At the French Open last week, Brendan Steele was closing in on a well-earned trip to The (British) Open at St. Andrews in two weeks, but the golf gods had other ideas. A ball in the water, and the native Idyllwilder triple-bogeyed the 71st hole, a par 4. Brendan did come back to birdie the…
The Caltrans will begin to rehabilitate the pavement on State Route 74 between Highway 371 and Pinyon Drive near Anza on Wednesday, July 8. The $1.8 million project was awarded to All American Asphalt of Corona. Crews will work Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. under reversible traffic control with flaggers. The…
November 1957: Idyllwild had never seen anything like it. According to the Town Crier, the village was “a mass of uprooted trees, torn roofs, broken lines, crushed cars and splintered wood.” Six houses caught fire, 11 cars were crushed, electrical and phone services were down for days. A national forest survey estimated 300 to 500…
The growing number of pest-afflicted trees throughout California has forced the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to issue a draft emergency regulation to hasten the removal of dead and dying trees of any size. On May 7, Duane Shintaku, deputy director for Resource Management at Cal Fire, wrote to the Board and requested it…
Hill residents are keenly aware of the dangers of driving our roadways and confront that sometimes tragic reminder in the pages of this newspaper. One particular headline had locals shaken: “Woman loses legs in car crash,” published June 9, 2005 (the first assignment written by this author, back home from college for the summer). The…
Editor: I have been a member of the Art Alliance for several years and have had my work displayed in two local galleries. I am sad to say they are both out of business. Since becoming a summer resident, I have seen the number of galleries decline, thus reducing venues for showing local artists’ work….
Editor: One of the attractive resources of the Idyllwild community is the Nature Center and the surrounding Riverside County Park. We volunteered weekly there for eight years doing a variety of chores but for much of the time most of our work was caring for the museum animals. One major issue when we first started…
Youth Baseball Town Hall Sports Coordinator Richard Moseleski reports on the games: Last Tuesday, June 23, the T-ball action was again exciting and, at times, hilarious. The American Legion Patriots battled the Ferro Sluggers, and the Silver Pines Cubs gave the Town Baker Bad News Bakers all they could handle. This week’s ESPN-like T-ball highlight…
Editor: After working as a volunteer with one of the organizations that helps with the Fourth of July parade for many years, I would like to pass along some unofficial suggestions that may help some of you enjoy the holiday even more. 1. If you live in Fern Valley, plan to use Lodge and South…
How many of us have visited a forest outside of Southern California? Many of these have amenities very similar to ours: campgrounds, hiking trails, lakes and streams, just to name a few. Most all encourage public use for recreational activities by providing access to many areas through both paved and dirt roads that traverse even…
