70 years ago – 1951Inie Wilson was in charge of Town Hall maintenance. 65 years ago – 1956Pine Cove residents voted to form the Pine Cove County Water District. 60 years ago – 1961Ernie Maxwell presented a program called “Some Fun in the Outdoors” as part of the Izaak Walton League’s Outdoor Series. 55 years…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed the kittens.Lulu: Adoptions! Adoptions!Stevie: Who? Who found a forever home?Lulu: Cinnamon and Apricot have found forever happiness.Rosemary: That is wonderful. I hope it happens soon for me, and the rest of us, of course.Pepper: I thought we also had two new dogs here.Rosemary:…
By Idyllwild Community GardenContributed The Idyllwild Community Garden (ICG) has assembled noted experts in how to achieve success in growing edible gardens here in our mountain environment for a series of free classes throughout the summer. The schedule begins Saturday, July 10 with permaculture experts Tricia Pilkington and Todd Fowler sharing their many years of…
By Cal Fire Being ready for wildfire starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space and by hardening your home by using fire-resistant building materials. Defensible space is the buffer you create by removing dead plants, grass and weeds. This buffer helps to keep the fire away from your home. Hardening your home means using construction…
Ann SmithReporter What is the Idyllwild Songwriters Retreat and Festival and who is Brett Perkins anyway? Perkins is a very interesting chap who was born in San Gabriel, California, and brought up in Arcadia. His grandmother had an undeveloped piece of property in Idyllwild during the 1960s. “I was brought to Idyllwild when I was…
Donna ElliotContributed The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) held its annual member meeting and mingle Wednesday, June 30. AAI President Cyn Grady introduced the current members of the board of directors. She also thanked its members and Idyllwild’s business community for the generous support it receives throughout the year. Each year at this meeting, the…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • June 21 — Medical aid, 1:05 p.m. Strawberry Valley Dr.• June 21 — Walk-in medical aid, 4:04 p.m.• June 21 — Medical aid, 11:53 p.m. Idyllbrook Dr.• June 22 — Medical aid, 2:38 p.m. Pine Crest Ave.• June 23 — Medical aid,…
Submit listings and changes to melissa@towncrier.com. All events are subject to last-minute changes. Note: Some events, meetings and office hours may be canceled or modified due to precautions being taken to limit the spread of COVID-19. Wednesday, June 30• Jazzercise, 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St.• Coed Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Idyllwild…
By Riverside CountyContributed Yesterday [June 17] afternoon, a microburst with high winds damaged multiple power poles, causing a power outage for more than 100 residents in the Thousand Palms area. Imperial Irrigation District (IID) responded and restored power for most impacted residents. However, 14 residents continue to remain without power.The County Emergency Management Department (EMD)…
The last COVID-19 update from Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS) was June 22. The county continues to update the numbers regarding the COVID-19 shot. As of June 28, 45.8% of the county’s population had received the full dose of the COVID-19 shot.As of press time on June 22 (June 21 data), Riverside…
