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Any illusion that fire season in the San Jacintos was beginning to wind down was quickly dashed by the last week of July. The unknowable explosion of flames threatening the populated perimeters of our sky island created a slow-motion panic for most residents as we watched the fire grow from afar. Patience and trust would…
Closed-campus rules implemented at Idyllwild School
It’s early August and fall is approaching. “Judi,” a fictitious Idyllwild School mom, is scrambling to buy school supplies, and new shoes and clothes for her kids so they’ll be ready for the new school year fast approaching. At the same time, she worries about getting them to school on time every day and ensuring…
