Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the association’s regular monthly tournament in July. Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association (IPPGA) held its July tournament Friday, July 19 at the Temeku Hills Golf Course in Temecula. This was the final tournament of the 2018/19 season. The points from this…
Congratulations to the ribbon winners from Saturday’s “Celebrate!” show at the Courtyard Gallery. You are still able to visit the show until the end of September. Best of Show: Zimou Tan for “Xia” (oil on canvas) Best Theme: Kirk Evans for “Long May She Wave” (copper wire inside a bicycle wheel rim) People’s Choice: Art…
70 years ago – 1949 Jim Wellman displayed a 140-pound mountain lion, the 30th one he had killed in the mountain region since he began trapping as a boy. 65 years ago – 1954 The Idyllwild School of Conservation and Natural Science had 130 students enrolled for the summer session. The students were constructing log…
The renewal of the summer season on the Idyllwild Arts campus grounds was an especially rewarding event — as noted by the players and the audience alike, on the first of the three-evening concerts on this year’s schedule. The revamped programs from the previously cancelled season proved a great incentive. The scene was set effectively…
History teacher grew up on hill Six members of the Idyllwild School’s staff are former Idyllwild School students. Mike Van Zee is the latest to return to his educational roots. The new seventh and eighth grade history teacher has been an outstanding third grade teacher at Bautista Creek School in Hemet for the past 22…
Zeus: Again. It has happened again. Heavenly Whiskers: You had too much catnip last night? Zeus: Haha. Very funny. The two little dogs, Ryder and Zooma, have already found their forever homes. Heavenly Whiskers: That’s awesome. Good for them. I heard there is a new cat. Sadie: Yep. His name is Sox. I’ve heard he…
A self-representing Mountain Fire victim unraveled the $30-million federal case and put the state’s $5-million findings into question. Lawrence Goda, a homeowner-plaintiff in the state-court action that settled last year for nearly $5 million to Cal Fire, and other plaintiffs, confirmed James Nowlin’s information reported in the Town Crier’s Aug. 1 issue regarding the two…
In an effort to further improve communication and cooperation during incidents, the United States Forest Service (USFS), Cal Fire (state and county) and Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) joined forces for a training on July 31 organized by Chief Chris Fogle of USFS, Battalion Chief Jesse Park of Cal Fire and IFPD’s Chief Mark LaMont. …
Attention!! “Be prepared for an evening of patriotism and pride as we take a journey across the United States,” said Gunnery Sgt. Victor Ney. Ney is the enlisted conductor of the 1st Marine Division Band based at Camp Pendleton. The Marines will fill the Butterfield Amphitheater at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. The primary…
The world-renowned conductor gave final summer program performance The Festival Choir and Chamber Festival Orchestra Concert on Sunday, Aug. 4, was the culmination of the 2019 Idyllwild Arts (IA) Summer Program and the final concert for Maestro Larry Livingston. “It was a wonderful concert at the [Walt] Disney [Concert] Hall Sunday and also Saturday at the…
