





Photos: Labor Day Weekend on the hill
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Idyllwild Community Center Board President Stephanie Yost was appointed to the First 5 Children and Families Commission by the county board of supervisors at its Tuesday, Feb. 2 meeting.“I was both honored and excited when Supervisor Chuck Washington’s office contacted me regarding an appointment to represent Riverside County District 3 to First 5 Riverside Children…
By about 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, all electrical power had been restored to Hill communities. Just before noon Thursday, Dec. 7, Southern California Edison had shut power off from Anza to Twin Pines. “This is extraordinary action which we don’t take lightly,” said SCE Media Relations Manager Mary Ann Milbourn. “We turned off the…
The arrival of the Banning Rite Aid bear in Idyllwild has aroused the interest and curiosity of a large local audience. It was a capacity and overflow crowd that turned out to hear California Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologist Kevin Brennan talk about black bears in general and our bear in particular at the…
Idyllwild Town Hall Director GeGe Beagle’s team continues to grow. After school councelors are now on staff: Kylie Kenyon’s (left) and Susan Swanson’s first priority is to help children with homework and assist with recreation activities.
The board of the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks seeks to raise member dues in order to help finance program expansion at the Nature Center. To do so, it must change a provision in its existing Articles of Incorporation that requires any bylaw modification for dues and assessments be approved by “the…
Fortunately the Mountain Fire skirted Idyllwild and the town was spared any damage. Most residents suffered and endured the inconvenience of having to evacuate for four nights. But the fire and subsequent evacuation posed a greater and more difficult challenge for some, particularly clients of the Idyllwild HELP Center, according to Executive Director Karen Patterson….