Initial Thoughts: Give thanks …
Happy Thanksgiving!!
I hope all our residents are enjoying a good day and time with family. For those who are traveling to family or friends in other cities or states, enjoy them and invite them to visit the Hill.
I won’t write about all of the local festivals, such as the Idyllwild Cinema Festival in early January, the growing Lemon...
Past Tense: Nov. 22, 2012
65 years ago - 1947
Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Carmen reminisced about the good old days in Idyllwild. They remembered Fern Valley as a fern-filled meadow without many trees, with cattle grazing in Round and Tahquitz valleys.
60 years ago - 1952
During a major snowstorm, Ada Morlan, Chamber secretary, left an evening committee meeting. Finding no chains in her car, she...
Fern Valley directors reaffirm precedent decision
Not all Hill water districts grant one catastrophic water loss settlement ...
50th Anniversary Announcement: Lou & Annamarie Padula
Married on Nov. 24, 1962, Lou and Annamarie have shared a lifetime together. They were both raised in Jersey City, N.J., and lived across the street from each other. At the ages of 14 and 15 they began dating and were married five years later.
Lou was stationed at Miramar Naval Base at the time and hence their move to...
Free Thanksgiving meals
The American Legion Post 800 is serving a free Thanksgiving Day dinner from noon to 2 p.m. Turkey with all the trimmings is served community style with a fire in the fireplace. The Soul Kitchen located in Mountain Harvest Market will also provide a free Thanksgiving dinner from noon to 3 p.m.
Idyllwild Arts finds two interim heads better than one
Doug Ashcraft and Steve Fraider are jointly leading Idyllwild Arts. Of course as respective Dean of the Academy and Director of the Summer Program, they were involved in the Academy’s navigation for years.
The majority of their new responsibilities do not overlap and they are enjoying the time collaborating and helping the school through this period until a new president...
Stable finances and water usage in Pine Cove
No major issues occupied the directors of the Pine Cove Water District last week. General Manger Jerry Holldber discussed the district’s finances and current water status.
PCWD’s total cash assets are about $270,000 and have been growing for the past several months, Holldber reported.
The district has already begun to use the funds from a recently approved U.S. Department of...
Chamber hears preparations for Tree Lighting Ceremony
Several Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce directors and community members attended the brief monthly public meeting of the Chamber. The only business considered was a report from Phyllis Mueller, chair of Idyllwild’s 52nd annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, “An Olde Fashioned Christmas.”
Current Chamber President Chris Titus announced that Lanny Hardy, former Chamber director and vice president, had submitted his...
Salter competes in Canada
Idyllwild’s Lauren Salter competed in the second North American Cup stop in Calgary, Alberta.
In the first Women’s Skeleton Race on Nov. 15, Salter finished 13th, with a combined 2-race time of 1:59.01 (59.83, 59.18).
“I placed 13th in my race, not where I wanted to finish, but I had two huge personal records on my downtimes,” Salter said in...
Library friends offer ‘A Christmas Carol’
The Friends of the Idyllwild Library invite you to the new library in Strawberry Plaza for a production of “A Christmas Carol.”
Duffy Hudson, well-known Broadway and film actor and frequent library guest, returns to present this wonderful Christmas favorite. Without the aid of props or costumes, he will bring the familiar Christmas story to life in all its...