By Stephanie YostContributed This year has posed numerous challenges for local nonprofit and community events, and this year’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Harvest Festival are, unfortunately, no exception. The good news, however, is that both events are not entirely canceled. Although the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) cannot, due to COVID-19 restrictions, shut down the…
Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Monday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 45,000 vote-by-mail and 25,000 provisional ballots left to process. The website reads: “Under state law, we must continue to accept timely postmarked ballots through Nov. 20.” The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors approved in a 4-1 vote to implement a pay grade and step schedule, and eliminate automatic 5% salary increase upon completion of certifications. General Manager Leo Havener wrote in the staff report that the “board of directors will consider approving general manager recommendation of a proposed pay…
Idyllwild local Carmen Park has called our Hill her home for four years. Originally from Georgia, Park grew up in a family that glorified ghost stories and mysteries. “Growing up in Georgia, I always wanted to be Nancy Drew,” Park said. “The very first stories I read were mysteries and ghost stories. So from a…
By Art Alliance of IdyllwildContributed The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) extends two invitations to spread holiday cheer. On Saturday, Nov. 28, AAI is setting up a Holiday Gift Faire from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event will be held at 26600 Highway 243 (next to Mile High Café). You will be able to…
By Cineflix ProductionsContributed Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team are excited to return to California. They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the area in December. While we plan to be in California this December, we will continue to reschedule if conditions change for the worse. Regardless, we are…
By Sandy WestKaiser Health News As Emily Brown stood in a food pantry looking at her options, she felt alone. Up to that point, she had never struggled financially. But there she was, desperate to find safe food for her young daughter with food allergies. What she found was a jar of salsa and some…
A newspaper’s work in warning of danger includes, of course, reporting on crimes, fires, and dangerous road and weather conditions. But we also warn of health hazards, such as the current coronavirus presence on our hill. And we advise of preventative measures from fire abatement to health precautions.During the 2013 Mountain Fire, we did not…
Dear editor:The Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) motto is “No One Does More for Veterans.” But this Veterans Day, our work is being curtailed by the pandemic and by unnecessary government regulations.Many of our posts possess liquor licenses which classify them as “bars” and require them to close. VFW posts are community hubs providing many…
I have been continuing to think about healthy relationships. Not only relationships with those who are our intimates but also our community and societal relationships. I am convinced, without a doubt, that healthy relationships at all levels, in their very essence, benefit each one of us in every way — physically, emotionally, cognitively, practically and…
