Ethel is ready to move on as long as she has a very active family or a young canine playmate to grow up with. This young girl is under 1, and loves to play and run. She is a quick learner, as she has already mastered sit and stay. Leash training was a piece of…
Kudos to Jerry Buchanan, Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission president, for speaking up at last week’s IFPD meeting to say that the board intends to follow the Brown Act to the letter and spirit of the law. That’s a huge first step toward open government for this agency. If only two finance committee members would…
As usual on Wednesdays, on May 21 and again on May 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Maria Reyes continues her Spanish language class for homeschoolers. It’s a class designed for children, but the whole community is welcome to attend. On Thursday, May 22, from noon to 3 p.m., the Idyllwild Historical Preservation Review…
The Idyllwild Lilac Festival Committee held its organizing meeting and began conceiving plans for the May 2015 event. The inchoate committee agreed that its goal is the celebration of the lilac. The festival’s events are intended to generate greater appreciation for the shrub and the place it holds in history. The cultivation of lilacs on…
Residents and motorists will notice fire apparatus from several public safety agencies on May 22 in and around the Mountain Communities. Riverside County fire and law enforcement agencies, military, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council and other key personnel will participate in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fire preparedness training that begins at approximately 8:30 a.m. and…
American Legion Post 800 hosts Memorial Day ceremonies beginning at 11 a.m. Monday, May 26, with the Honor Guard presenting the national flag and the flag of each of the armed forces. A speaker had not been announced at press time. The Ladies Auxiliary will serve a free lunch following the ceremony. The Legion is…
The Idyllwild Nature Center celebrates Memorial Day Weekend with its annual Wildflower and Art Exhibit at its location 1 mile north of Idyllwild, an event now in its 36th year. Coordinator and Park Interpreter Jyoti Kintz described the annual trek staff and volunteers make prior to the event to habitats both on (Idyllwild and Garner…
Neile Adams McQueen, first wife of Steve McQueen, opens Eduardo Santiago’s Fourth Annual Idyllwild Authors Series at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 1, at Café Aroma.
The Idyllwild Town Crier and Visitors Center and Palms to Pines Magazine offices are moving tomorrow and Friday to 54405 North Circle Dr., the “old Ponderosa” building on the corner of Cedar Street. We will be open at our Oakwood Village office (54425 North Circle Dr.) tomorrow with limited services. Our phone lines will be…
