At 10:40 a.m. Saturday, July 16, Ryan Lasan Smith, 24, of Oceanside, was riding his black 2006 Yamaha motorcycle eastbound on Highway 74, 3.7 miles west of McCall Park Road, when he lost control while rounding a curve. He laid the bike down and suffered moderate injuries — visible abrasions to elbow and pain in…
At their latest Pine Cove Water District board meeting, the directors covered a variety of topics from the budget to water quality and water use. After reviewing the budget results, the board discussed several water issues, two of which involved the Idyllwild Water District. The board endorsed General Manager Jerry Holldber’s request for more…
Idyllwild Water District has filed a $50,000 lawsuit against Director Steven Kunkle of the IWD board, alleging negligence when he was an employee of the district. The suit alleges that when Kunkle was the Sewer Department Chief Operator (also known as Wastewater Supervisor) he, for several years, allowed hydraulic fluid to leak from a piece…
An alternative school, known at various times as Hi-Lo Alternative and at others as LIFE (learn in freedom education), celebrates a 40th class reunion at noon Saturday, July 23. The reunion will be held at Hurkey Creek campground, according to organizer Kathie Beale. The school started in 1973 with 41 students from Idyllwild (high elevation)…
Los Angeles author Dete Meserve returns to the Idyllwild Author Series with “Perfectly Good Crime” (Melrose Hill Publishing, 2016), a follow up to her successful first outing “Good Sam.” “Stories about senseless murders, tragic accidents, massive fraud and the dark side of the American Dream dominate the headlines,” notes Meserve. “I was inspired to write…
Steve Giove, retiring United States Marine Corps drummer and band leader, brings a septet of veteran USMC musicians to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. Whimsically named MCJAM, Marine Corps Jazz Alumni Musicians, the seven take stage at the Butterfield Commons at Strawberry Creek at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 28. Six are USMC veterans and one…
Idyllwild Actors Theatre presents Ernest Thompson’s “On Golden Pond,” the 1979 play made into an Academy Award-winning 1981 film starring Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn. The IAT, one of the Hill’s longest-running theatrical companies, presents its main-stage production at the end of this month, from Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July 31, outdoors on the…
Two years and 365 days after the July 15, 2013, start of the Mountain Fire that destroyed several Hill homes and structures, and evacuated thousands of residents, the federal government has sued Tarek M. Al-Shawaf, and James and Donna Nowlin of Mountain Center for in excess of $24 million in damages. The suit was filed…
Caltrans will be doing some maintenance work next week in the area. Guardrail repair will begin around 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, on the eastbound side of Highway 74 from Vista Point to Cahuilla Way. From about 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, July 18, to Friday, July 22, drainage work will occur on both…
Brendan Steele bogeyed his final two holes, Friday, to post a 7-over-par 5 over par 73-76 — 149, missing the cut by two strokes. This had to have been disappointing for him. The Idyllwild native will take next week off.
