For more than 30 years, Idyllwild citizens, led by the ever present Robert Priefer, have made numerous attempts to build a community center facility. As far back as 1982, a consortium of contractors and recreation professionals spent one year researching similar facilities in Tahoe, Mammoth and other mountain communities before designing the High Country Recreation Center. Their dream of a fitness center, handball courts, and a multipurpose room for aerobic dance, plays and other activities was dashed when investors, motivated by expectations of short-term profits, decided that it would take 10 years to break even on the $2 million price tag.

In an early morning special meeting, a majority of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission approved an agreement between the district and Riverside County regarding the request for the county to advance some property tax revenue to the district. Approval of the tax advance was on the board of supervisor’s agenda for its Sept. 20…

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild Board of Directors held the first of its public sessions at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, but only the press and a few members attended. The open forum, slated to follow its monthly board meeting, is intended to give AAI members, the community and press an informal opportunity to ask…

The Hidden Lake bluecurls have proven their resilience and perseverance. Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife published a notice and requested comments on its proposal to remove the San Jacinto Mountain native flower from the endangered and threatened list. The local plant, whose official name is Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum, was identified as a…