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Photo by Alan Belanger
Photos of the Week: September 22, 2016
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Thirty years can be considered a long time — especially in a job. Fifty years is even longer and after nearly half a century, Steve Fraider is leaving the Idyllwild Arts Summer Programs. But he will never be able to disconnect from the school, as he said, “After Dec. 31, only the employment relationship ends.”…
Last December, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors offered $1.2 million to the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board toward the construction of the Idyllwild Community Center. The next step in making these funds available occurred at the board’s Aug. 29 meeting. The board’s latest actions formally adopted the environmental statements confirming that the project…
A one-vehicle collision last week resulted only in the vehicle being towed. John Palmer, 26, of Oceanside, was driving a white 2013 Toyota Prius eastbound just east of Palm Canyon Drive on Highway 74 at about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 8. He took a left-hand turn and the vehicle went off the roadway before he…
Beginning its 13th year, smARTS has returned the arts to local students. What started as a small project with only classes for four grades, now serves the entire Idyllwild School — from kindergarten through eighth grade. Nearly every Friday, teachers find time to accommodate the arts in the school’s curriculum. But smARTs is a PTA-sponsored…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Mar. 23 — Gas leak, 1:45 p.m. Village Center Dr.• Mar. 23 — Walk-in medical aid, 2:45 p.m.• Mar. 23 — Public service assist, 5:33 p.m. Rim Rock Rd.• Mar. 24 — Medical aid, 12:22 a.m. Strawberry Valley Dr.• Mar. 24 — Public…
On Feb. 28, The Music Center in Los Angeles announced 112 of Southern California’s semifinalists in The Music Center’s 35th-annual Spotlight program, a free, nationally acclaimed performing arts competition, scholarship and artistic development program for teens. This year, more than 1,300 teens, representing more than 245 schools, 170 cities and eight counties, auditioned for the…