Gary Kuscher is this year’s Veterans Day speaker at American Legion Post 800 at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. Kuscher is the current 1st vice commander of Post 800. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1970. While serving at the 676 Radar Squadron in Antigo, Wisconsin, he became active with the…
Despite several conservation groups attempting to get the Monarch butterfly listed as a federally endangered species, in December 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department rejected the groups’ 2014 petition.“We conducted an intensive, thorough review using a rigorous, transparent science-based process and found that the monarch meets listing criteria under the Endangered Species Act. However,…
By David JeromeCorrespondent Often these pages carry portraits of locals old and new. This week we present a conversation with a pair of “part-timers,” at least for the present. Michael Steele and his wife Cynthia, normally residents of Florida, have spent the last few weeks in Idyllwild recovering from this summer’s Baja 500, and preparing…
Editor’s note: The following is taken from an Idyllwild Arts press release. Idyllwild Arts Foundation President Pamela Jordan has named Shaliyah Ben director of the Native American Arts Program. Under the guidance of Heather Companiott, the Native American Arts Program became a formidable player in the world of Native American arts in recent decades. Ben,…
David JeromeCorrespondent “The Birds” are coming to the Rustic Theatre, in time for Halloween. Idyllwild Actors Theatre President and Founder Suzanne Avalon promises a “really fun, scary experience” when the group presents a stage adaptation of Daphne de Maurier’s famous tale of birds gone bad and the people they try to murder. Since its inception…
The Idyllwild Town Crier has been serving the San Jacinto Mountains (“the Hill”) continuously for 75 years — since its first issue was published on Nov. 1, 1946. Ernie and Betty Maxwell founded the paper in the attic of their home, using a typewriter and a table-top mimeograph machine. The first issue, pictured here, was…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center As youth soccer kicked off the last week of regular-season games, our first match between the undefeated Red Hawks and the Kraken proved to be a nail biter, with outstanding defense by Mateo Whitmer of the Kraken keeping it a scoreless game going into halftime. The Red…
Editor’s note: Mara Schoner and Mark Yardas are the 2021 recipients of the Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award through community votes. Below is their response to learning of the award: First, what a surprise and an honor — we didn’t even know we were nominated. We share this award with every single member of the…
The IDYTalk series featuring Idyllwild Arts Academy students returns at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, with Musical Theatre major Benjamin Biber speaking in person in the campus’ Krone Library to academy faculty and students, and on Zoom to everyone else. Ben and his family are long-time Idyllwild residents, and he has attended both the Idyllwild…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center Weeks three and four of the Idyllwild Community Center Youth Soccer season brought many entertaining games, with the kids continuing to develop and improve their skills. Week three kicked off on Thursday with The Blue Sharks overcoming The Kraken 2-1, followed with the undefeated Red Hawks making…
