Idyllwild School open house this week
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Mrs. Salter’s (back right) third-grade classroom is full of color for Wednesday’s open house at Idyllwild School. Photo by Barbara Reese
The first “First Friday” felt like a promising experiment. The second answered a different question: Was it a fluke? Judging by the crowds that filled North Circle Friday evening, the answer appears to be “no.” If the inaugural event introduced the idea, the second suggested something more meaningful may already be taking root. People wandered…...
If you’re on the corner of North Circle and Cedar at 9:15 on a Sunday morning, you’re in for an experience. The bell of the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church demands the attention of all. It peals in 12 bongs, so cleanly and so loudly you’ll think it must be an electronic bell with a huge…
On May 12, 2014, Cal Fire released its report to the Idyllwild Town Crier on the Mountain Fire, which started on July 15, 2013, in Mountain Center, forced the evacuation of the vast majority of Hill residents and cost $25 million in public funds to fight. The report includes the findings of several Cal Fire…
While the first snow of the 2018 winter arrived this week, the California Highway Patrol has already begun vigilantly enforcing the “No Parking” and “No Stopping” rules along Fern Valley Road, and one resident is not happy about it. Over the past year, the Idyllwild Snow Group, led by Marsha Kennedy, approached Riverside County 3rd…
Pine Cove Water District has rescheduled its Wednesday, Aug. 13 meeting to 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, according to General Manager Jerry Holldber.
Each afternoon, from Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 15 to 17, Riverside County Emergency Management officials issued warnings of possible scattered heavy rain in the Cranston Fire area and potential mudslides. Evacuations of the Hurkey Creek, Apple Canyon, Fleming Ranch and Strawberry Creek areas were issued each afternoon. The Cranston Fire, which was started by arson…