
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Photo by John Drake


That’s All Folk performing before a large, mostly local crowd outside Jo’An’s Restaurant and Bar Friday night.
Photo by Becky Clark

Last Week in Idyllwild: June 25, 2015
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During Thanksgiving week, Hill residents must have been extremely grateful for their life and friends here. The reward was significant rain and the first snowfall of the 2016-17 winter season. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 1.2 inches of rain from Saturday through Sunday evening. In Pine Cove, 1.76 inches of rain fell…
The lovely gardens at the Rustic Cabin (54380 N Circle Dr) have been selected as Idyllwild’s Garden of the Season. The Idyllwild Garden Club bestows this honor once a quarter to s business that goes that extra mile to beautify Idyllwild. Owners, Ken and Eva Gioeli, of Idyllwild Landscape Co. (951-961-4428) have created a lovely…
Update 10:54 a.m. Tuesday: All evacuation orders have been lifted. Update Tuesday morning: The Flats Fire is now 60% contained, according to Incident Command. Update 12:30 p.m. Monday: The Flats Fire’s rate of spread has been stopped, “but high heat, winds and rocky terrain will continue to present challenges for firefighters this week during a…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 8 to 14. Idyllwild • April 8 — Alarm call, 7:35 a.m., Jameson Rd. Handled by deputy. • April 8 — Alarm call, 6:07 p.m., Shady View Dr. Handled by deputy. • April 8 — Alarm call,…
California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer reported that on Tuesday, June 4, at about 2:20 p.m. a blue 2014 Toyota Prius driven by Idyllwild resident Dorothia Goldfarb, 87, crashed into the mountain side on the northbound 243 about a half-mile south of lower Saunders Meadow Road. The vehicle was travelling at an unknown…
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington recommended approval of the current five serving members of the County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee for new two-year terms. Opal Hellweg, Washington’s legislative assistant, said the five — Jerry Holldber, Marge Muir, Lewis Padula, Robert Hewitt and Thom Wallace — will serve until June 30, 2019. Their…