Community Fund funds new program
The Idyllwild Community Fund, a division of the Community Foundation that serves Riverside and San Bernardino counties, approved a new program that gives grant-funding ability to Idyllwild Middle School students.
The Youth Grantmakers Program, already in place for off-Hill high school students, will be offered to middle school students for the first time, according to ICF board member Trish...
News of Record: Nov. 22, 2012
Fire log
Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Nov. 12 to 18, 2012:
Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance
Nov. 13 — Medical aid, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild.
Nov. 16 — Medical aid, Highway 371 and Wilson Valley Road, Anza.
Nov. 17 — Chimney or flue fire, Hillsdale Street, Idyllwild.
Nov. 18 — False alarm, Highway 243 and Saunders Meadow Road, Idyllwild.
Riverside...
Creature Corner: Nov. 22, 2012
The ARF staff and all of the four-leggeds wish our loyal community, friends, and visitors a Happy Thanksgiving.
Reunited this week after taking a little stroll were Charlie and Bobby.
Home for the holidays and staying warm in their very own beds is on every ARF animal’s wish list. This week, dreams came true for several felines. Monty, Haley, and two...
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...