
Downtown Idyllwild Saturday, Dec. 23, saw hundreds of tourists visiting the village.
PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
Downtown bustling
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Downtown Idyllwild Saturday, Dec. 23, saw hundreds of tourists visiting the village.
PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
Dr. Schelly relocates chiropractic office Barry Shapiro, cherished owner of the Idyllwild Pharmacy, retires this week to pursue a long-held dream. Together with Linda, his wife of 43 years, they plan to travel north by caravan, documenting the journey through photography. Shapiro leaves Idyllwild in good hands with new owner George Baslious, bachelor of science…
Educational Results Partnership (ERP), a nonprofit, designated Idyllwild School to the State Honor Roll for the 2019/20 school year. It was one of 2,568 schools along with Hemet Unified School District’s Cottonwood School and Western Center Academy. The designation is based on the school’s 2018/19 data. “On behalf of Educational Results Partnership (ERP), I am…
Idyllwild School’s Academic Performance Index (API) for the recently completed 2011-12 school year improved to 873 from 844. For the first time, Idyllwild is in the top statewide rank of schools with similar size and demographics. Idyllwild’s improvement of 29 points was the best in the Hemet Unified School District. Helen Hunt Jackson Alternative gained…
The March 28 meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners opened with a bit of a surprise: Commissioner Christina Reitz announced her retirement from the board on the grounds that she would soon be moving from Idyllwild and joining her husband, Patrick Reitz, former IFPD chief and current chief of the…
Food distribution volunteers and recipients share their stories The Idyllwild Forest Health Project was founded by Mark Yardas and Mara Schoner as a response to the threat that wildfire presents to our mountain communities. Its goal was to create a “circular economy around better fuels management and eco-system-based forest management.” The organization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit,…
Idyllwild Fire commissioners chose Jerry Buchanan (left) to be president for the next 12 months. Buchanan was board secretary. He succeeds Jeannine Charles-Stigall, who was president since November 2011 and for 10 months during 2010. Larry Donahoo is the new vice president, succeeding former Commissioner Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly, and new Commissioner Rhonda Andrewson is…