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 Chance Vladika, grade 7, performs “The Entertainer” in a clarinet solo. Photo by Halie Johnson Layton Teeguarden and Izzy Mirro, grade 2, perform “Car Wash” with Mrs. Chavez’s class. Photo by Halie Johnson Allyah Bride, grade 4, competes in a hula-hooping competition. Photo by Halie Johnson Parents check out the silent auction items during the party. Money raised with the silent auction and concessions all go toward Idyllwild School’s field trip fund. Photo by Halie Johnson Some students chose to practice their strategic talents in chess during Blast to the Past. Deep in thought here are Manuel Guzman, grade 1, and Emma Righetti, grade 2. Peyton Manchee, grade 5, looks on. Photo by Halie Johnson Mrs. Salter’s class sings “Grand Ol’ Flag.” Photo by Halie Johnson Sky Peebles, grade 5, performs a violin solo. Photo by Halie Johnson Michael Stroud, grade 2, performs “Für Elise” on piano. Photo by Halie Johnson Sivoney Garcia, grade 2, bends her way under the limbo pole, held by parent helper Kari Arnson, in a competition. Photo by Halie Johnson Shelby Read, Raegan Ingbretsen, MeiXing Hunt-Babcock, Maggie McKimson (in back) and Emmiline Norris, all grade 5, wrap up their dance performance of the song “Contagious Love.” Photo by Halie Johnson Destiny Mikroulis and Maggie McKimson, grade 5, wrap up their dance routine. Photo by Halie Johnson Destiny Mikroulis and Maggie McKimson, grade 5, wrap up their dance routine. Photo by Halie Johnson Autumn Detzel, grade 8, performs “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in a flute solo. Photo by Halie Johnson Prasad Peebles, grade 6, and Principal Matt Kraemer lead the audience in a dance routine. Photo by Halie Johnson Rory Wilke, grade 4, performs “Granada” on guitar. Photo by Halie Johnson
Interim Idyllwild Fire Chief Mike Sherman continued to bring budget warnings to the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s meetings. At Tuesday’s meeting, he first alerted the commission that the 2011-12 ambulance revenue estimate of $335,000 was unlikely to be achieved. “You’ve never received more than $240,000 in [ambulance] revenue,” Sherman said. “Through December, we’ve collected about…
At the last Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission meeting, Paul Riggi, president of Volunteer Company 621, mentioned federal legislation that may benefit volunteer fire companies such as Idyllwild’s. H.R. 343 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to encourage people to volunteer for firefighting or emergency medical service. The bill would allow individuals to value each…
The last week’s Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors meeting, both General Manager Leo Havener and Chief Financial Officer Hosny Shouman told the board that a glitch in a software program resulted in the district losing about 20% of data while transferring from the old meter to the new meter system. The lost data…
The name of the Anza man who was killed in a one-vehicle collision at about 9:20 p.m. Friday, July 20, 1/4-mile east of Cahuilla Way on Highway 74, has been identified as Keith Marlin, 44. Marlin was driving a 1998 Mercedes Benz E320 westbound on Highway 74, west of Palowet Drive. For reasons still under…
