Esperanza Fire fatality first-responders honored
As part of the remembrance of the five fallen firefighters, the San Jacinto Ranger District honored the firefighters who took part in the immediate rescue and recovery effort on that day.
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Two die in Hill vehicle crashes
Traffic collisions in the Idyllwild area claimed two lives in separate incidents on Friday, Oct. 21, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. The first occurred at 6:05 p.m., when 78-year-old Indio resident Jackie McDonald lost control of his 2010 Toyota coupe while traveling east on Highway 74, east of the…
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Woodies help ARF
Woodies and ARF volunteers worked together to abate ARF’s new location on Highway 243. The crews had a great time getting the abatement work done.
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Garden Club hosts ‘Discovering Mountain Gardening’
The second of two speakers featured at the Idyllwild Garden Club’s “Discover Mountain Gardening” event, Joe Walker (above) of Obra Verde Growers, speaks about Australian perennials that grow well in our local mountains. The first speaker was UCSD professor Dr. James Nieh (not shown), who spoke about “The Dangers of Being a Honey Bee: Predators, Pesticides and Colony Collapse.”
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Birth Announcement: Opal Leigh Larkin
Idyllwild residents James Walter Larkin II and Rachel Corinne Welch are the proud new parents of Opal Leigh Larkin, born at 8:39 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta. Opal weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 19 inches long. Her father, James, is employed at the Idyllwild…
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Only in Idyllwild
I was at the Transfer Station emptying bags of pine needles when my neighbor, Geno, came looking for his cell phone that he had just lost. He asked if I had a cell phone and would I dial his number. I said, “Sure,” and proceeded to do so. His cell phone rang and he found…
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Obituary: Lee Forese
Lee Forese of Idyllwild will forever be in our hearts. Lee passed away Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in Rancho Mirage, after battling sarcoma for two years, with her life partner, Lindsay, and sister Francesca by her side. She was born Oct. 8, 1949, in the Bronx, New York. Lee lived in Topanga Canyon, Cornell, Sugarloaf…
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Obituary: Eleanor Hallenbeck
Eleanor “Maggie” Hallenbeck passed away Sept. 16, 2011, in Aumsville, Ore. Born Feb. 28, 1948, in Greensburg, Penn., Maggie moved to Anza, Calif. in 1966. She graduated from Hemet High School and became a real estate broker. She sold property in Lake Riverside Estates, where she also resided for 10 years. She cooked burgers at…
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Idyllwild Arts, water district discuss future supply
Officials from Idyllwild Arts (IA) attended the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) meeting to discuss the school’s future construction plans. While IA has not completed the county’s planning process, Jon Newman, IA’s dean of students, told the board that a “will serve” letter for the new health center should be submitted in early 2012. The president’s…
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Idyllwild Chamber welcomes Fern Valley Inn
The Fern Valley Inn became the latest member of the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce and a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the occasion. Holding the ceremonial ribbon at left is Chamber of Commerce 2nd Vice President JoAnne Slater and Chamber President Nick Todd at far right. Others at the festive event, from left are Robin Roodebush, co-owner Gary Taylor with the ceremonial scissors and Mim Andrews. Fern Valley Inn co-owner Perry Emery is not pictured.
