In an unexpected move, the California State Senate has pivoted 180 degrees on its position regarding the future of Daylight Saving Time. This month, the Senate approved legislation that could lead to California adopting DST year-round. In 2016, the state Legislature held hearings on Assembly Bill 807, which Assemblymember Kansen Chu (D-San José) authored. This…
Interest in filling vacancy due Aug. 4 At the regular July meeting of the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors, his former colleagues acknowledged the resignation of former director Vic Sirkin for health reasons. They then approved a process for replacing him on the board. Individuals wishing to serve on the board should submit a…
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three — Board President Robert Hewitt, Joel Palmer and Lou Padula — expire in December. They and challenger Jeffery Kleefisch are on the ballot for four-year terms. The fourth director, Vicki Jakubac, replaced Tim Lange, who…
65 years ago – 1952 Capt. Carmen Durr-ance, international president of NIP, was on the Hill. NIP stands for Not Important People. The organization was founded on April Fool’s Day. 60 years ago – 1957 Work started on Bluebird Hill Lodge, which was planned to be Idyllwild’s most elaborate motel. A children’s playground, a coffee…
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologist Kevin Brennan will make it to his talk, “Living With Bears,” scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the Idyllwild Library. Brennan suffered an injury while on a backpacking trip but will be able to make it.
Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery is once again rotating the art exhibit in its 4,000-square-foot gallery with works to leave you feeling inspired and just a little groovier. Appropriately called “The Idyllwild Collection: Feeling Groovy,” the new exhibit features more than 150 works created by 26 artists from the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. “We are…
Local nonprofit Young Idyllwild has as its primary mission education — the mentoring and guidance of the young people of Idyllwild on how to become strong community leaders. Young Idyllwild was the vision of Kathy Sacher Wilson, who saw a need to coach and mentor Idyllwild young people though participation in projects that required cooperation…
Broadway veteran and triple threat Olsen covers all styles Any aspiring musical comedy performer must be a triple threat — able to sing, dance and act in order to be competitive and employable. And they must do all three very well indeed. Terri Olsen, who with her band The Perfect Blend, appears next at the…
Two stories to inspire and empower Susan Lake and Laura Meeks, both life coaches who focus on living one’s dream and personal empowerment, tell their stories at the Idyllwild Library. Lake is small and energetic, using her career as a writer/designer artist as a platform to coach her audiences about how to use their creative…
Historical Society’s annual meeting offers clues Typically, we associate research and analysis with real police detectives, doctors pursuing a patient diagnosis or fictional detectives such as Miss Marple or Lt. Columbo, but many professions and avocations require the same patience, attention to detail and recognition of patterns. Friday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m., Idyllwild can…
