I have been in the ghost town for two years and have gone through it forever since I was 2 or 3. It is an amazing place to be during Halloween. It has been set up at the Idyllwild Community Park for quite some time. Kathy Wilson and her family have put a lot of…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors submitted a 22-page response with attachments to the county grand jury’s May report critical of the board’s awarding Community Improvement Designation funds to local nonprofits.
The U.S. Forest Service has posted the following information regarding the ignition of two small lightning fires in the San Jacinto Ranger District Saturday, Aug. 2 Incident Overview Lightning storms passing through Southern California mountains have started small lightning related fires in the San Bernardino National Forest. Firefighters will be working to suppress all of…
The Idyllwild Garden Club is pleased to invite the public to a presentation by Edith Brix on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Brix will give one of her entertaining and informative talks on the growing, care and many uses for the drought-tolerant succulents, including edible ones. Her showmanship and knowledge always makes her one of our most…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness conducted a four-hour “boots on the ground” exercise on Saturday. Here at the Town Hall Disaster Assistance Station, acting group commander Ian Schoenleber (standing center, back to camera) discusses the scenario with fellow team members.
Police are looking for information regarding a missing person, believed to be at risk. Juan Pedro Valladares, 34, was last seen Friday, July 25. His car was found on Monday, July 28, at the Cahuilla Tenawet Vista Point off Highway 74 in Pinyon Pines. Family members reported Valladares missing on Friday after he asked for…
Knotty Pine Cabins, owned by Ed and Sandy Reed, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Congratulations … Paul Amick is in the process of purchasing and taking over the bakery Honey Bunns & Joe, reported last week as going out of business Sept. 1, from Dan and Laura Slattery. Amick is shadowing Laura “so…
I’ve missed out on beaches for years until one of our offspring and family moved to San Diego a few months ago. When they asked what we wanted to do this weekend, I said, “Go to the beach.” After our Friday California Newspaper Publishers Association quarterly meeting in San Diego, Jack and I headed to…
Erin O’Neill and fellow photographer Francoise Frigola enjoy a well-attended opening of O’Neill’s photography exhibit Sunday at Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe & Bistro.
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, July 22, through Monday, July 28. Idyllwild • July 22 — Four medical aids. • July 23 — Public service assistance. • July 24 — Medical aid. • July 25 — Three medical aids. • July 26 — Malfunctioning alarm system. •…
