Injured climber rescued after Tahquitz fall
Approximately 50 personnel responded to reports of an injured climber on “Angel’s Fright” on Tahquitz Rock on Sunday, Sept. 23.
A man in his mid 50s climbing with his two sons at the iconic climbing destination fell about 15 to 20 feet and caught his foot on a rock edge in the fall. He sustained either a sprain or a...
Ferro victorious in Lumber Mill’s first Paul Bunyan Burger Challenge
Frank Ferro finishes a five-pound burger in less than 45 minutes to win the contest ...
Obituary: James Janopoulos
James Janopoulos passed away at home on the evening of Sept. 20, 2012, after a long battle with multiple myeloma.
Jim is survived by his wife Pam and his seven children: his son Robert, and daughters Sheila, Barbara, Stephanie, Kathleen, Mary and Kimber.
Jim was a two-decades-long member of the Idyllwild Rotary. The “Jim and Pam Janopoulos” tile, decorated with a...
Obituary: Patricia Ann Parish
Patricia Ann Parish passed on to her God and Maker on Sept. 11, 2012 at her home in Pine Cove, Calif., after treatment for 13 months at USC’s Norris Cancer Center in Los Angeles.
She served in missions in Ethiopia as part of the U.S. Peace Corps from 1962 to 1964 and in 2006. For eight weeks in 2005, she...
Pat Parish passes after struggle with cancer
Pat Parish, who died Tuesday, Sept. 11, at her home in Pine Cove, was a fine and accomplished singer ...
Man arrested in Mountain Center with live explosives
After an investigative stop by a Department of Fish and Game warden, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Hemet resident Marc Morris, 44, in an off-road area of Mountain Center closed to vehicular traffic on charges of being a felon in possession of explosives, a live detonator, a handgun and ammunition.
The DFG warden stopped Morris at about 7 a.m. on...
Fern Valley customer incurs huge water leak
In the absence of Board President Charlie Wix, Vice President Bob Krieger led a swift and concise meeting Friday, Sept. 21.
Two days prior to the meeting, the board received a letter from customers Suzanne and David Horowitz requesting an adjustment or forgiveness of their recent $13,700 bill.
Apparently a valve controlling an underground line was accidentally turned on during August,...
Spirit Mountain Retreat marks fall equinox
A circle of women gathered, dancing to the heartbeat of the Mother, on Saturday at Spirit Mountain Retreat to celebrate in sacred ceremony the Autumn Equinox and International Peace Day. Esther Kennedy, director of the center, leading the Sacred Circle Dance for Peace in the Mideastern dance “Misirlou.”
A party to help each other
Evoking Harlem’s early 20th century penchant for rent parties, Piper Dellums, now a full-time Hill resident, is bringing to Idyllwild a self-help event on Oct. 8.
After a severe personal trauma, Dellums moved to the Hill where she sought peace and solitude. She was fragile and did not know anyone. Eventually, while in the throes of despair from breast cancer,...
Idyllwild Ghost Town slithers back
The ninth edition creeps and slithers back into its dank den at the Idyllwild Community Center property ..