The Art Alliance of Idyllwild, in partnership with the Idyllwild Garden Club, offers its annual Plein Air Festival from Friday, June 6, to Sunday, June 8. For the layman, plein air painting is that which is done outdoors, a movement begun in the mid- to late-19th century by French impressionists who sought to capture the…
For the final Idyllwild Conversation of the 2013-14 season, UC Riverside Professor of Fire Ecology Richard Minnich will talk about forest conditions that exacerbate wildfire risk. Showing photos of the Idyllwild area’s old-growth forests from 130 years ago, as well as from Baja Mexico’s mountains where fire suppression was not practiced until very recently, Minnich…
Judged Artist Members’ Show and Gallery Working Artist Tour
Editor: I must say I am left a bit confused by a couple of articles in last week’s paper. The water districts appear to be separately discussing water from wells, streams and Foster Lake as if they are different. All three are dependent on what comes from the sky. Add to that, Jeff Stone is…
The Idyllwild Historic Preservation District board approved its first plans for renovation of a structure within district boundaries — Ferro, the new restaurant that will occupy the building previously home to Hidden Village Chinese Restaurant at 25840 Cedar Street. Last week, the board reviewed design plans and examples of materials and colors to be used…
For Herb Jeffries, the long ride is over.
This week’s fire and sheriff’s logs.
Thursday morning, May 22, the Hill was overrun with fire vehicles.
By John R. Hawkins Fire Chief Editor: I write to you as the Cal Fire Riverside County fire chief, president of the Riverside County Fire Chief’s Association and as the fire and rescue mutual aid coordinator for Riverside County. Wednesday, April 23, we held a large-scale, multiagency fire, law enforcement and animal services field training…
Two propositions in the June 2014 primary election moved to the ballot with little organized opposition. Proposition 41 redirects some of already approved and unsold Cal Vet (home loan) bonds to create affordable rental housing for veterans; Proposition 42 makes it a constitutional mandate, not just a state law, that local governments follow the Brown…
