Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats visited with the new litter of kittens. Zeus: The kittens are growing very fast! Lulu: That’s no surprise. It will be only weeks before they are ready to go to their forever homes. Whiskers: Won’t Flora be lonely? She is so used…
70 years ago – 1950 The U.S. Forest Service was finishing plans for the Lake Fulmor dedication ceremony. 65 years ago – 1955 First- and second-graders from Idyllwild School were taken by bus to Hemet for polio vaccine shots. 60 years ago – 1960 “Biggest thing since the Inn burned down!” commented Jim Johnson as…
Donations go to public-facing essential workers By Stephanie Yost and Mary RiderContributed Three weeks ago, we had side-by-side articles in the Town Crier addressing different ways our mountain communities can cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Yost’s article offered suggestions for how members of the community can support local businesses through the purchase of gift cards…
With Riverside University Health System (RUHS) reporting three confirmed COVID-19 cases for Idyllwild-Pine Cove, residents continue to express concern about visitors bringing the virus to town. As of April 14 at 1 p.m., Riverside County has 1,961 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Fifty people have died and 376 people have recovered. As of April 7 at 1…
The Idyllwild Rotary held a virtual board meeting last week to donate funds to local organizations that will help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board voted to grant $900 to the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) to cover costs of the Feeding America project. ARF will be receiving $500 from Rotary to assist in…
Idyllwild resident Cathie Davis has called this mountain her home for 36 years. Growing up in Orange County, Davis knew she wanted to be a nurse and had plenty of options on where she could pursue that goal. “When I was nine years old, I told my mom I was going to be a nurse,”…
For years, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) has been providing the community with a place for all artists to share their work. They also support our young artists, encouraging them to explore their artistic abilities. Getting supplies has been a bit more difficult with the recent Stay-at-Home order. With school now being taught at…
Bruce W. Campbell, of Santa Barbara and Idyllwild, California, died Feb. 12, 2020 in his home. Bruce was born Nov. 26, 1941 in Los Angeles to Hugh A. Campbell and Louise G. Campbell. He grew up with his sister Carly in Santa Barbara with summer visits to the family cabin in Idyllwild. Bruce…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats talked the new litter of kittens. Zeus: Hey! The kittens’ eyes are open! Bear: Oh boy. This means very soon they’ll start moving about on their own. Lulu: I’m pretty quiet. Think it’s okay if I sneak in to take a peek? …
70 years ago – 1950 A new sportland was started to replace the one completely destroyed the previous autumn. 65 years ago – 1955 Dr. M.M. Null was again offering sequoia gigantea seedlings free to anyone who wanted to plant them on their Hill property. 60 years ago – 1960 Dollie Smith was named queen…
