Three Fern Valley residents offered to fill former Director Ron Korman’s seat on the water district’s board, last Friday, but before the meeting ended, the choice was narrowed to two. The board agreed to form a committee to recommend a new director. Korman resigned in June. Gary Parton, Richard Schnetzer and Chad Taylor attended Friday’s…
65 years ago – 1949 The Lucks, who manned the community telephone switchboard, figured the average number of calls serviced daily during the summer was 1,800. 60 years ago – 1954 The Idyllwild School term opened with 166 pupils, a 20-percent increase over the previous year. 55 years ago – 1959 Bow and arrow expert…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Sept. 9, through Monday, Sept. 15. Idyllwild • Sept. 9 — Medical aid. • Sept. 9 — Assist invalid. • Sept. 10 — Medical aid. • Sept. 11 — Two rescues. • Sept. 11 — Medical aid. • Sept. 12 — Traffic collision…
On Sept. 18, the California Department of Public Health confirmed four enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases. At that time, three patients lived in San Diego County and one in Ventura County. From mid-August to Sept. 19, a total of 160 people, none of whom are adults, from 22 states were confirmed to have respiratory illness caused…
On Aug. 12, Karen Epperly, 49, of Idyllwild, waived various rights, including her right to a jury trial, and pleaded guilty to the embezzlement charges against her. The court accepted her plea and set sentencing for Sept. 19. It was agreed that her maximum custody time would be not more than 365 days. The court…
After Matthew Subish, 41, of Idyllwild entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a prohibited person, his case was set for a Felony Settlement Conference to be held on Aug. 22, 2014. That conference was continued to Sept. 22, but Subish failed to appear on…
While rescuers were searching for Wendell Boydston, he was resting his twisted ankle overnight in Round Valley. Sunday evening at about 7:30, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cabazon Station received a call from his wife, Paula, that he was a missing hiker. Boydston, 60, of La Quinta, had left early Sunday for a…
Trine Bietz, one of Idyllwild’s premier holistic healers and artists, has had an eventful summer. In June, she opened a shop where she offers a variety of holistic approaches, while simultaneously showcasing her artworks, which line the walls. On Sept. 15, the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center Board of Directors elected Trine to their ranks, recognizing in her the ideal candidate to represent the artistic, as well as the holistic, community.
“You Can’t Escape Your Nightmares” reads the headline on the Idyllwild Ghost Town’s website, warning any who attend Kat Wilson’s 11th iteration of her month-long fright and fear festival that they will not leave unaffected. Rather, after walking through her haunted house of the unforgiving and undead, visitors may leave injected with recurring nightmare images…
A remarkable new group called Death Cafe has been meeting in Idyllwild for several months now. While the name alone may shake you up, it is anything but disturbing. Here you find a gathering of curious people from wide and far, who meet for two hours over cake and coffee to discuss the only sure thing in life.
