson will join incumbent Commission President Jeannine Charles-Stigall on the Commission. Only 22 votes separated the top three candidates. The fourth candidate, former Fire Chief Steve Kunkle finished a distant fourth, 64 votes behind…
Terri Kasinga, Caltrans District 8 public information officer, confirmed stops signs have been installed by Caltrans on Southern California Edison’s Highway 243 project in the center of Idyllwild. Kasinga noted stop signs now require northbound motorists exiting the one-way lane on Highway 243 to stop before continuing north or turning right or left. Residents of…
Editor’s Note: The 2024 Presidential Election will be Tuesday, November 5. Besides the races for President and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane Feinstein, there are many local races which will determine who represents the Hill in the State Assembly and the U.S. Congress. The Town Crier will be writing about the races for the…