Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series kicks off its 25th year ThursdayJuly 4 with the classic rock and roll vocal quartet, The Diamonds.Opening for them will be local jazz favorites, 3Skinz. Series founder Ken Dahleen has dubbed this year the series’ “SilverAnniversary” and promised “lots of surprises” in addition to bringingback audience favorites from among the…
The Rotary Club of Idyllwild wants to remind everyone in our mountaincommunities of details relating to the upcoming Independence Day parade,which will be held on Thursday, July 4th, along North Circle Drivestarting at 10:00 am. This is a decades-long Idyllwild event proudlysponsored by Rotary Club of Idyllwild, one of our most active localnon-profit service organizations. …
Zero to 209 miles in 20 days… by Holly ParsonsContributor Julia is a 17-year-old from Seattle, Washington hiking the PCT duringthe summer prior to her senior year in high school. I was her driver onseveral occasions in Idyllwild and found her thoughts refreshinglyunvarnished, colorful and succinct. She is by far the youngest PCT hikerI’ve met,…
Idyllwild Water District spread their regular meeting over two evenings,gaveling in briefly on Wednesday June 19, a holiday, then adjourning andreconvening Thursday. The sole item on the agenda was the theconsideration and approval of the employment agreement for a new GeneralManager, but the Thursday session was also.a standing room only send offfor interim GM Curt…
The Board of Directors of Idyllwild Water District met on Wednesday,June 12. For a second week they discussed the budget and capitalimprovement plans for the coming financial year before approving them.They also revealed that they are very close to hiring a permanentGeneral Manager, one who seems “exceptionally qualified.” Last week the board was presented with…
Now that it’s snake season, it’s time to review some facts for residentswho may encounter these creatures close to home or on the trails. Wereached out to Idyllwild Nature Center Ranger Sonny Waldron. Waldronconfirmed that the only local snakes that pose a danger to humans arerattlers. “The only venomous snakes here in riverside county arerattlesnakes….
On July 1, Senate Bill 478, the “Honest Pricing Law” or “Hidden FeesStatute,” law goes into effect. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill inOctober. The law applies to the sale or lease of most goods and services that arefor a consumer’s personal use. The law does not apply to the purchase orlease of goods or…
Byron Mejia is the proprietor of Halcyon Beauty and Design, upstairs inthe Courtyard. Halcyon has several definitions that Byron found resonated with what he likes to create for himself and his clients. “It means calm, just chill, it also means nostalgia, the word came out inthe late 1800s.” Halcyon days are also prosperous and carefree.“Everyone…
The Idyllwild Soroptimists are having a new-member reception andinstalling their new president on Wednesday, June 19. SoroptimistInternational’s website tells us that the group “is a global volunteermovement with a network of just under 65,000 club members in 118countries. Advocating for human rights and gender equality…” We spokewith outgoing Idyllwild president Diana Kurr, and incoming presidentAlex…
The directors of the Idyllwild Water District met on June 5 for their Budget and Capital Improvement Plan Workshop for financial year 2024-25. The budget predicts, if all the CIP items are completed, a deficit of over $807,000 on the water side, and a surplus on the sewer side of $157,000, for a net deficit…
