The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway reopened as scheduled on Saturday, Sept. 26, after its annual two-week maintenance shut-down. The first tram went up at 8 a.m., the last tram returned at 9:45 p.m. Trams leave at least every 30 minutes on the hour and half-hour. Completed projects this year include rebuilding the main gearbox, changing…
At last week’s meeting, the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District’s Local Review Board heard from its staff, Keith Herron, resources bureau chief, for the Parks and Open Space District, about work on a building within the district. The site is the former Pony Express, and before that the Grey Squirrel, which Chris Johnston, of Middle Ridge…
At 5:59 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, Linda Bannon, 46 of Idyllwild, was driving her 2014 gray Nissan Sentra north on Highway 243 south of Skyland Ranch Road when she lost control on a curve and hit a rock. Bannon was not injured in the crash and there were no other vehicles involved, according to…
kywarn, an all volunteer organization that supports the National Weather Service Forecast Office in San Diego, will be the topic of next Thursday’s, Oct. 8, Mile High Radio Club meeting in the conference room at the Idyllwild Fire Station. “The public is always welcome,” said Bill Tell, MHRC president. Ed Sherman, the Riverside County coordinator…
At a special meeting, Idyllwild Water District directors approved a contact with Aquatic Inspections of Encinitas to inspect and to clean the district’s water tanks. “I’ve been working on getting the water tanks inspected and cleaned since last spring,” General Manager Tom Lynch told the board. “These companies schedule work six to seven months in…
Tim Bashor is the new head custodian at Idyllwild School. “New” might not be totally accurate since he was hired permanently in March 2015 when the previous head custodian could not resume his duties. Bashor, a Defiance, Ohio native (about 55 miles southwest of Toledo in the state’s northwest corner), has been with Hemet Unified…
Million Kids is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization working with the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) combating child sex trafficking, labor trafficking, sex extortion and child pornography in our community. They were recently awarded a three year Department of Justice grant to assist the county anti-trafficking task force in training the public about…
Although Brendan Steele didn’t post a win this year as he did in the 2011 season, in many ways 2015 was the best season of his five-year PGA Tour career. By the time he began the West Coast Swing in January, he already had amassed enough FedExCup points (172) to make it clear that just…
Dani Sanchez-Lopez is an experienced teacher and cinematographer. He is two weeks into his new position at Idyllwild Arts Academy as a full-time member of the Film and Digital Media faculty. But what lends him an especially exotic flair is the pantheon of international destinations where he has studied, taught and worked professionally. Born in…
Dr. Marja Kay developed many areas of expertise in her youth – 17 years of dance classes starting at 3, piano beginning at 6, singing and acting in theatre in high school, and all-around academic proficiency with particular strength in math. She performed well in all areas and always hit her marks. “I had always…
