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The Idyllwild Summer Concert Series continues tonight, Thursday August 7 with The Tokens. Sandii Castleberry will open. The Tokens are the doo wop greats remembered for “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and original tunes like “Tonight I Fell in Love” and “I Hear Trumpets Blow.” Neil Sedaka was a founding member. The present lineup is not…
The body of David “Dave” Elliott Bradish, 80, of Idyllwild, was found Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8. He had been missing since Monday, Nov. 26. Another search and rescue effort was initiated after his dog, Ginger, was found Wednesday near the Fern Valley Corners area of Idyllwild. Rain delayed the new search until Saturday. Bradish suffered…
After more than 20 years with Fern Valley Water District, of which he was general manager for 18 years, Steve Erler is floating off into the sunset. Erler finishes his FVWD career on Thursday, June 30 and begins retirement Friday, July 1. Not a rambling or garrulous speaker, Erler simply described his career in these…
Over the next few weeks, the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund board is requesting community donations to support scholarships for area 2022 high school graduates.The Idyllwild Scholarship Fund goes back to 1969 when three students were awarded “scholarships.” One was for $250, another for $100, and one student received a dictionary. In April 2021, six high school…
Three collisions occurred on local highways over the last couple of weeks, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On Aug. 14 at 5:30 p.m., Ronald Gregory Sigler, 74 of Palm Desert, was riding his white 2020 BMW R 1250 RT motorcycle eastbound on Highway 74 just west of Corrizo Road….
We’ve all noticed the long lines in front of our local markets in recent weeks in order to adhere to social distancing. In addition, employees are wearing masks and gloves. Many only know that they are having to wait in line and have no idea what’s happening behind the scenes. While people wait patiently, essential…