With the recently released U.S. Census data for 2020, the Riverside County Executive Office Technical Redistricting Committee has released four maps of possible revised supervisorial boundaries. In all four maps, Idyllwild and its neighboring Hill communities will be shifted to District 4, which is essentially the desert cities — Palm Desert and Palm Springs east…
65 years ago – 1956The Riverside County Board of Supervisors denied two liquor license applications from Idyllwild businessmen who sought to break the barrier against sales of alcoholic beverages on the Hill. It was not the first time the supervisors had denied a liquor license to a Hill business. 60 years ago – 1961Local folk…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats welcomed the new dog Krissy and two new adult cats.Pepper: Big, big news!Whiskers: Oh boy! What is it?Pepper: Our office cat Ellie has found her forever home, right here on the mountain.Stevie: I also heard that Miss Kitty has also found a forever home!Pepper:…
Hemet Unified School District’s online Dashboard is posted daily. It shows key COVID statistics for each of the district’s schools on a rolling, two-current-week basis. On Thursday, Sept. 30, HUSD’s daily Dashboard showed Idyllwild School had by far the highest COVID infection percentage in its combined student/staff population of any school in HUSD. Specifically, 6.84%…
On Sept. 2, they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, having married in 1961 in Lake Arrowhead Community Church. But it was this Hill where they spent most of their married life working, volunteering, living and raising their four children Steven, Bonnie, Brian and Martha. Michael Alan Pearson, 83, and Emily Martha Pearson, 78, succumbed to…
At its Sept. 21 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the first phase for the Idyllwild and San Jacinto Mountains Emergency Outdoor Warning System and Travelers’ Information Stations. “They have taken a first step for what will be an absolute beneficial product for those living and visiting the Hill,” said Idyllwild Fire Chief…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center The Idyllwild Community Center youth soccer season has officially kicked off. The opening game on Thursday, Sept. 23 between The Kraken and the Green Wolves turned out to be a high-scoring match. Jason Maldonado of the Green Wolves scored 4 points, and Makai Githaiga and Caleb Bischoff…
Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center President Fall is a busy time in the mountain communities, and most especially for the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC). Among the many events and programs ICC offers throughout the year, two of its most popular occur every fall. The first is Idyllwild’s annual Great Pumpkin Carnival. Door-to-door trick-or-treating isn’t much done…
Brendan Steele fired rounds of 69-70-66-67 to post a 16-under-par 272 and tie for 17th in the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi last week. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged 310 yards while finding only 48% of the fairways, but he still managed to hit nearly 74% of the greens in regulation while gaining an average…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats met dogs Cinnamon and Toto.Stevie: More news!Whiskers: Great! This is exciting. Please tell.Stevie: We have another fellow feline joining us. His name is Phil, and here he is.,Phil: (entering the room, followed by Toto) Whazzup? I’m Phil.Stevie: Hey, Phil! You are a good-looking guy….
