David JeromeCorrespondent “The Birds” are coming to the Rustic Theatre, in time for Halloween. Idyllwild Actors Theatre President and Founder Suzanne Avalon promises a “really fun, scary experience” when the group presents a stage adaptation of Daphne de Maurier’s famous tale of birds gone bad and the people they try to murder. Since its inception…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center As youth soccer kicked off the last week of regular-season games, our first match between the undefeated Red Hawks and the Kraken proved to be a nail biter, with outstanding defense by Mateo Whitmer of the Kraken keeping it a scoreless game going into halftime. The Red…
Riverside County’s Operation RivCo Shield is hosting a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at Idyllwild School.The Pfizer vaccine is available for anyone ages 12 or older. Register at https://tinyurl.com/xy9nv6up.The Moderna vaccine is available for anyone ages 18 or older. Register at https://tinyurl.com/3drecvpj.The clinic also offers COVID-19 testing….
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Saturday to Sunday, Oct. 9 to 17. • Oct. 9 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 12:23 p.m. Cedar St.• Oct. 9 — Investigate odor of smoke, 3:30 p.m. Jameson Dr.• Oct. 9 — Public service assist, 3:30 p.m. Maranatha Dr.• Oct. 9…
California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier gave one formerly incomplete traffic collision report and a completed report recently.At 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, a hit-and-run collision occurred in Garner Valley. An unknown suspect was driving a gray Toyota 4Runner westbound on Hop Patch Springs Road approaching the intersection of Pyramid Peak Road at…
Highway 243 was closed at about 12:24 a.m. Thursday after an officer-involved shooting occurred during a traffic stop off the highway in Banning. The highway from Twin Pines Road to Smith Creek in Banning was closed for many hours.The unidentified suspect shot at a Banning Police officer after the stop, striking and disabling the vehicle,…
As of Monday, Hemet Unified School District’s Dashboard reports recently (last two weeks) confirmed cases of COVID at Idyllwild School as being seven students and two staff members, which is 2.93% of its combined student/staff population — while at Hemet High, 25 students and one staff member are reported as confirmed cases, which is 1.00%…
Joan “JoAnn” Johnson, 80 of Pearland, Texas, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021.She was born Oct. 6, 1940, in Ashtabula, Ohio to her parents, Mabel and Edwin.In 1968, she left Ohio headed to California on Route 66 in her 1955 Thunderbird.She worked for Rockwell Federal Credit Union as a loan officer for a number of…
Fern Valley Water District directors are considering a rebate program on rain capture barrels and formed an ad hoc committee of directors Walt Bonneau and Jon Brown to refine a proposal Bonneau submitted to the board at Friday’s meeting into a policy.The directors’ primary concern on the program is reducing the district’s potential for liability….
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF cats learned about the adoption of Cinnamon and Toto, as well as learning about the new litter of puppies.Stevie: Brrr! It’s getting kind of cold up here on the mountain.Whiskers: True, but it’s all good with me. I really like curling up in a warm…
