The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. Take a quirky family with oddball sensibilities, a small Southern town setting, throw in other assorted quirky characters and what you get is the hilarity of “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” which Theatre Department Chair Howard Shangraw…
65 years ago – 1948 The Town Crier noted evidence that the dog population was getting out of hand: “Many pets are apparently dissatisfied with their homes and prefer just to hang around the post office.” 60 years ago – 1953 County Civil Defense Coordinator Col. O.S. Dresher told a Town Hall audience that the…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, April 1 to 8, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance April 1 — Medical aid, Delano Drive, Idyllwild. April 2 — Walk-in medical aid. April 3 — Medical aid, Village Center Drive, Idyllwild. April 3 — Citizen complaint, Tahquitz Drive, Idyllwild. April…
Mandatory sterilization of all pit bull-type dogs was on the agenda of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, April 9. More than 20 percent of the dogs impounded at county facilities are pit bulls. Their adoption and redemption rates are very low, according to Robert Miller, director of Riverside County’s Animal Services Department. He…
The Idyllwild grinding facility will resume Saturday operations beginning May 4 and continuing through Nov. 30. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-through-Friday operations will continue uninterrupted, and green waste will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., with the facility closed between noon and 1 p.m. for lunch. Winter closure on…
At its April 2 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a grant of $1,500 to the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks from 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone’s community improvement funds. Nature Center Park Interpreter Shelley Kibby said the grant would be used for both streambed restoration along Lily Creek in…
The Anza Valley monument is finally complete on the east side of town on Highway 371. Anza has scheduled an unveiling 2 p.m. Thursday, April 11 at the sign. Supervisor Stone as well as all the people who volunteered time and materials to make this project a reality will be there.
This mountain and mountain community will miss the kind face, the engaging spirit and generous contributions Viv Larson has shared with us for over 20 years. After an accepting yet vigorous struggle with lymphoma cancer, Viv died peacefully in her sleep early Saturday morning. Her friends were with her; the Alleluia Chorus was playing in…
