Idyllwild FireIdyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Aug. 16 — Medical aid, 10:49 p.m. Highway 74.• Aug. 17 — Walk-in medical aid, 10:30 a.m.• Aug. 17 — Medical aid, 11:03 a.m. Foster Lake Rd.• Aug. 18 — Medical aid, 10:22 a.m. Country Club Dr.• Aug. 18 — Power line down, 10:52…
By Mary RiderContributed The upcoming 2020 presidential election and fear of the continuing spread of the coronavirus compelled a group of citizens to stand in front of Idyllwild Post Office on Saturday morning. They held posters and participated in a nationwide effort to highlight the importance of an essential public service — the efficient and…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats met Oreo, the new ARF dog.Whiskers: Lots of excitement this past week.Sadie: Got that right. Oreo went to his forever home after several potential guardians met him.Pepper: Both Oreo and the family are very lucky.Sadie: And kittens! Did you hear about the whirlwind of kittens?Pepper:…
70 years ago – 1950Lora Steere, nationally known sculptress, conducted the first class at the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (now Idyllwild Arts Academy). 65 years ago – 1955With the closing of the Camp of Creative Living, the Rev. Muriel Haskell prepared for the opening of a spiritual retreat, the adult program of…
The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) would like to remind everyone in the mountain communities that its monthly pantry box distribution for food insecure community members and seniors is this coming Tuesday, Sept. 1. Although this is ICC’s regular “first Tuesday of the month” distribution day, it is unusual for the distribution date to fall on…
As of press time, there are a total of 22 reported COVID-19 cases since the outbreak and one death reported for the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove, according to the Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS) website. That is two more cases than the newspaper reported before it went to press last week. As…
On Friday afternoon the Idyllwild Town Crier contacted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) to see if the department had new information regarding the area’s four missing people: Dia Abrams, Rosario Garcia, Roy Prifogle and Melissa Lane. New information regarding the property of Abrams has surfaced. According to CBS Channel 8 out of San Diego,…
Artist Michael Newberry knows exactly when his passion for art began. He was 11 years old, walking down Main Street in La Jolla with his grandmother. They passed by a bookstore. In the window was “The Complete Works of Rembrandt.” The cover sparked Newberry’s attention immediately. “It was alive,” Newberry said. “The woman’s eyes had…
Brendan Steele posted an 8-under-par 68-67-69-72 — 276 to finish tied for 44th in The Northern Trust, the first of three FedExCup tournaments that close out the 2019-2020 PGA Tour season. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged 303.8 yards while finding 69% of the fairways. He hit two-thirds of the 72 greens in regulation and gained…
Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) is proud to announce its new logo, which was selected based on staff and stakeholder input. The new HUSD logo incorporates symbols of our vast district from the mountains to the farmlands. The viewer is given the perspective of standing behind an iconic orange tree peering into the distance at…
