One of the advantages of living in Idyllwild is breathing fresh mountain air and enjoying the sound of nature. It is especially enjoyable dining al fresco during the warm summer evenings on the decks of our fine dining restaurants with the view of the mountains, the soft breeze through the pines, and the quiet laid-back…
Sarah Wales was born and raised and is still living in Temecula. But she is now Idyllwild School’s new Resource Specialist. With an undergraduate degree in sociology from the University of California, San Diego, and teaching certification from Cal State University San Bernardino, Wales has always taught within the Hemet Unified School District system. …
On Wednesday night, Sept. 12, three chainsaws were taken from the trailer on the Idyllwild HELP Center property. The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council’s Woodies contingent stores its equipment, which is used to cut and split firewood for the HELP Center’s clientele, in the trailer. This is second attack on the Woodies’ equipment. Earlier this…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Sept. 10 to 17, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Sept. 11 — Medical aid, Saunders Meadow Road, Idyllwild. Sept. 11 — Medical aid, Overlook Drive, Pine Cove. Sept. 11 — Medical aid, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. Sept. 12 — Medical aid, Live…
Mr. Duffy Hudson’s presentation of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” will be at 10 a.m., Saturday Sept. 29 at St. Hugh of Lincoln, Episcopal Church in Idyllwild. The original performance was scheduled at a different time and place. The Friends of the Library is sponsoring Hudson’s one-man production. For further information, please call Ed…
Longtime Idyllwild resident Pat Parish, devoted wife to Bob, passed away on the evening of Sept. 11. Pat had been a member of the Peace Corps, a Rhodes Scholar and dedicated her life to education. Plans are being formulated for a service 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. As these…
On Sept. 8, local triathlete Bill Whitman ran in the San Diego Triathlon Classic. He finished first in his age group, men between 45 years and 49. His total time of 2:16:36 for the three events of the Olympic distances placed 20th out of 752 participants. The Olympic Triathlon is composed of a 1500 meter…
The Pine Cove Water District board approved a resolution agreeing to the financial assistance — loan and grant — from the federal Rural Utilities Service. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture agency notified the water district that its loan request for $292,000 and a separate grant for $40,500 had both been approved. PCWD expects…
Although Idyllwild Fire officials continue to say their financial situation is improving and better than 12 months ago, Chief Pat Reitz acknowledged that without access to the December property tax revenue the department will be unable to pay salaries in October. In August, the department petitioned the county to advance the department $425,000 from its…
Veterans from the Boots to Books program at Pasadena City College work on the construction of an outdoor cattery at ARF Saturday morning, Sept. 15. This ws the veterans second visit to help ARF with its construction, outdoor cleanup, walking dogs and playing with kitties. ARF provided breakfast that morning and a barbecue that afternoon.
