A big year for Georgie Smith helping foster youth find A Sense of Home
By David Jerome
Georgie Smith is a part-time Idyllwilder whose nonprofit organization, A Sense of Home (ASOH), has gotten a lot of positive attention over the last year, culminating in her inclusion among TIME Magazine’s inaugural Visionaries list. The list honors “change-makers helping children and young people reach their full potential.” The same day that the list came…
A visitor to the U.S. Forest Service’s Humber Park was injured sledding on the snow Saturday, Jan. 28. The incident was reported at 1:47 p.m. Initially, emergency responders had difficulty locating the injured person. Once found, they requested Cal Fire’s helicopter to remove the victim rather than try to carry the person out in the…
Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire Department responded to recently. • Sept. 8 — Motor vehicle accident with injuries, 11:50 a.m. Highway 243. • Sept. 8 — Motor vehicle accident with injuries, 3:17 p.m. Highway 243. • Sept. 8 — Medical aid, 9:28 p.m. Highway 243. • Sept. 8 — Walk-in…
The newly installed board of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild, one of the leading and most visible nonprofits in Idyllwild, faced a divided room at its Friday, Jan. 23, General Membership Meeting and Social. Even though new President Marc Kassouf attempted to deflect questions, repeatedly reminding audience members that questions would only be answered at…
One traffic crash occurred on Hill roads during the last week. Driving under the influence was suspected to be a contributing factor to the crash. At 2:42 p.m. Friday, May 5, Colleen Pennington, 56, of Idyllwild, was driving a white 2006 Ford Escape northbound on Highway 243 near mile marker 24, when, according to the…
U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE units responded to a small brush fire on the west side of Highway 243 in Pine Cove.
Defense argues facts have been misinterpreted The Sept. 28 trial readiness conference for Pam Allen has been moved to Nov. 20. In April 2017, Allen, 66, of Idyllwild, was charged with three felonies for the March 31 collision with Julia Romero, 18, also of Idyllwild, on Highway 243. Two of the charges were for driving…
