Soroptimist members hear presentation from Exceed
At its Sept. 15 meeting, the Soroptimist International of Idyllwild heard a presentation on Exceed, a division of Valley Resource Center, from speaker Mary Morse.
Mountain Disaster Preparedness members evaluate “Shake-Up”
Following MDP’s Shake-Up 2, which took place Sept. 10, the group held an evaluation meeting Monday evening, Sept. 19.
Idyllwild celebrates autumnal equinox
The sounds of drums beating began the celebration of the autumnal equinox for more than 70 men, women and children at Idyllwild’s Spirit Mountain Retreat on Sunday ...
Trischa Clark new Fern Valley Water District director
Local real estate agent Trischa Clark assumes her seat on the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) board in December. Clark has attended FVWD meetings to familiarize herself with district water policy. But she does not want to answer questions about water policy or the district’s activities before being sworn in as director. Clark brings solid business experience to...
Home tour showcases beauty of Idyllwild’s architecture
Residents acted as docents at homes whose owners opened their doors to visitors during the Idyllwild Area Historical Society 11th Annual Home Tour.
People seek Idyllwild Chamber’s support, help
Without fanfare and publicists, the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce has been gradually rebuilding and rejuvenating itself. The growth in membership is only the superficial manifestation of this change. The actions at this week’s meeting also demonstrated the Chamber’s revival.
People are coming to the Chamber with ideas and requests and the participation needed to implement them. Speakers at the Monday...
Cog Hill blunts cold Steele
Brendan Steele’s golf game did not mesh with the Cog Hill course in the third FedEx Cup playoff tournament last week. He managed only a 16-over-par 78-75-75-72 — 300 that finished near the bottom of the field.
The Idyllwild native did show major improvement on the final nine, however, firing a three-under-par 33 that earned $16,320 and raised his...
Golf Roundup: Palms to Pines
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines handicap chairman, gave this report on last week’s Palms to Pines golf tournament:
Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association held its regular monthly tournament on Friday, Sept. 16, at Hemet Golf Club.
The morning was pleasantly cool under cloudy skies. The sun came out later, accompanied by a light breeze. The greens were in...
Fern Valley keeping tabs on pipeline project
Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) directors approved a progress payment of $217,000 for El-Co Contractors, the firm installing 3,000 feet of water pipeline. General Manager Steve Erler provided the board with a summary of the work and payment from Aug. 1 through Sept. 9.
“The contractor is performing the work on a time and material basis,” Erler said in his...
Hemet High x-country competes in Mt. Carmel Invitational
The Hemet High School Cross Country running team competed in the Mt. Carmel invitational last weekend. As the race began, three Idyllwild boys — (from the left) Jayden Emerson, Tanner Torrez and Chad Schelly — started together. Running against 285 other freshman from throughout Southern California and Arizona, Torrez finished 10th, Emerson was 11th and Schelly was 91st.