There was one collision on Highway 243 last week, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On May 2 at 2:55 p.m., Theresa Marie Larkin, 64 of Idyllwild, and her passenger William Larkin, 93 of Idyllwild, were traveling northbound on Highway 243 near Jameson Drive in a white 2020 Mercedes Benz…
Cal Fire Cal Fire recently responded to the following calls by station. Station 23 – Pine Cove • March 30 — Fire, false alarm, 5:03 p.m. • March 31 — Traffic collision, 4:14 p.m. • April 3 — Diabetic problems, 6:45 p.m. • April 6 — Fire, false alarm, 11:58 a.m. • April 7 —…
According to San Bernardino National Forest, two healthy eaglets were estimated to be born at Lake Hemet on April 8. On April 29, the two bald eagle chicklets at Lake Hemet were banded, which helps keep track of movement and the eagle’s life span. Wildlife Biologist for the San Bernardino Nation Forest San Jacinto Ranger…
By Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed “Trees are a form of public art,” says John Huddleston, explaining the sponsorship by Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Art in Society ( HYPERLINK “https://www.idyllwildarts.org/academy/ais/” idyllwildarts.org/academy/ais/) program of his webinar this Thursday morning, May 14. John’s webinar will be livestreamed at HYPERLINK “https://www.facebook.com/idyllwildarts/” https://www.facebook.com/idyllwildarts/, and will also be accessible at HYPERLINK “https://idyllwildarts.zoom.us/j/96904131628” \t…
70 years ago – 1950 Mildred Thorn, Theda and Bob Simpson and Emsy Dunn were selected as leaders of the Chamber of Commerce’s July 4th celebration. The event was called Wild Idyle Days. 65 years ago – 1955 The Idyllwild Library moved to new quarters at Fern Valley Corners. 60 years ago – 1960 Seeking…
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, ARF cats were happy for Berkeley who found his forever family. Zeus: Well, it’s just us. Lulu: I heard we were getting a new dog. What happened? Whiskers: He was adopted within five days! Flora: Only five days? It seems all dogs coming to ARF have been…
After spending more than seven hours on an agenda item last Tuesday (May 5) to rescind four of the county’s public health orders including the wearing of a face mask or face covering, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to continue the item to 1 p.m. Friday, May 8. After approximately seven more hours…
In an effort to tie in the entire community to activities celebrating the centennial of the Idyllwild Library, the students at Idyllwild School were invited to create original artwork for bookmarks celebrating reading and the library’s 100th birthday. The selection committee, made up of the Friends of Idyllwild Library board, chose winners from three categories: grades…
By Stephanie YostContributed The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC), which distributes pantry boxes on the first Tuesday of each month outside of Town Hall, will be doing an extra mid-month distribution on Tuesday, May 19. The program, which ICC operates in partnership with Feed America, Inc., provides boxes of groceries for pickup to families and individuals…
Idyllwild locals Mara Schoner and Mark Yardas created a Facebook group called Mountain Communities COVID-19 Mutual Aid on March 19. The duo thought it would be nice to help the community as COVID-19 upended the world as we know it. The goal behind the group is quite simple, “If you need help, ask. If you…
