Sitting at this computer, thinking about the past few weeks of holiday events involving parties, parade, festivals, and lots and lots of people, puts my head in a spin. It feels like, “Well, that all happened,” but then more is coming. We still have a few holidays to go with the Hanukkah, Christmas and New…
Editor: We would like to compliment the organizers of the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday. What a wonderful job everyone did to make it so enjoyable. We especially are grateful to Chris Perrault for organizing and to the Butterfields for bringing life back to Eleanor Park. We really appreciate the special place we call…
Editor: The current state of the Idyllwild Water District is very good. Our mission “to provide reliable water and sewer service in a safe, cost-effective and environmentally sound manner in accordance with the community needs” is being actively pursued. During the drought, the reliability of water has been very good. The sewer system continues to…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here is one of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Nov. 22 — Vegetation fire, morning. Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 18 to 24. Idyllwild • Nov. 18 —…
The Idyllwild grinding facility will be closed Mondays starting Dec. 1 through April 30, 2019. Weekday operations will continue on Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m.). The facility will resume Monday operations on May 1, 2019. The facility is 1 mile south of the…
70 years ago – 1948 Hollywood came to Idyllwild when the Rustic Theatre presented the first showing of “One Sunday Afternoon,” starring Dennis Morgan. Morgan made an appearance at each showing. 65 years ago – 1953 Idyllwild Rotary became an official club. The organization had been forming for about a year. 60 years ago –…
Shaelynn O’Brien of Mountain Center received a car from Farmers Insurance recently. She was one of four veterans and active-duty service members honored Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the Farmers headquarters in Woodland Hills. Farmers teamed up with Caliber Collision to restore the vehicles and provide reliable transportation to the recipients and their families as part…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats were wondering who will be the new office cat and met the puppies. Pepper: Well, this is interesting. Zeus: Do tell! Pepper: The office cat is now a brand-new cat! Whatever happened to seniority? New Sadie: You must be talking about me. My name…
Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the association’s regular monthly tourney in November. Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association held its November tourney on Friday, Nov. 16, at Menifee Lakes Country Club. It was a beautiful fall day with partly cloudy skies and comfortable temperatures, and the…
