The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors met in special session with Interim General Manager Jack Hoagland and Chief Financial Officer Hosny Shouman for the second time this month to discuss items on the agenda for the regular June 21 meeting. Both meetings were called by the board to better familiarize themselves with issues and…
A Fern Valley resident’s outdoor security camera captured the Hill’s newest celebrity resident on video on Saturday at around 10 p.m.
Brendan Steele came back with a nice 69 Saturday at the U.S. Open. He shared 2nd place for a while, but finished the day tied for 10th, five shots off the lead. The Idyllwild native was cruising until the 526-yard, par-4 17th hole, when his second-shot approach landed long and rolled off the back of…
By Jack Clark Pro golf correspondent Brendan Steele posted two sub-par rounds Thursday and Friday to climb into a tie for 13th place at 4 under par, only three shots off the lead at the halfway point of the U.S. Open. The native Idyllwilder used five birdies and an eagle on Thursday, against six…
One fatality The California Highway Patrol San Gorgonio Pass Station reported two motorcycle crashes on Hill roads over the last week, one resulting in a fatality of a locally employed man. At about 7:40 a.m. Thursday, June 8, Frederick Carlson, 53, of Hemet, was riding his 2014 Victory motorcycle northbound on Highway 243 about 250…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.fresnometmin.org/images/pdfs/clean-homes-healthy-families-en.pdf www.backdoorsurvival.com/diy-liquid-castile-soap-wonderful/ If you follow this column, then you’ll know that the last couple of articles have dealt with darker topics. So, to quote a phrase: “And now for something completely different.” The clean,…
Two interesting things happened last week — besides the other really interesting thing that I’m not going to talk about (much) — both of which revolved around people named Sanders. First, Bernie Sanders was widely condemned for questioning Russell Vought, the nominee for deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. It…
Editor’s note: In celebration of the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s 50th anniversary, Bob Krone, son of Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (now Idyllwild Arts) founders Max and Bee Krone, wrote this article. Max and Bee Krone retired from ISOMATA leadership in the summer of 1967, 22 years after they created the Idyllwild…
Editor: It was a perfect day for Idyllwild’s annual 5k/10k races with clear skies and cooler weather than usual. Chip Shelly was emcee again; Mayor Max even made an appearance. Perfect. Chip pointed out the 5k race phenom expected to win. “He’s over here wearing the American flag shorts. Follow him!” Perfect. So when the…
Editor: Nature and humankind go hand-in-hand (or paw/claw/talon/hoof-in-hand) in Idyllwild. We appreciate each other on many levels and encroach upon each other on many levels. There are residents who make it their cause to help out the deer during drought conditions by putting out water, hay and saltlicks, ensuring that the local mule deer establish…
