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Mrs. Longbrook’s first grade class performs a dance routine during Blast to the Past on Friday evening in the Idyllwild School gymnasium. The event is organized by the Associated Student Body. It is an opportunity for students to show off their talents and ASB to raise funds for the school’s many annual field trips. Photo by Halie Johnson
















Brendan Steele fired a 19-under-par 65-66-61-69 — 261 at the Sony Open in Hawaii last week to finish tied for fourth place, his best finish of the still-new 2020/21 season. The Idyllwild native’s stats told the story: Drives averaging 310 yards found 73% of the fairways, and he hit 83% of the greens in regulation…
The Board of the new Idyllwild San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority held its first meeting Thursday evening, June 9. The board is composed of the five-member San Jacinto City Council and the five-member Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission. While the session last more than three hours, the decision to begin operating the San Jacinto Fire…
Last week, record low rainfall since summer was reported and forecasts for a major change in these conditions are not present. On Dec. 31, Cal Fire’s South Operations Outlook for the next three months stated, “Above normal significant fire potential has been added to the South Coast for January, and this potential will remain until…
Should we be worrying? Dear Editor: It’s Thursday, Jan. 26, and the weatherman says we may have 75 mph wind gusts in their wind warning. SCE (Edison) has been doing its fire prevention tree trimming for years now and I’ve always appreciated it; never gave it much thought. But looking up yesterday at the giant…
The chances of preserving the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog have taken some set backs in the past two years. Not only has the severe drought taken its toll on the frog’s habitat, but the torrential rainstorms, which drenched the Mountain Fire in July 2013, severely damaged the habitat of one of the few remaining natural…
Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez held a public meeting at Town Hall Monday night, March 13. U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz had planned to attend but was unable. Perez and his staff were joined by a handful of uniformed sheriff’s officers, including a resident officer, and an equal number sporting Emergency Management Department colors. Other…