If you’ve ever been touched by her caring hands, gazed upon one of her creations, or read her sincerest of words, you know what a special person Julie Ann Lively was. Throughout these last several years, her openness and grace have been an inspiration to all who knew her. On April 17, after a 10-year…
There’s a stretch of road in Idyllwild that has long served as connective tissue between the town’s two centers of commerce. Not quite downtown, not quite uptown—the portion of North Circle in between. For decades, it’s been a pass-through. A place you move along, not necessarily a place you stop. But lately, something has started…
Robert & Nona Gomez is planning a special Star Wars Bounty Hunter themed event at the Rustic Theater on Saturday May 2. “We’re really excited to be bringing this event to Idyllwild and would truly love to share it with the community. We’re producing a one-day Star Wars fan tribute at the Rustic Theatre on…
Idyllwild Arts may have been on Spring Break, but seven of their students and one instructor were still active, traveling to Costa Rica to learn about tropical ecology and endangered species conservation. Academy Mathematics and Science Chair Kirt Wackford guided the students and told us about the trip. “At Pacuare Reserve, they conducted independent research…...
The season of Earth Day celebrations on The Hill is in full swing. The Idyllwild Nature Center will offer a special program for Earth Day on Arbor Day, Friday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Site Supervisor Allison Fedrick tells us, “We will be planting new native plants and a manzanita tree. All…
At its April 15 meeting, the Fern Valley Water District Board of directors had three items on its agenda. None were major actions, as the Board is in the initial stages of preparing its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27, which begins July 1. The one item which had monetary consequences was the approval of…...
At its April 14 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted against hiring an outside counsel to defend County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s department in lawsuits with State Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Department of Justice. The Board had met in closed session to hear four litigative issues involving the AG and the Sheriff…....
The Town Crier asked the county about the status of the decaying home on Robin Road. Complaints by neighbors about rodents, missing shingles and siding, and unabated brush, led to visits by Code Enforcement and a notice of condemnation last fall. One question was whether a county ordinance requiring registry and securing of abandoned and…...
Chris Perreault, who created Idyllwild’s downtown Visitor Center in the space provided by Shane Stewart, tells us that volunteers there have been seeing an uptick in tourists. Perreault, who also volunteers at the Idyllwild Area Historical Society Museum, added that the museum has also been seeing more visitors lately. Over the last six months, the…...
Last year we heard that Gary Parton, the creator of Alpenglow Lilac Gardens, was retiring and moving away from Idyllwild. He said then that he hoped the next inhabitants of the property would continue to care for the lilacs. The house does have new owners now, Scott Simril and Nanette Munro, who rented before purchasing…...
