Idyllwild artists honored at AAI Juried Members’ Show
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild held its 13th Annual Juried Artist Members’ Show this weekend.
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Mountain Disaster Preparedness training a reality check
For the first time in a drill conducted by Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP), the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) committed its resources to the simulated event.
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RMRU rescues hiker on Marion Mountain
On Sept. 10, 2011, at 4 p.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of the Marion Mountain Trail near Idyllwild. California State Parks staff had received information that a hiker had been injured on the trail and contacted the Sheriff’s Department to mobilize the Riverside County Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU)….
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Rainbow over Mountain Center
Driving home to Idyllwild on Monday evening, Sept. 5, Kristin Goffman saw this beautiful rainbow near Mountain Center.
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Gov. vetoes cell phone use bill
Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Senate Bill 28, which would have significantly increased fines for using a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving or texting while driving. It also would have penalized bicyclists for using a cell phone while biking. In his Sept. 6 veto message, Brown wrote, “I certainly support discouraging cell phone…
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Autumn Equinox Celebration planned
Spirit Mountain Retreat will host an Autumn Equinox Celebration from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18. The event will include music by Local Color and will also feature readings, reflection and drumming. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free to the community gathering to celebrate a time of equal light and dark, a time…
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California quail stops in
This male California quail, sporting a double topknot, was seen visiting Mountain Center.
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Obituary: Rayelle Roe
Rayelle Roe, longtime California school teacher, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, on July 4, 2011, in Houston, Texas, after a long battle with cancer. The eldest daughter of Raymond L. Roe and Evelyn B. Roe, she was born on Nov. 17, 1946, in Camden, N.J., and grew up in Yuma, Ariz. After…
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Obituary: Cathy Priem
Catherine Arlie Richter Baar Priem was born March 22, 1937, in Brawley, Calif., and died Aug. 31, 2011, in Hemet, Calif. Cathy grew up in Indio, Calif., the first child of Nolan and Leota Derrick Richter. After graduating in 1955 from Coachella Valley Union High School, Cathy attended San Diego State University. In 1957, she…
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Only in Idyllwild: No runarounds
I am a half-timer in Idyllwild. Half the week I am in San Diego and half in Idyllwild. In anticipation of the installation of the new water pipeline by the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) on South Circle Drive, I wanted to know if I needed to prepare my landscape for any digging in my…
