

New exhibit going up at Nature Center
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Gerry High paints a nature scene on the floor inside the Idyllwild Nature Center where he is in the beginning stages of creating an educational exhibit featuring photographic depictions of the ecological and social history of our mountains. High hopes to have the exhibit complete by Memorial Day weekend to unveil during the annual Wildflower Festival. Photo by Halie Johnson

Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • Feb. 12 — Traffic collision, 2 motorcycles, 1:25 p.m. Unknown location. • Feb. 12 — Non-injury traffic collision, 1:29 p.m. Hwy. 74 and Bee Canyon Truck Trail. • Feb. 12 — Medical aid, 8:53 p.m. Hwy. 243. • Feb….
This Saturday, October 4, is the day for Red Cross of Riverside County’s “Sound the Alarm” free smoke alarm installation and home fire education event in Idyllwild and Pine Cove. The event will be appointment based, so it is vital that residents interested in the program sign up via the website or phone number below. …
Monica Eileen Smith, daughter of Bob and Adele Smith of Idyllwild, passed the California State Bar exam and was sworn in recently by Northern California District Judge Edward J. Davila. She graduated from Hastings College of Law in San Francisco in 2013 and lives in Mountain View with her husband and two children. A frequent…
Spirit Mountain Retreat’s next resiliency retreat for women veterans with PTSD is from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the facility. This is an in-person and Zoom event for diagnosed or undiagnosed PTSD women veterans. It is not dependent on source or time of the trauma, which could have happened before, during or…
A house on River Road burned Saturday night, Oct. 30, but Idyllwild Fire (IFPD), with help from Riverside County Fire (RCFD), prevented it from spreading from trees to other nearby structures. None of the residents, a mother and two children, were home when the fire was discovered. “It was accidental,” said Idyllwild Capt. James Reyes,…
Financial matters, including a grant receipt and new financial management policies, dominated the Idyllwild Water District’s Sept.16 board meeting. Following up on recommendations from their auditor and Budget Committee, directors approved two important financial policies. With little discussion, the board approved both a policy to establish several reserve funds and how those monies may be…