By Nancy BorchersContributed Pine Cove Property Owners Association hosted Jeremy Goldman of Southern California Edison to speak at its Feb. 1 meeting. Goldman addressed Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), Automatic Shutoff in dangerous circumstances, Systems Hardening and Vegetation Management. Goldman was also very informative about the monitoring of wind and weather dangers through weather…
By Mountain Community PatrolContributed The membership of the Mountain Community Patrol (MCP) voted Jon Engel, the organizations retiring president, as its 2019 Volunteer of the Year. Engel devoted more than 240 hours of his time to the community. His leadership was first by example and second as a tireless coordinator ensuring all requests made to…
By Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed Idyllwild Arts proudly invites members of the Idyllwild community to an all-day Sustainability Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21. At six different campus venues scientists, activists, visiting artists and Idyllwild Arts Academy students devoted to sustainability will present to six different groups of academy students…
By Jim CrandallPalms to Pines Golf Association handicap chairman Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association played a four-man scramble format tournament on Friday, Jan. 15 at Morongo Tukwet Canyon Champions Golf Course in Beaumont. Instead of each person playing to win the tournament individually, in a scramble format, each foursome is a team competing against…
By CineflixContributed Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team are excited to return to California! They plan to film episodes of the hit series “American Pickers” throughout your area in March 2020. American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel. The hit show follows Wolfe…
By Cal FireContributed Monday, Jan. 20 through Friday, Jan. 24 Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department will be conducting pile burning operations between the hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The location of the burning will be just north of the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus, between Red Hill Road and Highway 243. The scheduled dates…
By Middle Ridge Winery Tasting GalleryContributed Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery, located in the heart of the mountain arts community of Idyllwild, is once again introducing a new art exhibit in its 4,000-square-foot gallery. Appropriately titled “The Idyllwild Collection: Pursuit of Happy,” the exhibit provides an opportunity for the artists to share through their chosen…
70 years ago – 1950 One hundred cars were hung up on the icy Hurkey Creek grade. A spot check revealed that only one car in 10, on the Pines-to-Palms Highway, carried chains. 65 years ago – 1955 Among snow lovers who flocked to the Hill were Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. 60 years ago…
By Stephanie Yost, Idyllwild Community Center board presidentContributed Beginning Sunday, Jan. 12, Town Hall will be temporarily closed so that the refurbishment of the building can be completed. Presuming the weather cooperates, the target completion date for this work is the first week of March. This means there will be no Farmers Market Sunday, Jan….
By Team RubiconContributed Team Rubicon, a veteran-led global disaster response organization, will commence a wildfire mitigation operation to support residents of Idyllwild due to the area being ranked in the top five most at-risk communities for wildfire destruction in the country. The operation began Friday, Dec. 27 and is expected to last 11 days. In…
