The Chess Club debuted Sunday afternoon at Nature’s Wisdom to local 10th- and 12th-graders. Four teenagers and four adults showed up by word-of-mouth. Richard Mozeleski was “amazed at the ‘brain power’ in one Idyllwild room on a beautiful afternoon. After one match with one of the teenagers to a draw, I was exhausted and decided…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council is beginning to revise the 2006 Community Wildfire Protection Plan. More than 25 firefighters and land managers met at the FSC’s offices on Franklin Drive Wednesday to begin work on updating the eight-year-old plan. CWPPs were originally authorized by the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. One of the…
The report on the cause of last year’s destructive Mountain Fire is progressing, according to Cal Fire Information Officer Daniel Berlant. In an email last week, he said the investigation has not yet been completed. Ten days after the fire’s start in Mountain Center, on July 25, 2013, Cal Fire Investigators determined the Mountain Fire…
Her heart is full of love for that special someone. She loves to be groomed and held, as she purrs her delight. Easy going, loves cat naps and the sun, is Heidi, an 8-year-old female tortoiseshell. Unfortunately, she lost her owner in a tragedy. As if that wasn’t enough, she also is a special-needs cat….
65 years ago – 1949: There were 30 to 40 inches of snow on the ground in town …
Reinforcing his promise to grow the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, founder and director Stephen Savage has signed a deal to bring Idyllwild 2015 to Hemet next January. During the first, week-long festival, from Monday, Jan. 5, through Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, Savage plans to show films at the Hemet Theatre three nights, Thursday through…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Thursday, Feb. 6 to Monday, Feb. 10: Feb. 6 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Feb. 6 — Rescue, Idyllwild. Feb. 7 — Carbon dioxide detector activation due to malfunction, Idyllwild. Feb. 7 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Feb. 8 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Feb….
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Richard Mozeleski gave this report: Kindergarten through grade 3 In week two basketball action, the Red Ninjas avenged their previous week 1 loss to the scrappy Wildcats with a 15-4 win of their own. Led by Locas Odum’s 7 points and the tough perimeter defense of Silas Tiso, who continues to…
Brendan Steele came up two strokes too many at the Pebble Beach Tournament last week, missing the three-day cut. He dropped from 45th to 50th place on the FedExCup points list. This week the Idyllwild native tees it up for the fifth consecutive week, this time at the $6.7 million Northern Trust Open on the…
Pine Cove Property Owners Association members were treated to the presence of Pete and Suzon Caparelli, Diane Cardinalli and a handful of others [Saturday, Feb. 1]. They presented a computer fly-through of the multi-story Idyllwild Community Center facility and ampitheater. This was phase 1. It had a great room entrance, an art gallery, teen center,…
