Rachel Haynes, longtime HUSD bus driver, retires
Rachel Haynes first began driving for Hemet Unified School District in 1990. On Feb. 23 of this year she retired. “I loved driving our...
Memorial Day honors American war dead
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day because of the tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags, is a day of remembrance for...
Nature Center to hold annual festival
The Idyllwild Nature Center is planning its annual Wildflower and Art Festival for Memorial Day weekend.
The event includes guest speakers, naturalist-led walks, native plant...
Eighty-two-year-old PCT hiker aims to complete the trail: Turtle Don would likely be...
“Turtle Don” Davis is no stranger to thru-hiking. At the age of 70, he completed the entire Appalachian Trail. His wife hiked parts of...
Local author recounts life as a drama critic and chicken warrior
When he lived in the hill canyons of Hollywood, author and drama critic Steven Leigh Morris ruffled feathers and started a neighborhood political war...
‘Lovers and Other Strangers’ visits Idyllwild for Memorial weekend
“Lovers and Other Strangers” is the annual Memorial Day theater production to support the Idyllwild HELP Center. The play, by Renée Taylor and Joseph...
Phyllis Curington Brown crafts, creates and presents what is beautiful
Phyllis Curington Brown, owner of The Prairie Dove, a perennially popular Idyllwild ladies’ boutique, creates what is beautiful and has done so in many...