At 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Bell responded to a possible collision on Highway 74 just east of Strawberry Creek Bridge. Upon arriving at the site, Bell discovered a vehicle stopped on the shoulder. While investigating, Bell discovered the driver of the vehicle, Keith Torrence Moore, 55, of Hesperia, was…

According to CHP Officer Chris Blondon, Friday afternoon about 5 p.m., Timothy Jay Lund, 19, of Hemet was traveling southbound on Highway 243 near Mile Marker 0.25 when he lost control flipping his Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL, landing on it’s roof tossing beer cans and other debris onto the highway. Three passengers were also in the vehicle. The 17-year-old female was transported to a nearby hospital complaining of neck pain.

The Idyllwild Nature Center will be hosting their annual Butterfly Daze event this Saturday, August 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is free, and will include–in addition to a walk-in butterfly aviary–nature walks, lectures, arts and crafts for kids. There will also be vendors with various goods and food. The event is sponsored…

The Idyllwild Soroptimists are having a new-member reception andinstalling their new president on Wednesday, June 19. SoroptimistInternational’s website tells us that the group “is a global volunteermovement with a network of just under 65,000 club members in 118countries. Advocating for human rights and gender equality…” We spokewith outgoing Idyllwild president Diana Kurr, and incoming presidentAlex…