For years, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) has been providing the community with a place for all artists to share their work. They also support our young artists, encouraging them to explore their artistic abilities. Getting supplies has been a bit more difficult with the recent Stay-at-Home order. With school now being taught at…
Bruce W. Campbell, of Santa Barbara and Idyllwild, California, died Feb. 12, 2020 in his home. Bruce was born Nov. 26, 1941 in Los Angeles to Hugh A. Campbell and Louise G. Campbell. He grew up with his sister Carly in Santa Barbara with summer visits to the family cabin in Idyllwild. Bruce…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats talked the new litter of kittens. Zeus: Hey! The kittens’ eyes are open! Bear: Oh boy. This means very soon they’ll start moving about on their own. Lulu: I’m pretty quiet. Think it’s okay if I sneak in to take a peek? …
70 years ago – 1950 A new sportland was started to replace the one completely destroyed the previous autumn. 65 years ago – 1955 Dr. M.M. Null was again offering sequoia gigantea seedlings free to anyone who wanted to plant them on their Hill property. 60 years ago – 1960 Dollie Smith was named queen…
With the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home order in place for an unknown amount of time, Idyllwild restaurant owners are trying to keep their businesses afloat. Our restaurants are hanging on by a thread and are holding onto positivity the best they can but they need the community support. Jennifer Fey, owner of Atomic Cow Creamery, has felt…
We’ve all noticed the long lines in front of our local markets in recent weeks in order to adhere to social distancing. In addition, employees are wearing masks and gloves. Many only know that they are having to wait in line and have no idea what’s happening behind the scenes. While people wait patiently, essential…
The Idyllwild-Pine Cove area had one confirmed COVID-19 case as of the 1 p.m. April 3 Riverside University Health System-Public Health website update. On April 6, that number increased to two. The county also held a press conference on April 3 to let people know the four things that need to happen to flatten the…
A series of quakes shook the mountain Friday evening and continued throughout the weekend. The first in the series, a magnitude 4.9 east-southeast of Anza at 10.6 km depth, occurred at 6:53 p.m. That first quake was followed by four more: 3.6 magnitude at 6:54 p.m., a 2.9 and 3.0 magnitude quakes at 6:55 p.m….
With so much negativity going on right now, there is some positive news in our community. Volunteers have dusted off their sewing machines and started making masks and facial coverings, donating them to those who need them the most. “I originally started thinking about making them for a friend who works in a NICU,” said…
By Samantha HalburnContributed April 15 each year signifies the ever so dreaded “Tax Day” for those who may owe anyway. This year, due to the onslaught of COVID-19, our government has made many new changes to our “normal,” including the postponement of Tax Day to July 15, 2020. But what does that mean for you?…
