The former Idyllwild Library site on Pine Crest Avenue has been sold. Riverside County, which owned the building and shares the site with the Idyllwild Health Center, approved the sale for $210,000 at the June 21 Board of Supervisors meeting. According to the information from Rob Fields, assistant county executive for economic development, Ivon Dahl…
A Pine Cove man suffered 2nd degree burns to his upper body from a water heater explosion and was flown to a local hospital. The man was a walk-in to Cal Fire’s Pine Cove Station 23 Saturday at 11:39 a.m. No further information was available.
Around 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, three dirt-bike riders came upon a man collapsed on a trail in the area of Forest Route 5S15 south of Highway 74 in Mountain Center. The three riders alerted 911 and Riverside County Sheriff’s Helicopter Star9 located the riders, and the man who was suffering from disorientation and dehydration….
Only one traffic incident took place on Hill roads during the last week. At 12:10 p.m. Friday, June 24, Paul Student, 68, of Moreno Valley, was driving his 2003 white Ford Ranger southbound on Highway 243, 2,000 feet south of Mt. Edna Road. According to the California Highway Patrol report, Student was traveling too fast…
Brendan Steele put up a 2-under-par 73-69-69-71 — 282 to tie for 39th place at last week’s Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Maryland. He missed a top-20 finish by three strokes. Somewhat characteristically, the longer the club, the better he did with it. The Idyllwild native led all players in the tournament in strokes gained…
At the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s annual meeting Sunday, June 12, Diana and Terry Kurr were named volunteers of the year and were presented the annual Honor Award. Diana has served as Membership Chair for many years; she serves as a member of the Board of Directors, and supports the Associates whenever there is…
Ken Dahleen has inked Fritz Coleman to do stand-up on the deck of Uncle B’s Smokin’ Bar-b-que. Coleman’s Saturday, July 9, appearance kicks off a comedy series Dahleen plans to hold throughout the summer. Coleman appears in two shows, one at 7 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. Coleman previously regaled Idyllwild audiences emceeing a…
Rabbi Malka Drucker has deep ties to Idyllwild. But she has only recently returned to Idyllwild to live, having spent the last several decades in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she founded the synagogue HaMakom, the Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism. Drucker has had a cabin in Idyllwild for more than 40 years. A…
Grupo Bohemio, popular Santana tribute band and percussive purveyor of hot Latin music, opens the 17th season of the Idyllwild Summer Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7. Bohemio, a big hit with ISCS regulars, returns for its fifth trip to the series — a fact certain to delight Idyllwild’s dancers. Based in the Coachella…
Shawna Legarza, former fire chief for the San Bernardino National Forest, will be the next national director of Fire and Aviation Management for the U.S. Forest Service, Chief Tom Tidwell announced Friday, June 17. During an interview with the Town Crier, Legarza said she will begin her new position on July 24. While she has…
