65 years ago – 1949 Jim Wellman displayed a 140-pound mountain lion, the 30th one he had killed in the mountain region since he began trapping as a boy. 60 years ago – 1954 The Idyllwild School of Conservation and Natural Science had 130 students enrolled for the summer session. The students were constructing…
Lily is in her forever home with her favorite human. So that leaves Lulu, the last of the Chihuahua sisters. She is about 6 months old and she’s all about playtime. Lily and Lulu were abandoned in a box with four other siblings on the side of the road. Everyone else has had their dream…
For nearly a century teaching and learning have been major activities in and around Idyllwild. Among the schools and camps responsible, one of the most interesting was the Desert Sun School, which for 44 years occupied the campus that now houses Astrocamp. “Desert Sun” seems an odd name for an institution nestled in a mountain…
A fairly new term in wildfire policy is “Fire Adapted Communities.” Important fire organizations have placed a new emphasis on this concept over the last few years and I think it leads us all in the right direction regarding the challenge of wildfire. To begin with, by referring to adaptation, the term leads us to…
Editor: I recently had a medical emergency at the end of July. I had fainted and the Idyllwild Fire Department was called. With a quick response and a right decision made, a life-changing event came out on the right side for me. I just want people to have faith in our department. Irene Ledbetter Fern…
65 years ago – 1949 The Women’s Guild of the Community Presbyterian Church was raising money via bake sales for a new roof for the manse. 60 years ago – 1954 Barbara Wilson was honored at a community bridal shower at the Idyllwild Inn. Her marriage to Bud Hunt was scheduled for October. …
Found: Neutered male, no tag, no chip. Call ARF 951-659-1122. Little purrs and four paws up to our youngest kitten, Suki. Didn’t take her long to find her forever home. Miss Sadie is about 3 years old, and is still ready for the old cat-and-mouse game. She loves to gracefully move along, step by step,…
Editor: Ben Killingsworth was appointed to the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission in July 2008 to finish the term of Dr. Emily Shaw, who had resigned in June 2008. He was elected to a full four-year term in August 2009. During most of his tenure, Killingsworth focused on the agency’s finances. The same exact thing…
Editor: We live in Idyllwild, and we applaud the fact that Idyllwild is such a dog-loving village. We love living here. But there is a big problem on the Hill. We have four dogs of our own we have rescued from dire circumstances. For being such a dog-friendly place, and with awesome facilities like ARF…
Idyllwild, wake up. Idyllwild Fire, Idyllwild Water and Idyllwild Community Center will continue to falter so long as Idyllwild businesses/de-facto leaders and the few who claim leadership refuse to recognize where the true weight of the mountain community sits, specifically with Hill-wide property owners not voters, the county and the state. I’m an optimist. As…
