Brendan Steele was in it to the end at The Honda Classic in Florida last week. In a thrilling race to the wire, the Idyllwild native tied for fourth — his second top-5 finish of this season. He posted a 3-under-par 68-67-71-71 — 277 on the champion course at the PGA National, one of the…
Another special meeting was held by the directors of the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Feb. 26 to approve the hiring of Leo Havener for general manager, but some issues arose regarding the board’s negotiation of the contract and another special meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4. Board President Dr. Charles Schelly seemed quite frustrated…
By Idyllwild Community Garden & Education CenterContributed A comprehensive new schedule of programs and classes for 2020 has been announced by the Idyllwild Community Garden & Education Center (ICG), formerly known as the Idyllwild Demonstration Garden, a 501c3 nonprofit project of Young Idyllwild Inc. Thanks to the support of a number of Idyllwild volunteers under…
A new shop, Crzy K’s Uneek Natural Soap Shop, came to town Sept. 1, 2019. Its owner, Kathy Gonzalez, creates an assortment of products, soaps being the main one. It takes about six weeks to make a batch of soap, according to Gonzalez, which depending on the size of the batch, creates about 100 bars. …
By Mary Zimmerman, chair of the Idyllwild Reads Committee of the Friends of the Idyllwild Library Centennial CommitteeContributed What a response! The library received more than 175 ballots for this year’s Idyllwild Reads. Thank you to all who participated! Throughout 2020, the library plans to focus on and provide programs related to many of the…
Brendan Steele will tee it up this week on the PGA National (Champion) course at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in The Honda Classic, a $7-million tournament. In his nine previous PGA Tour seasons, the Idyllwild native has played The Honda Classic eight times, collecting three top-20s. He has only been cut once — last year…
70 years ago – 1950 Eleanor Johnson’s long-cherished project of beautifying Village Circle got underway. 65 years ago – 1955 Ted Belden filed a patent on the special design for the Pinecraft “Idyllwild Chair.” It was a fitted-to-size chair proportioned to small, average or big people. 60 years ago – 1960 The Christian Science Society,…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats complained about the lack of visitors. Sparky: Wake up every one! Wake up! Bear: (Stretching) Sorry. I’m still sleeping off a sleepy weekend. Sparky: It was quiet, wasn’t it? Bear: Pretty much. I met one nice couple on Sunday, but that was about it. Sparky:…
By Stephanie Yost, president of the Idyllwild Community Center boardContributed The Family History Center’s food distribution program that’s been held in the parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idyllwild for many years is moving to a new location. The organization, which provides groceries to about 250 needy Idyllwild families…
‘Fire in Paradise’ film showing March 5 With the upcoming fire season approaching, the thought of a wildfire on the mountain is looming. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Josh Bischof, of Menifee, grew up in Mountain Center. He started his career in the fire service at the age of 18 working for the U.S. Forest…
