Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats talked about kittens and adoptions.Pepper: Those little kittens are getting so cute! I love watching them play.Whiskers: They are adorable and I’ve heard that Elwyn has been spoken for.Ellie: That is such good news!Miss Kitty: Maybe the other two will find forever families, especially…
Idyllwild Garden ClubContributed Elizabeth Butterfield will be presenting a program on Fairy Gardens at the Idyllwild Garden Club meeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1.The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at the Butterfield Amphitheater below Strawberry Creek Plaza. Guests are welcome.Butterfield will do demonstrations and have trinkets, plants and containers available. Attendees may bring…
70 years ago – 1951Sportland, in the village center, put up umbrella tables outside by the pool. 65 years ago – 1956Seven students graduated from Idyllwild Elementary School: Gary Bischof, Janet Froehlich, Dianne Granger, Diane Hunt, Marianne McConnell, Linda Michelsen and Carolyn Waltrip. 60 years ago – 1961A new state park trail was being built…
Norm Walker President, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council As I am writing this article, Los Angeles Fire Department and their cooperators are fighting a brush fire in Pacific Palisades (Palisades Fire). This in itself is not unusual except for the fact that there is no “fire weather” to speak of in the area. The humidity…
The newspaper asked the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau (MIB) if there were any updates on the missing people in and around the Idyllwild area. The newspaper also asked: “We are approaching a year for two [Melissa Lane and Lydia “Dia” Abrams] of the four still missing. Roy Prifogle went missing over…
Linda FrostReporter “The sound (of the hive) is a returning place, a way of returning ourselves to our harmonious original thought.” – Jaqueline Freeman, “The Song of Increase” Near a fork toward the top of the Deer Springs Trail, there stands a towering grandmother of a pine displaying a bright v-shaped lightning scar. This great…
Submit listings and changes to melissa@towncrier.com. All events are subject to last-minute changes. Note: Some events, meetings and office hours may be canceled or modified due to precautions being taken to limit the spread of COVID-19. Wednesday, May 19• Jazzercise, 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Camp Maranatha, 54162 Maranatha Dr.• Coed Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Idyllwild…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • May 10 — Public service assist, 3:20 a.m. N. Circle Dr.• May 10 — Medical aid, 12:31 p.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• May 10 — Medical aid, 1:22 p.m. N. Circle Dr.• May 10 — Medical aid, 10:25 p.m. Marian View Dr.• May…
By Idyllwild School PTAContributed Faculty at Idyllwild School were treated to some well-deserved pampering May 3 through 7 during Teacher Appreciation Week.Idyllwild School PTA organized and sponsored the week of morning goodies, lunches and gifts of gratitude.“We know how challenging it’s been for teachers in 2020 and 2021 given the pandemic and having to totally…
Mental health Dear editor:May is Mental Health Month. By urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention, mental health and crisis care, I am hoping to influence collective change to support #MentalHealth4All.Right now, individuals in crisis are able to call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential…
