An end to the winter doldrums is a click away for arts-lovers who register soon for an Idyllwild Arts Summer Adult or Native American Arts workshops. Early registration is best because many workshops fill up on the first day — and through March 15, get a 10 percent discount for paying in full when registering….
Volleyball Town Hall Sports Coordinator Michael Holato gave this report on recent Coed Adult Volleyball games. Results for Town Hall Adult Coed Volleyball: Games Race for first place tightens with three weeks left before playoffs. • Idyllwild Garage won both their matches defeating Idyllwild Brewpub 24-26, 25-18, 25-11 and 26-24, and defeating Wilson Woodworking 20-25,…
Next week, from Monday, Jan. 28 through Friday, Feb. 1, Highway 243, near Twin Pines, south of Banning and north of Lake Fulmor, will be one lane of traffic and traffic delays should be expected for those five days. . Cal Trans announced that maintenance crews will begin a rock scaling operation along Hwy….
Schelly and Szabadi re-elected president and vice-president Directors for the Idyllwild Water District kept the same board leadership in place for 2019 and confirmed the selection of a new, but refurbished, general manager last week. Their colleagues recommended that directors Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Peter Szabadi remain as president and vice president, respectively. Preceding…
But still short of average rainfall A week of rain and snow fell throughout the Hill from Sunday, Jan. 13, through Thursday night, Jan. 17. During this period, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded more than 3 inches of rain. Although it seemed to rain continuously during that week, fortunately, this was not…
“The governor’s budget proposal reflects a budget situation that is even better than our estimates,” wrote the Legislative Analyst’s Office in its comments on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2019-20 budget proposal, which was released Jan. 10. The LAO noted that the majority of the $20.6 billion of increased spending was being proposed for debt repayment, reserves…
Idyllwild Arts symposium to raise awareness for an endangered minority With the fraying of community bonds and the gaping holes in the U.S. safety net leaving millions of Americans only a health crisis or a job loss away from becoming homeless, the crisis of homelessness touches more of us than we’d like to admit. On…
Brendan Steele posted 11 under par for the four rounds at The Desert Classic in La Quinta last week: 69-69-67-72 — 277, which tied for 57th place. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged 298.9 yards and found 73 percent of the fairways, but he hit only 56 percent of the greens in regulation. Although he lost…
Caltrans has completed the emergency culvert repairs on Highway 243 in Idyllwild. Highway 243 is now opened in both directions northwest of Lake Fulmor, however, on Thursday, January 24 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be a one-way flagging operation on Highway 243 to apply the final touches to this project.
Brendan Steele fired a steady 34-35 — 69 on the Nicklaus Tournament course Thursday to tie for 53rd going into the second round of the Desert Classic at La Quinta. The native Idyllwilder put together 3 birdies against a single bogey, draining an appropriate 30-footer along the way. Brenda is back to using the “claw”…
