Spring’s arrival on the Hill is still anxiously awaited. Since Thursday, cool temperatures and precipitation brought more rain and some snow to Hill residents. Next weekend may still seem like late winter rather than the warmth of spring. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station and the Idyllwild Fire Station recorded nearly 1.5 inches of…
Memorial Day, originally Decoration Day, is observed to honor all Americans who died while in military service. The observance originated after the American Civil War and was held on the last Monday in May to commemorate both Union and Confederate soldiers who died during the war. In many parts of the country, it is traditional…
On Wednesday May 20, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and The Nature Conservancy will conduct a prescribed burn of 99 acres on the Santa Rosa Plateau. The burn is necessary to eliminate non-native grasses and weeds from the Burro Mesa plot and the Colorado plot on…
Jim Nutter goes for a “ringer” Saturday as he plays during the annual horseshoe tournament at the Idyllwild Community Center site.
Pine Cove Water District will move to Stage 2 water conservation on June 1, announced General Manager Jerry Holldber. PCWD has been in Stage 1 since April 2014. At the May 13 meeting, Holldber told the directors of his decision to lift restrictions from volunteer conservation to tightened mandatory actions. However, he did recommend that…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild has a new board, new officers and is, once again, fully operational. At a Saturday, May 16 public meeting, the new board met to introduce itself to the community, to elect officers and to resume work, including staging of public events, halted by the mass resignation of the previous board…
Brendan Steele shot an even-par 72 Sunday in the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. He finished in a tie for 9th, his third top-10 and his seventh top-25 in 15 starts so far this season. For the tournament, the native Idyllwilder found only 48.2 percent of the fairways, but…
Fog starts rolling in Thursday afternoon as the rain begins to patter … Plants lean, as if to drink from the puddles the rain creates.
The heavy, wet snow broke this black oak tree branch that blew the back window of Bev Tyner’s car on Cougar Road Friday, May 15.Photo courtesy Bev Tyner
“The mountains are calling and I must go,” wrote John Muir in a letter to his sister. Now, good old John Muir didn’t say, “The mountains are calling, but I just have to finish this TV marathon of ‘Frasier’ first.” Nope. He clearly focused his priorities to fulfill his purpose, to do what he needed…
