Since discovery of the invasive and dangerous Goldspotted oak borer in Idyllwild two weeks ago, scientists and professional responders from CAL FIRE and the Forest Service have been meeting to devise steps to contain the spread of the destructive beetle. Kevin Turner, Goldspotted oak borer coordinator at the University of California, Riverside, said the next…
Choirs sung holiday songs, Santa Claus was taking official gift requests, bonfires were blazing and hot cocoa was available …
65 years ago – 1947 Game Warden Cliff Donham was double-crossed by the very squirrels he protected. When investigating his car’s lack of power, it was revealed that squirrels had been stuffing the exhaust pipe with acorns and nuts. 60 years ago – 1952 There was a flurry of new construction in the village. Next…
Idyllwild’s traditional Tree Lighting Ceremony also benefited the Lemon Lily Festival, one of the town’s newest events …
Shoppers packed Town Hall this weekend for the annual Harvest Festival. Upstairs and downstairs were filled with booths of gifts, food and raffles …
Mariana Barba Cid and Ricardo Urbina perform “Pas de Deux Flames of Paris” during the Fall Dance Concert at Idyllwild Arts …
The Garden Club’s 2013 board includes Toni Berthelotte, president; Erin O’Neill, 1st vice president; Antje Banks, Lilac Tea and parade chair;Wendy Read, Jr. Garden; David Pekrol, co-hospitality chair; Harold Voorheis, co-beautification; Ginny Millard, co-secretary; Edith Brix, membership; Eliz. Miller, 2nd vice president; Neill Bell, co-beautification; Patti Morgan, co-hospitality,; and presenter Mary Loeser. (Not shown are Dianne Johnson, co-secretary, Michael Feyder, co-beautification, Chic Fojtik and Ann Castillo, co-publicity chairs, and Patricia Schnetzer, treasurer.)
“It’s a wonderful community here — the administrators, staff, teachers, students alumni and governors and trustees,” began Faith Raiguel, chair of the Board of Governors for the Idyllwild Arts Academy. “Some live in the community and some off the Hill.” The board is meeting more frequently in the absence of a school head. They are…
Nominated for two Hollywood Music in Media awards, local composer Peter Davison had planned to go the Nov. 15 event. In an earlier interview he stated that once moving to Idyllwild last fall he hated leaving the Hill. “It was an honor to be nominated amongst such talented composers, but I’ve done so much glitz…
Martin Baxter, Riverside County medical volunteer coordinator, discussed the county’s medical volunteer program at the monthly meeting of the Mountain Emergency Services Committee. The Nov. 8 meeting at the Idyllwild Fire station was well attended and included professional responders and representatives from disaster volunteer groups from Idyllwild and Anza. MEMSCOMM is the mountaintop’s coordinating committee…
