General public invited This winter, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild will host several premier art events showcasing original pieces acquirable directly from local artists plus opportunities to see “art in action.” The Winter Solstice Art Show features more than 100 unique holiday gifts, including jewelry, ceramics, paintings, mixed media, photographs, wearable art and many other…
The U. S. Forest Service has scheduled its four bald-eagle counts for this winter, all counts being on Saturday mornings. The counts will be Dec. 9, Jan. 13, Feb. 10 and March 10. Migrating eagles typically begin arriving in the area in late November and leave in late March or early April. During the winter,…
The sign in front of the Idyllwild Tree monument was broken and on the ground Wednesday morning. It appears this red Sypder convertible hit the sign and was abandoned in the parking lot behind the monument.
The American Legion Post 800 in Idyllwild got started in the 1940s. Back then, its building on Marian View Drive was a Kiwanis Club — you can still see the “Circle and K” symbol on the west face of the building. The Legion bought it from Kiwanis in early 1971. Tom Pierce, an Army veteran…
In early November, the Trump administration released a “Climate Science Special Report.” Contrary to many of the administration’s environmental officials, the report finds that the Earth’s climate is changing due to a multitude of human actions. “Human activities continue to significantly affect Earth’s climate by altering factors that change its radiative balance … In the…
Pickleball has a new permanent home in Idyllwild. According to a press release from Chris Trout, Idyllwild Community Center’s spokesperson, “Barry Wallace, ICC board member and Idyllwild’s resident pickleball expert, has just announced that the new pickleball courts are now open for play.” The state-of-the-art courts will be listed on the USAPA website’s “Places to…
Final decision awaits CPUC decision The Riverside County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved moving forward with the creation of Community Choice Aggregation, which would have the county provide electricity. County residents should not expect to hear anything about its implementation until late summer. The vote was 3-2, with supervisors Kevin Jeffries (1st District) and Chuck…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors only approved the final fiscal year 2017-18 budget in late September. Days later, on Sept. 30, the first quarter ended. Now, six weeks into the second quarter of the fiscal year, County Executive Officer George Johnson, County Finance Officer Don Kent and the whole board are already worried about…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 12 to 18. Idyllwild • Nov. 12 — Alarm call, 7:40 a.m., Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 12 — Suspicious circumstance, 11:24 a.m., Rim Rock Rd. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 12 — Alarm…
No telling signs yet; just be prepared Over the past month, the San Jacinto Fault, which passes under Garner Valley and near Idyllwild, has been the source of dozens of small quakes. Almost all were magnitude 2.9 or less, although on Nov. 8, tremors with magnitudes 2.9 and 3.2 were only an hour apart in the…
