Brendan Steele is set to tee it up this week in the $7.4-million Travelers Championship on the TPC River Highlands course in Cromwell, Connecticut. The Idyllwild native has previously played the Travelers nine times — every year since he joined the PGA tour — collecting five top-20 finishes, including a top-5 in 2014. PGA Tour…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the new litter of kittens. Zeus: Hey everyone! This is too good! Bear: Why are you laughing? Lulu: I didn’t see anything funny. Whiskers: He finds the kittens’ names pretty entertaining. Zeus: Oh, you guys gotta hear this. There is Snow White, and…
70 years ago – 1950 Census counted 604 permanent residents in Idyllwild, Mountain Center and Pine Cove. 65 years ago – 1955 Chamber of Commerce trustees met with California Telephone Co. officials regarding complaints by local business people that they were unable to make off-the-Hill calls. A request was made for more trunk lines. 60…
The first reported COVID-19 case for the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove was on April 3. According to the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) website, the area has seven cases of COVID-19 as of press time. No deaths have been reported for the area since the outbreak. Riverside County is unable to provide recovery data by…
Local resident Lydia “Dia” Abrams has been missing since Sunday, June 7. She was last seen around 2 p.m. on June 6. According to the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU), a team of volunteers were dispatched on June 9 to Abrams’ 160-acre ranch. They conducted a search from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. with no…
Idyllwild Postmaster Ray Wilson retired on June 1 after becoming Idyllwild’s new postmaster on Sept. 29, 2019. John Hyatt, communications specialist for the San Diego region of the U.S. Postal Service said, “Prior to being installed in the position in 2019, he [Wilson] served in the position as the acting postmaster. Ray was committed to…
The nonprofit group Team Rubicon and the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) teamed up to help Idyllwild stay a bit safer this fire season. Team Rubicon is a disaster response group made up of veterans whose purpose is to help those in need. The organization assists veterans in their transition back into civilian life…
Jazz in the Pines (JITP) has been a popular event in Idyllwild for over two decades. Until last year, many came to the mountains to enjoy the amazing world of jazz while perusing the many vendors and dancing areas that were available for all attendees on the scenic Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) campus. However, after…
By Evan and Robin MillsContributed The pandemic has wrought hard times for the arts in the world at-large and in a beautiful little corner of it known as Idyllwild, our famous art town. Idyllwild’s Courtyard Gallery has been continuously operated since its founding in 1980 by artist Carol Mills, making it the longest-standing gallery…
Adlaide Young lived in Idyllwild for 32 years. She worked as a baker and cleaned many houses and businesses around town including the beauty shop and church. She donated time at the Idyllwild Health Center and belonged to the Rotary Club. She was always willing to lend a hand in feeding others when necessary and was very…
