Ames Construction, the Caltrans contractor, is not only repairing the damage to Highway 74 where it collapsed and was severed, but Ames is repairing and protecting the highway in several more locations. The fast-moving runoff eroded the edge of the highway in many places. Here, work is being done to restore Highway 74 about .75…
The repair of Highway 243 north of Pine Cove will take time to complete. The major work will be restoration of the highway where it collapsed and severed, in two places. Below is the work to reconnect the highway at Bay Tree Springs. Access to the second highway collapse, north of this site is not…
Janet Fitch’s mega-bestselling 1999 debut novel “White Oleander” makes her well qualified to lead the April 5 to 7 Spring Writers Retreat (idyllwildarts.org/spring-writers-retreat/) on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The course description promises an attempt to “reinforce participants’ connection with their creative sources, and explore aspects of craft,” and the craft that Fitch lavished on “White…
“Turnover,” a film from producers Linda Palmer, Rae Davis, Marvin Glover, Mark Cardone, Brian McCormick and Martina Webster, aims to educate and break down barriers for people with disabilities. It has been nominated in 14 categories at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. “Turnover” is the story of cafe owner Peter (played by nominee, Independent…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF family members discussed the advantages to having a pet in the home. Thomas: Another quiet weekend. Mr. Gray: Yes, but we have a potential adoption happening. Tommy the dog is on a trial adoption. Thomas: Let’s all hope it works out! George: I would love to…
70 years ago – 1949 With the help of a slide rule, Larry Smith estimated he had removed 8 tons of snow from his roof. 65 years ago – 1954 The snow pack in Tahquitz Valley, the survey team found, measured only 28 inches in depth. 60 years ago – 1959 Planes and helicopters spent…
Brendan Steele had difficulties again last week at The Honda Classic in Florida. The native Idyllwilder could manage only a 12-over-par 75-77—152 after two days of play. He hit 61 percent of the fairways and 67 percent of the greens, but the worst culprit was his putter, which gave up 5.790 strokes to the field….
sportsBasketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Feb. 26, the #1 seed Idyllwild Pizza Co. Raptors played the #4 seed Village Market Clippers. Tate Donovan had a good game for the Clippers with a bucket and pulled down many rebounds for…
The Music Center named 110 of Southern California’s most talented high school students as semifinalists in The Music Center’s 31st-annual Spotlight (Spotlight) program, a free nationally-acclaimed scholarship and arts training program for teens. An important part of The Music Center’s fundamental support for arts education, Spotlight is more than a competition. The program provides Southern…
Editor’s Note: Weather damage to Hill infrastructure, residences and businesses is an ongoing story the Town Crier will follow. Nearly three weeks after heavy rains and snow damaged Hill infrastructure causing flooding and road closures, residents and businesses are struggling to regain footing in the aftermath. Many are waiting – for cleanup assistance, repairs to…
