The Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS) website is updating cases weekly. Cases will be updated every Wednesday beginning July 7. The county continues to update the numbers Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) regarding the COVID-19 shot.The county announced, “officials said updates to the county’s website were delayed as state health officials ‘reconciled’…
Event charges may apply. See ads throughout the issue. Email melissa@towncrier.com.Wednesday, July 7• “@ Creation:” Native American Arts Festival Invitational Exhibition virtual artist and curator talk, 7 p.m. Idyllwild Arts Academy, idyllwildartsgallery.org.Thursday, July 8• “@ Creation:” Native American Arts Festival Invitational Exhibition, Idyllwild Arts Academy, idyllwildartsgallery.org.• Idyllwild Summer Concert Series: Sherry Williams, 6:15 p.m., Butterfield…
70 years ago – 1951Inie Wilson was in charge of Town Hall maintenance. 65 years ago – 1956Pine Cove residents voted to form the Pine Cove County Water District. 60 years ago – 1961Ernie Maxwell presented a program called “Some Fun in the Outdoors” as part of the Izaak Walton League’s Outdoor Series. 55 years…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed the kittens.Lulu: Adoptions! Adoptions!Stevie: Who? Who found a forever home?Lulu: Cinnamon and Apricot have found forever happiness.Rosemary: That is wonderful. I hope it happens soon for me, and the rest of us, of course.Pepper: I thought we also had two new dogs here.Rosemary:…
Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors met Wednesday to evaluate the district’s legal counsel and discuss the seven received proposals. No reportable action was taken. According to IWD Board Vice President Peter Szabadi, the board will have another meeting to have contact with potential candidates. Fern Valley Water District’s (FVWD) legal counsel, Best, Best…
By Idyllwild Community GardenContributed The Idyllwild Community Garden (ICG) has assembled noted experts in how to achieve success in growing edible gardens here in our mountain environment for a series of free classes throughout the summer. The schedule begins Saturday, July 10 with permaculture experts Tricia Pilkington and Todd Fowler sharing their many years of…
By Cal Fire Being ready for wildfire starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space and by hardening your home by using fire-resistant building materials. Defensible space is the buffer you create by removing dead plants, grass and weeds. This buffer helps to keep the fire away from your home. Hardening your home means using construction…
Ann SmithReporter What is the Idyllwild Songwriters Retreat and Festival and who is Brett Perkins anyway? Perkins is a very interesting chap who was born in San Gabriel, California, and brought up in Arcadia. His grandmother had an undeveloped piece of property in Idyllwild during the 1960s. “I was brought to Idyllwild when I was…
Donna ElliotContributed The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) held its annual member meeting and mingle Wednesday, June 30. AAI President Cyn Grady introduced the current members of the board of directors. She also thanked its members and Idyllwild’s business community for the generous support it receives throughout the year. Each year at this meeting, the…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • June 21 — Medical aid, 1:05 p.m. Strawberry Valley Dr.• June 21 — Walk-in medical aid, 4:04 p.m.• June 21 — Medical aid, 11:53 p.m. Idyllbrook Dr.• June 22 — Medical aid, 2:38 p.m. Pine Crest Ave.• June 23 — Medical aid,…
