On Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the age of 81, Lewis Leih passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Idyllwild. Lewis and his wife Marilyn, of 60 years, moved to Idyllwild in late 1963. He loved the people of Idyllwild and gave of his time and talents in so many ways. He touched…
The power outage last week had no exemptions. But Idyllwild School, as several local businesses, did have an emergency generator onsite to help. The outage occurred about 11:45 a.m., and the school day ends about 2:45 p.m. for grades one to five, and 10 minutes later for the middle school. Principal Matt Kraemer and his…
70 years ago – 1947 November had been a cold month with a low of 14 degrees. Joe McGaugh reported 10 degrees in his cow barn, but people thought he was just trying to get ice cream the easy way. 65 years ago – 1952 Town Hall was jammed for the annual Christmas party that…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Mike Holato gave this report on recent Town Hall Adult Coed Volleyball. It was a short week for the Adult Coed Volleyball as two matches were rescheduled due to conflicts. Another match was suspended due to a power failure at the Idyllwild School gymnasium. Idyllwild Garage defeated Idyllwild Inn 24-26, 25-12,…
Brendan Steele and good friend Keegan Bradley put together two eagles, 22 birdies, three bogeys and a double to score a 21-under-par 195 over the three-day QBE Shootout in Naples, Florida, last week. The pair was first or second during the first half of the tournament, but slipped to a tie for fourth on the…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats welcomed a new dog to the ARF family. Mr. Jingle: Hey, cats! Gather ’round. I have dog news. Anabel: We’re all here. What’s the news? Mr. Jingle: Even though I’m not terribly fond of other dogs, I will introduce a group of puppies that…
While Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang did not issue a final ruling on the litigation between the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and Cal Fire regarding the legality of the state fire protection fee, the tentative ruling at the Dec. 8 hearing supported the state’s argument that HJTA took too long moving the case forward. “CALFIRE’s motion…
Last year, the California Attorney General’s Office, on behalf of its client, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, filed a lawsuit in state court against Dr. Tarek M. Shawaf, and his employees, seeking millions of dollars in damages owing to the 2013 Mountain Fire, which began on his Mountain…
At the end of a phenomenally successful year with several headliner events, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild will hold a ‘Winter Solstice Art Show’ December 16 at Town Hall from noon to 8 pm. Christine Dodd, publisher of two magazines — Palm Springs Art and Laguna Beach Art — will judge the new, one-day show-and-sale. …
By about 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, all electrical power had been restored to Hill communities. Just before noon Thursday, Dec. 7, Southern California Edison had shut power off from Anza to Twin Pines. “This is extraordinary action which we don’t take lightly,” said SCE Media Relations Manager Mary Ann Milbourn. “We turned off the…
