55 years ago – 1956 Tahquitz Pines dedicated the new stone entrance archway at a ceremony attended by more than 100 people. 50 years ago – 1961 The county started a house numbering system for Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Mountain Center. Even numbers would be on the north and east sides of the street; odd…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP has scheduled its second-annual Idyllwild Shake Up Drill and Simulation from 9 a.m. to noon, Sat., Sept. 10 and is encouraging everyone in the community to participate. MDP volunteers, along with personnel from the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) and the MDP Core Medical Team will man an Incident Command…
Deputies found two hikers who called for help in the San Jacinto Mountains near Idyllwild, the sheriff’s department said Sunday.
A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputy, responding to a silent alarm at the Idyllwild Post Office in Strawberry Plaza around 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18, drew the attention of Idyllwild citizens in the area at the time. Hemet Station Lieutenant Geoff Raya said there was nothing unusual about the deputy having a weapon out…
New power-conservation devices being installed on computers used in Riverside County government facilities are expected to net the county tens of thousands of dollars in annual savings, an official said Wednesday.
Tuesday (Aug. 23) is the last day for the Registrar of Voters to receive voters’ mailed requests for vote-by-mail ballots for the Aug. 30 election. The Registrar must receive mailed requests by 5 p.m. Tuesday for voters to receive a ballot by mail. After Tuesday’s deadline, only in-person requests made at the registrar’s office can…
BBVD returns to Jazz in the Pines …
Playing in his first major golf championship, Brendan Steele tied for 19th place, earning more than $81,000 in prize money at the PGA Championship in Atlanta last week, bringing his total winnings to nearly $1.6 million. The native Idyllwilder gave his hometown a huge thrill when he finished Saturday’s play in a two-way tie for…
“Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in,” are lyrics to the Fifth Dimension’s popular 1969 song and are still poignant today in Idyllwild. The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) operates a 42-kilowatt solar power generation plant at its Foster Lake facility. Although the solar facility was dedicated in May 2006, the solar panels have been collecting…
A silent auction was not so quiet as residents review the many items offered during Animal Rescue Friends (ARF) benefit auction held at Silver Pines Lodge on Sunday, Aug. 14.
