The National Weather Service (NWS) San Diego’s Public Information Officer Alex Tardy traveled on the most luckiest of days for him to Idyllwild for a Town Hall meeting to speak on “Our Crazy Weather,” a title Mountain Disaster Preparedness President Mike Feyder coined following unprecedented heat waves and a tropical cyclone this summer. Tardy stopped…
Chelsea Walsh, 33, and Gavin Escobar, 31, both of Huntington Beach, were identified as the rock climbers who died Wednesday, Sept. 28, on Tahquitz Rock. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office listed the time of injury of 12:21 p.m. and time of death of 1:18 p.m. for both climbers. Idyllwild received a substantial lightning and hail…
At its Oct 4 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held off approving a revised Ordinance 927.1 (Regulating Short Term Rentals [STRs]) and Ordinance 671.22 (Consolidated fees for land use). The board did approve a new Ordinance 927.1 at its Sept. 13 meeting, but the supervisors also asked for several changes that are included…
Dominique Valenzuela is co-owner, with her fiáncé Kevin Hernandez, of Wild Rides, also known as Idy Wild Rides. They have a small office downtown just north of Harmony Monument where they rent electric bicycles and have been doing a lot of that in the few weeks they have been operating. TC: “When did you open?”…
Idyllwild Arts presents its Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 on campus. The morning’s events include AlterNATIVE, an “edu-tainment” overview of American history from an Indigenous perspective by renowned musician and educator Ed Kabotie (Tewa/Hopi); a film screening of “Gather,” an intimate…
Brendan Steele’s good fortune in the 2023 PGA Tour season has not begun. He was cut this last week at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. The Idyllwild native dropped from 110th to 121st in this new season’s Official World Golf Rankings. He as yet has no ranking on the 2023 FedExCup list, and…
IDYLLWILD, CA (September 6, 2022) What does October in Idyllwild offer? First of all, prismatic autumn colors with hues of red, yellow and gold, celestial symphonic breezes through our shady forests, fresh mountain air, stunning scenery and adventure on our trails and rocks. Secondly, on October 8, 2022, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild celebrates its…
Chelsea Walsh, 33, and Gavin Escobar, 31, both of Huntington Beach, have been identified as the rock climbers who died Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office listed the time of injury of 12:21 p.m. and time of death of 1:18 p.m. for both climbers. Riverside County Fire Department reported at 12:25 p.m. that…
From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, the Idyllwild Community Mental Hygiene Workshop Series continues at Town Hall with Cara Wilkerson, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT). Her workshop is titled “Depression and Anxiety in Childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood: Effects on Relationships with Self, Others and Community.”The series is a project of…
At its Sept. 20 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the request from the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) for an advance of its property tax revenue.IFPD requested an advance of $400,000 from the county in July. The advance will be repaid, with interest, in December and January when Riverside County makes its…
