A hearing date before the County Planning Commission to consider a conditional use permit for the 8,000-square-foot playground plot at the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) site has been set for 9 a.m. “or as soon as possible thereafter” on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The hearing will be held at the Riverside County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon…
Planning and financing a recycled water facility remains at the top of the Idyllwild Water District’s (IWD) agenda. IWD’s directors met with their consultants to discuss the next step and future options for obtaining approval and funding for the facility. Anuj Saha and Anders Wistrom of Ascend Engineering in Aiken, S.C., discussed their conversations with…
By J.P. Crumrine, Editor and Marshall Smith, Staff Reporter As of Oct. 1, Riverside County and the other 57 California counties are now responsible for housing more convicts and parole violators, as well as monitoring the release of many more state prisoners. Legislation passed in April transfers responsibility for supervising specified lower-level inmates and parolees…
Autumn in Idyllwild is a treat for the senses. It’s a time of transition and celebration, when the mountain air takes on a pine-scented crispness and the leaves on hardwood trees erupt into a rust-colored backdrop. It’s also a time when art lovers and wine connoisseurs gather in the mile-high village for the Art Alliance…
The St. Petersburg String Quartet, one of the world’s most esteemed chamber ensembles, will perform in Idyllwild for the first time at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, in Stephens Recital Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus. Given the fame of the quartet and limited seating at Stephens, early arrival is recommended for this free event….
The new owners of The Creek House restaurant celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony as they became the newest members of the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce. Present for the happy occasion, are from left, Chamber of Commerce President Nick Todd, cook Obed Montoya, owners Lorraine and Lanny Hardy, chef Martin Campos, pastry chef Bucky Guillen, bartender Will Jewett and Chamber First Vice President Richmond Blake.
Coming and goings characterize the cyclical dance that changes Idyllwild’s business face. With the advent of fall, those leaving at least one aspect of the business scene are Emily, Mike and Martha Pearson who retired as co-owners of the Red Kettle as of Oct. 2. Ashley Stewart, wife of owner Shane Stewart, will manage the…
“Getting there is half the fun.” With summer vacation season well behind us, it may be easier to assess the validity of that old adage. In the case of Idyllwild, and with a suitably elastic definition of “fun,” I think it rings true. Let’s return this month to Florence Casebeer’s “Logbook,” where accounts recorded by…
Recent Idyllwild Arts (IA) graduate David Shook returns to read his poetry, informed and enriched by his burgeoning career as translator, documentarian and activist. Shook, a 2004 graduate, who has not even attended his tenth-year reunion, will read from his recent works of poetry at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Parks Exhibition Center on…
Brendan Steele and his fellow pros shredded the TPC Summerlin course in Las Vegas last week during the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Steele fired a 15-under par 66-65-69-69 — 269 to garner a tie for 16th place and a payday of more than $61,000. Almost all aspects of the Idyllwild native’s game…
