The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce recently transferred the deed to Town Hall back to the Johnson family. The Chamber had held the deed, in trust for the town and community recreation, for just over 60 years, from the time in 1952 when Gerald Johnson deeded it to them. But owing to the need for repairs…
The U.S. Marine Corps celebrated its 237th birthday on Saturday, Nov.10. In observance, Idyllwild Marines held a cake-cutting ceremony. Preparing to cut the cake is Master Sergeant Danny Richardson, flanked by Gunnery Sergeant Rick Foster (left) and Corporal Fred Mahollond (right). In the background is Ron Draper, commander of American Legion Post 800.
CAL FIRE crews removed a 140-year-old California black oak (quercus kelloggii), the first local casualty of the Goldspotted Oak Borer that has killed over 80,000 trees in San Diego County. The removal process, which closed Highway 243 in both directions just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, took about 45 minutes. GSOB targets California…
In circumstances similar to previous commercial burglaries, including time of night and means of gaining entry, burglars broke into two Idyllwild businesses — Fairway Market and Village Hardware — in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 14. Burglars used tools to break the glass of the front door of Fairway Market, succeeding in gaining…
The HELP Center’s Angel Tree is now up at BBVA Compass Bank. Colleen Meyer (left), client services administrator for the Idyllwild HELP Center, put up the Angel Tree with help from her children Brynnley, Caden (being held) and Peyton Manchee. Bank Manager Jeri Sue Haney was on hand for support. The Angel Tree has gift tags listing children’s wishes for Christmas. Pick a tag, purchase the gift, then drop it off at the HELP Center.
For the second year in a row Idyllwild School has bettered previous year Academic Performance Index scores by more than 20 points. This year Idyllwild students posted an API score of 896, a gain of 23 points from last year. Local students posted one of the highest scores in the Hemet Unified School District and…
On Sunday, the Idyllwild American Legion Post 800 veterans and their families honored the service of all U.S. military veterans …
The Legion Hall is designated a County of Riverside Warming Center …
The Goldspotted oak borer, the non-native beetle that has killed more than 80,000 oaks in San Diego County, has been positively identified in an Idyllwild oak, on Highway 243 near the center of town. Currently, entomologists know of no native California predator or insecticidal defense against the tree killer. A DNA analysis, conducted by the…
Raul Ruiz, Democratic challenger, defeated Representative Mary Bono Mack in Tuesday’s race for the 36th Congressional District. Slowly and steadily Ruiz has built a 7,300 vote lead as of Saturday, Nov. 10. But it was on Friday, after the county registrar reported vote totals giving Ruiz a 7,200 vote advantage that the 14-year congresswoman conceded….
