Idyllwild Area Historical Society Home Tour
By David Jerome

Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Oct. 15 to 29, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Oct. 16 — Medical aid, Dickenson Road, Idyllwild. Oct. 16 — Walk-in medical aid. Oct. 18 — Walk-in medical aid. Oct. 19 — Medical aid, County Playground Road, Idyllwild. Oct. 20 —…
A male climber was rescued from Lily Rock Sunday afternoon, May 22. He had been complaining of chest pain while rock climbing while he was about 500 feet above the surface level. The patient was able to belay down to solid ground where firefighters assisted him, preparing him to be hoisted by helicopter. Idyllwild Fire,…
On Tuesday, July 26, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors will consider a new ordinance for regulating short-term rentals (STR) in the county’s unincorporated areas. Draft Ordinance 927.1 (unless amended) will replace the current Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals,” adopted in January 2016. This draft ordinance is very similar to the draft presented to…
Backpacker.com published a story by Bill Donahue titled “Kidnapped on the Pacific Crest Trail” Dec. 17, 2019. The introduction reads: “This is the story of an alleged kidnapping and rape on the Pacific Crest Trail. No charges have been filed against the alleged perpetrator [James William Parrillo]. The accuser [Kira Moon] died on February 7,…
Beginning May 1, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Summer Pass went on sale. The pass is valid through Aug. 31. It provides unlimited tram admissions for the pass-holder and a 10-percent discount on additional tram admissions. Also, the pass offers a 10-percent discount at the Peaks Restaurant or Pines Café and unlimited free parking. The…
More than 10 years after the crime and 20 months since the defendants were re-arrested and re-charged, Judge Bernard Schwartz of the Riverside County Superior Court has set March 27 as a tentative start of the murder trial for Robert Lars Pape, 29, and Cristin Conrad Smith, 29. In June 2016, they were charged for…