By Scott Schroeder Special to the Town Crier Solange Signoret and her sister Juliette have performed in Idyllwild Arts Summer Program musicals and drama productions for the past several years, thanks to scholarship funding by Idyllwild resident David Martin. Last summer, Solange was the Wicked Witch in the “Wizard of Oz,” and her sister has…
A Fern Valley resident’s outdoor security camera captured the Hill’s newest celebrity resident on video on Saturday at around 10 p.m.
One fatality The California Highway Patrol San Gorgonio Pass Station reported two motorcycle crashes on Hill roads over the last week, one resulting in a fatality of a locally employed man. At about 7:40 a.m. Thursday, June 8, Frederick Carlson, 53, of Hemet, was riding his 2014 Victory motorcycle northbound on Highway 243 about 250…
Editor’s note: In celebration of the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s 50th anniversary, Bob Krone, son of Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (now Idyllwild Arts) founders Max and Bee Krone, wrote this article. Max and Bee Krone retired from ISOMATA leadership in the summer of 1967, 22 years after they created the Idyllwild…
Editor: It was a perfect day for Idyllwild’s annual 5k/10k races with clear skies and cooler weather than usual. Chip Shelly was emcee again; Mayor Max even made an appearance. Perfect. Chip pointed out the 5k race phenom expected to win. “He’s over here wearing the American flag shorts. Follow him!” Perfect. So when the…
Editor: Nature and humankind go hand-in-hand (or paw/claw/talon/hoof-in-hand) in Idyllwild. We appreciate each other on many levels and encroach upon each other on many levels. There are residents who make it their cause to help out the deer during drought conditions by putting out water, hay and saltlicks, ensuring that the local mule deer establish…
I only participated in the 5k/10k race once and that was years ago. I did the 5k walk and actually managed not to come in last. I still keep my number from that year hanging on my softball glove, an item with little wear even after three seasons. That’s the athlete I am. Every year,…
By Marshall Smith Staff Reporter Ken Dahleen confirmed today, Wednesday, June 14, that the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series would remain on the Idyllwild Community Center site for 2017. ICC representatives notified the press that the two bids submitted for construction were over “current budget” for the designated components of Phase 1. ICC’s…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 4 to 10. Idyllwild • June 4 — Noise complaint, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • June 4 — Public disturbance, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • June 5 — Two alarm calls, 24000 block of Fern…
James Walter Larkin II of Idyllwild passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017, from natural causes. James was born in Stockton on Nov. 29, 1977, to James Larkin and Letitia Hanlon Larkin. James attended Delta Island Elementary School and West High School in Tracy. After high school, he attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo where…
