By Woody HendersonContributor For my final contribution on emergency preparedness, I offer a quick chat on staying informed. Of course, we will talk about text alerts and social media resources, but there is a source of information that works even when the others aren’t available — our local emergency radio station WNKI-AM 1610. When our…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 4 to Aug. 10. Idyllwild • Aug. 4 — Found property, 8:04 a.m., Strawberry Valley Dr. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 4 — Suspicious person, 1:38 p.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 6 — Miscellaneous…
Emergency calls made stating man was throwing machetes at trees Law enforcement vehicles swooped into Fern Valley Thursday afternoon for calls related to a man throwing machetes at trees in the Strawberry Creek area behind the Idyllwild Dental building. The alleged suspect, John Gordon Byrns, 47 of Idyllwild, was taken into custody at 1:23 p.m….
Only one traffic collision occurred on hill roads over the last week, Officer Darren Meyer of the California Highway Patrol reports. At 7:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, two vehicles collided on Highway 243 about one-quarter mile south of Saunders Meadow Road. A black 2006 Honda Accord, driven by Jacob Fetchko, 25 of San Jacinto,…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the association’s regular monthly tournament in July. Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association (IPPGA) held its July tournament Friday, July 19 at the Temeku Hills Golf Course in Temecula. This was the final tournament of the 2018/19 season. The points from this…
Congratulations to the ribbon winners from Saturday’s “Celebrate!” show at the Courtyard Gallery. You are still able to visit the show until the end of September. Best of Show: Zimou Tan for “Xia” (oil on canvas) Best Theme: Kirk Evans for “Long May She Wave” (copper wire inside a bicycle wheel rim) People’s Choice: Art…
70 years ago – 1949 Jim Wellman displayed a 140-pound mountain lion, the 30th one he had killed in the mountain region since he began trapping as a boy. 65 years ago – 1954 The Idyllwild School of Conservation and Natural Science had 130 students enrolled for the summer session. The students were constructing log…
The renewal of the summer season on the Idyllwild Arts campus grounds was an especially rewarding event — as noted by the players and the audience alike, on the first of the three-evening concerts on this year’s schedule. The revamped programs from the previously cancelled season proved a great incentive. The scene was set effectively…
History teacher grew up on hill Six members of the Idyllwild School’s staff are former Idyllwild School students. Mike Van Zee is the latest to return to his educational roots. The new seventh and eighth grade history teacher has been an outstanding third grade teacher at Bautista Creek School in Hemet for the past 22…
Zeus: Again. It has happened again. Heavenly Whiskers: You had too much catnip last night? Zeus: Haha. Very funny. The two little dogs, Ryder and Zooma, have already found their forever homes. Heavenly Whiskers: That’s awesome. Good for them. I heard there is a new cat. Sadie: Yep. His name is Sox. I’ve heard he…
