“After the playground,” said Dawn Sonnier, Idyllwild Community Recreation Council chairwoman, referring to other pending board business and the upcoming June 13 through 17 construction of the community playground on the Idyllwild Community Center site. Other business that will wait until completion of the $100,000 plus project includes recruitment of new board members, a decision…

Cal Fire/Riverside County and Idyllwild Fire departments personnel responded to a report of an injured hiker at Humber Park at 11:37 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28. The incident occurred off of the Ernie Maxwell Trail. It is unclear at this time if the patient was a hiker or a climber. The 20-year-old male patient with a…

When you’re at 8,000 feet altitude and your engine is shutting down, you have limited time to work with the problem. Descending at 800 feet per minute, with only 10 minutes to touchdown, and with the single prop wind-milling, that is what Idyllwild local Dave Pelham had to do — concentrate on working the protocols…

Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. of Bologna, Italy, chose the Palms to Pines Highway between Palm Springs and Idyllwild for its current promotion of its new 2015 Ducati Scrambler. Monday some 35 bright-yellow Scramblers, ridden by journalists from various countries, parked along Village Center Drive to enjoy breakfast and coffee before heading out to Camp Ronald McDonald for a luncheon and their return to Palm Springs. According to Mario Alvisi, the Ducati Scrambler brand director who was leading the group, this is the second of three Palms to Pines promotional trips planned for December, each with journalists from different countries world wide. He stated the Palm Springs – Idyllwild connection was selected because of its gorgeous scenery and interesting roadways for motorcycle travel. They will be shooting photos and videos during each of these trips.