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Baker is MCFSC’s Citizen of the Year

Bill Baker, left, accepts the Citizen of the Year honor from Mike Esnard, president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, who said to Baker ...

County OKs IFPD advance

Last week, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s request for an advance of its December property tax revenue. The district submitted the request for $400,000 in June and the board unanimously approved it. This is the third consecutive year IFPD has needed to obtain an advance to help it through the fall period. Each...

Rich Capparela high on Idyllwild Arts, the town

Listeners of KUSC 91.5 FM are quite familiar with Rich Capparela, long a celebrated classical music announcer on that station. His bio relates that in 1972 he declared his desire to be a classical music radio announcer when asked by an employment counsel to name the career he would most like. Twelve or 13 years ago, as Rich Capparela remembered,...

City Beat to rock Aug. 15

They’ve rocked Idyllwild before, and up they come again with horn-blasting pop, soul, rhythm, blues and rock ‘n’ roll. City Beat, a high-energy gang of mostly law enforcement personnel, will have Summer Concert Series enthusiasts jumpin’ and jivin’ at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Idyllwild Community Center site. Leader Ed Riojas’ motley-blue crew of 11 beat-heavy musicians plan to...

A ‘Valentine’ for jazz lovers

Billy Valentine, jazz vocalist, will perform for the first time at the Jazz in the Pines festival on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 18. Valentine has been singing for years and fans of “Boston Legal” have heard his voice from the theme song to the credits. Rhythm and blues are his favorites, but the audience in The Barn will also be enchanted with...

Opinion: Keeping us well informed

My love affair with the San Jacinto Mountains began when I was 9 years old and attending Girl Scout Camp at Azalea Trails. I spent 14 consecutive summers there ending the summer of my last year in college as a unit leader for a group of backpackers you remembered in your recent edition “Past tense,” 45 years ago – 1968. In...

Steele fourth at Reno-Tahoe

Brendan Steele got his game back big time at the Reno-Tahoe Open outside of Reno, Nevada. The native Idyllwilder shot 71-70-65-72 – 278, but more important for this tournament was his Modified Stableford score of 5-8-17-3 — 33, which was good enough for outright fourth place, his first top-5 and second top-10 finish of the season. His standout play came...

New fire burns 2 acres in Idyllwild

The Strong Fire, reported shortly after noon Monday along Strong Drive, was no match for human strength ...

Strong Fire out, but was burning in Idyllwild

The Strong Fire has been quickly contained. The fire was reported shortly after noon today, Aug. 5. It started near Strong Drive and was moving south towards Tahquitz View Drive. Firefighters from Idyllwild Fire Department, Cal Fire, and the U.S. Forest Service immediately surrounded the blaze, which produced several clouds of smoke. At this time the size and cause were not...

Local trails open and closed by name

The Forest Service has released a status — open or closed — of most trails within the San Jacinto Ranger District. The trail closures are pursuant to Forest Order 13 - 10. Recreation Conditions Report
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