Local nonprofit Forest Folk held a special meeting at Harvey House onFriday, September 6, with a team from the Riverside County Office onAging. The purpose was as much to inform the Office of the needs ofIdyllwild-area seniors as to educate locals on what the county has tooffer them. Although the Office on Aging provides many…
Idyllwild Indivisible will be holding a meeting at the Idyllwild Libraryat 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, with two Democratic candidates:Christy Holstege, who is running for State Assembly, and Will Rollins,who hopes to represent this district in the US Congress. Elaine Bacher,one of the group’s administrators, explained that the chapter is part ofthe nationwide Indivisible…
Local radio theatre group ‘Old Tyme Radio’ will present an episode ofthe old Jimmy Stewart radio serial The Six Shooter at Middle RidgeWinery on Monday, September 16th at 5 p.m. The radio play has beenadapted by the group and producer Mick Lynch for live presentation,including lots of audience participation. The episode is called “Battle of…
The Idyllwild Area Historical Society will host their 22nd Annual HomeTour on Saturday, September 14^(th). The tour features five uniqueprivate homes, varying in periods, style and setting, with featurescreated by local craftspeople, and works by local artists. Althoughticket sales at the museum and website will have closed this week,tickets will be available on the day…
Mark Bacon has been searching for his missing nephew, Scott MichaelHerr, who was last seen near Mountain Center on July 20. Bacon lives inDunsmuir, near Mt. Shasta, and says that Herr lives with a cousin inSeattle. He was visiting his mother who lives in La Quinta and was doingsome side work to get money to…
Members of the family of Delfino Guadalupe Lopez Fajardo, “Lupe” to hismany friends, spoke with the Crier to share with the community detailsabout his August 15 disappearance and the ongoing search. Lupe’s wife Rose, and their two children, Eddy and Fatima, said that theSheriff’s department has told them that there was surveillance videofrom the Pit…
The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce will meet at the Idyllwild NatureCenter on Wednesday, September 11. The event brings togetherrepresentatives of all the agencies, governmental and nonprofits,engaged in preventing and responding to wildfire in our community.Usually there are members of CalFire and Idyllwild Fire, USFS, RiversideSheriff’s Office, and Riverside County Emergency Management Departmenton the governmental side,…
he Mountain Community Fire Safe Council will present a free workshop onhomeowner’s insurance at Town Hall, Thursday September 12, from 6 to 8p.m. A local insurance broker and representatives from the CaliforniaDepartment of Insurance will discuss changes to the insurancemarketplace in California, including the California Fair Plan. There will be a presentation from the Department…
Local author and herbalist Greg Tilford is starting a series of talks inIdyllwild. He will be speaking about edible and medicinal plants ofIdyllwild and signing copies of his book Edible and Medicinal Plants ofthe West, at Speakeasy Bookmarket on Sunday September 1, at 2 p.m.Tilford, the author of five books, will also have copies of…
Thursday, August 29 will be the final concert of Idyllwild’s freeSummer Concert Series’ 25th anniversary season. The finale willfeature the 45-piece US Marine Corp Division 1 Concert Band. The Bandhas been visiting Idyllwild for over 40 summers, and they haveparticipated in the Summer Concert series since its inception in 2000.There will be no opening act…
