Marcia Torrey-Jay, June 6, 1942 to Aug. 27, 2012. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 8, at St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church in Idyllwild. In lieu of flowers, donations would be welcome at ARF (Animal Rescue Friends) of Idyllwild. It’s possible that these Chihuahuas (Rosie and Casey) need a…
Marcia (Parady) Torrey-Jay of Idyllwild, Calif., formerly of Los Angeles, Calif., Philadelphia, Pa., and Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., passed away Aug. 27 in Idyllwild. She was 70. She was born to Helen (Veara) and J. Eugene Parady of Rockport, Mass., on June 6, 1942, and raised in Rockport and Manchester-by-the-Sea. Marcia married Francis X. (Pete) Leahy…
Crews are on the scene of three separate wildland fires in Lamb’s Canyon, reported at 11:52 a.m. The first was reported at Lamb’s Canyon Road and Gilman Springs Road. Two airtankers, 15 engines and a total of 130 firefighters reported to the scene. The first two were quickly contained to less than one acre,…
The performance of Idyllwild School students on the state’s Standardized Testing and Reporting program improved again in 2012. For the fifth consecutive year, Idyllwild students have demonstrated progress in English and mathematics. This year nearly 80 percent of the school’s students earned either proficient or advanced scores in Language Arts. Another 16 percent were basic,…
The Idyllwild Area Historical Society’s much-anticipated annual fundraiser, the 12th edition of its Home Tour, features five very different mountain homes, each with a distinctive character and ambiance. An 800-square-foot 1949 cabin in pristine original condition offers a peek at old Idyllwild. A more modern home features Spanish-Moroccan décor and musical instruments from all…
Cathie Davis (center, in yellow) has been organizing the PEO pancake breakfasts for the past several years. Here she heads into the breakfast crowd to fill syrup bottles. The annual fundraiser was held on Sunday morning.
The six different IPA beers that were served on Thursday night at Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe. Jared Dillon hosted the beer tasting event.
