Fight for women’s rights editor:First they came for the BibleAnd I let them take itBecause I thought they needed itThen they came for the ConstitutionAnd I rolled my eyesBecause I took its content for grantedThen they came for the flagAnd I abhorred what it symbolizedBecause they wrapped themselves in itThen they came for the democratic…
On June 1 of this year, Idyllwild Library Branch Manager Shannon Ng also became Anza Valley Community Library’s branch manager. “I’m just now getting comfortable,” she said. “The COVID restrictions were lifted about the time I started managing both branches, so things became complicated very quickly.” She was offered the Anza position when the branch…
“The Idyllwild Area Historical Society and museum used to have a beautiful, old, but healthy large pine tree in front of our garden facing North Circle Drive,” wrote IAHS Vice President Marlene Pierce. “However, several months ago, a Southern California Edison crew topped the tree, leaving a huge pine trunk.” One IAHS board member stepped…
Christian Chalifour is bringing Too Much Fun in the Pines, a concert to benefit Spirit Mountain Retreat, to the retreat at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, in the retreat’s garden at 25661 Oakwood Street. It will run just under two hours with a short intermission for purchasing snacks. The concert features John Walz, Los Angeles…
By David Jerome Correspondent Several local groups distributing free and low-cost food on the Hill received a set-back this week with news that they would not be receiving their usual distribution from the Western Eagle Foundation. Directors of these groups heard that Western Eagle Foundation has “lost a donor.” This has affected Mountain Communities Mutual…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District reported these incident from Saturday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 19. • Sept. 11 — Smoke scare, odor of smoke, 12:06 A.M. Fern Valley Rd.• Sept. 11 — Traffic crash with injuries, information, investigation & enforcement, 2:54 a.m. Doubleview Dr.• Sept. 11 — EMS call, provide advanced life support,…
At about 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, two unknown drivers collided on Double View Drive about 2,000 feet west of Inspiration Lane. A white 2008 Ford F150 was traveling in the westbound lane at an unknown speed and a gray 2007 Honda Accord was traveling eastbound at an unknown speed, said California Highway Patrol Public…
A public hearing for the Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ redistricting efforts is set for Tuesday, Sept. 28. Community members are invited to attend and provide feedback on the process.The 2020 U. S. Census data released last month revealed that Riverside County has grown by more than 10% — more than double the growth of…
As of Sept. 10, the CDC reports: The current seven-day moving average of daily new U.S. COVID cases has increased 6.1% compared with last week.The CDC reports the COVID-19 virus is constantly mutating, producing new variants. The Delta variant is the most prominent strain in the U.S., making up more than 99% of current cases….
As of Monday, Sept. 20, Idyllwild School had nine students with active COVID-19 cases and four staff members of a total school population of 307, for one of the highest percentages of coronavirus at 4% in the Hemet Unified School District.The other high percentage at 3.5% was Hamilton High School in Anza at 16 students…
