70 years ago – 1950Lora Steere, nationally known sculptress, conducted the first class at the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (now Idyllwild Arts Academy). 65 years ago – 1955With the closing of the Camp of Creative Living, the Rev. Muriel Haskell prepared for the opening of a spiritual retreat, the adult program of…

Idyllwild students attending Hemet High School will no longer need a bus pass, thus saving their families about $520 annually. “Parents will no longer be required to pay fees to receive home-to-school transportation,” the district wrote in a press release. At its April 7 meeting, the Hemet Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved…

The recently signed memorandum of understanding between state fire agencies and several private environmental groups is intended to build support for prescribed burns throughout the state. Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service took the step to help build support for the use of fire as a wildland fire-protection tool. The two agencies, along with…

Idyllwild Fire Protection Department crews responded to a structure fire Thursday around 12:30 p.m. in the 5400 block of North Circle Drive. The house belongs to Lloyd Wood, former Idyllwild Postmaster. His daughter, Linda Richardson, started a fire in the wood burning stove to “take the chill off the house.” The Woods were not home…