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On Tuesday, Oct. 30, Idyllwild Rotarians (from left) Charlie Wix, Scott Fisher and Bob Parrish distribute dictionaries to the third graders at Idyllwild School. The dictionary hand-out is an annual Rotary Club event. Photo by Barbara Reese

Idyllwild locals Mara Schoner and Mark Yardas created a Facebook group called Mountain Communities COVID-19 Mutual Aid on March 19. The duo thought it would be nice to help the community as COVID-19 upended the world as we know it. The goal behind the group is quite simple, “If you need help, ask. If you…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness, a local non-profit volunteer group, is holding a Great Shakeout event to inform residents how to be better prepared for earthquakes and other emergencies. The event, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 18, also will stress the need for Hill residents to be prepared to be self-sufficient, especially after a catastrophic…
Well levels are lower at Fern Valley Water District owing to a drier than normal winter. Prior to the storm that dropped eight inches of snow in Idyllwild and 13-1⁄2 inches in Pine Cover and upper Fern Valley, precipitation was about half of what it had been last year at this time. Now it approaches…
The county announced earlier this week the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot will resume at its clinics saying, “local health officials on Monday lifted the pause on the drug.” It will be used at the Alessandro High School clinic in Hemet starting Thursday and expand to more sites the following week.“Bringing back the Johnson and…
In a May 9 letter, Pine Cove resident and Mile High Radio Club member Jeff Smith requested both the radio club and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District terminate using WNKI-578. In his complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission rules, Smith states, “… WNKI-578 transmits reliably only tourism and disaster preparedness messaging during non-declared emergency…
The Idyllwild Skate Park, which opened in 2004, is closed until further notice until sufficient funds are raised to complete a full rehabilitation of all ramp surfaces. Chris Trout, spokesperson for the Idyllwild Community Center, explained that the ICC Program and Activities Committee asked American Ramp Company, the original ramp designers, to exam the ramp…