Mountain Mike: Handcrafted on the Hill
By Sam Markus
Tucked back from North Circle in a historic building just off the main road, Mountain Mike’s feels less like a storefront and more like a waypoint — the kind of place you find because you’re meant to. Mike prefers it that way. People don’t stumble in. They arrive. Mountain Mike. Illustration by Sam Markus His…
Vicki Streeter (left), president of the Rotary Anns of Idyllwild, hands Darrell Gillette a Certificate of Appreciation for the design and presentation assistance he provided the group during 2011. The presentation was made during a luncheon meeting at the Creek House Restaurant early in March.
Residents living in and around Idyllwild can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with paid screenings by Life Line Screening. The event is at the Idyllwild Fire Department on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Screenings can check for: • The level of plaque buildup in your arteries, related to…
The low‐budget, independent feature film “The Cabin,” currently filming in Idyllwild, is seeking extras to volunteer at select times during the upcoming week. Directed by Will Dickerson (Detour), “The Cabin” is a psychological thriller that follows a children’s book author on her return to her hometown upon inheriting the house she grew up in. Extras…
The Idyllwild Water District has scheduled a special meeting at 9 a.m., Monday, April 22. The Board will discuss and may approve a bid to install replacement pipeline along Village Center Drive from South Circle Drive. The Board reviewed proposals at its April 17 meeting but deferred a decision so that General Manager…
“It’s a wonderful community here — the administrators, staff, teachers, students alumni and governors and trustees,” began Faith Raiguel, chair of the Board of Governors for the Idyllwild Arts Academy. “Some live in the community and some off the Hill.” The board is meeting more frequently in the absence of a school head. They are…
The Finance Committee work dominated the last Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission meeting. Besides reviewing financial reports and appointing a new citizen alternate to the committee, the commission plans to schedule a joint meeting or workshop with the committee before mid-January. Finance Committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton requested the joint meeting because “the committee…
