Share/Bookmark I enjoy spending time at the Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe and Bistro in the Village Centre. The music is entertaining, the conversation amusing, and the wine relaxing. Even more enjoyable than sipping the fermented fruit of the vine, however, is thinking about how the best wines are made. Washington Post wine critic Ben Giliberti [...]
Share/BookmarkIn September of last year, Missy’s family packed their bags, locked the door and walked away. And left Missy behind. She came to ARF, with a smile and plenty of energy in search of a best friend that would love her forever and never leave her again. With a little training, and a lot of [...]
Share/Bookmark60 years ago – 1952 A meeting was announced to consider school unification. Under the proposal, Idyllwild’s school would be combined with the Hemet-San Jacinto District. 50 years ago – 1962 Logging trucks started rolling in May Valley, where the Big Bear Timber Company began salvage operations on pines damaged by severe insect attack. About [...]
Share/BookmarkThe annual Pacific Crest Trial hiker northern migration is now in progress. The local trails are crowded with this nomadic horde which congregates for the march northward at the Mexican border near Campo, California. The herds begin to coalesce at Lake Morena on the last weekend of April. Then, like an overflowing river, they burst [...]
Share/BookmarkPlanning on heading out on a hike? Great! Just one thing I’d like you to do first. Look in the mirror. You are looking at the person responsible for your own safety. Got it? Good. Any good Girl Scout knows that the hike starts before leaving the house. Whether it’s a quick trail run, bagging [...]
Share/BookmarkThe month of May has three holidays. The Cinco de Mayo, Armed Forces Day and, of course, Memorial Day. Two of the holidays — first and last — involve lots of food. Memorial Day When World War II broke out, I had three uncles who immediately joined the military. One died in the war, one [...]
Share/BookmarkFound: Young kitten wandering around Lodge Road and South Circle Drive in Fern Valley. Please call ARF to identify. (951) 659-1122. Found in Hurkey Creek area: Female gray and white pit bull who has recently had puppies. Call ARF: (951) 659-1122. Adopted this week were Rockee, the golden-Aussie mix to a loving, forever home. Paws [...]
Share/Bookmark60 years ago – 1952 The Izaak Walton League agreed to spend $20 on trees and flowering shrubs for a school landscaping program. 55 years ago – 1957 The Hemet School District Board voted to comply with local requests that the seventh- and eighth-graders remain on the Hill. 50 years ago – 1962 The Idyllwild [...]
Share/BookmarkOnce again it is springtime in Idyllwild. This season brings lilac flowers, Pacific Crest Trail hikers, goldfields carpeting Garner Valley, butterflies, rock climbers, nesting and migrating birds, wildflowers, green hillsides, running streams and so much more to the Hill. An April rain shower freshened things up and washed the panorama all clean. The late snows [...]
Share/Bookmark60 years ago – 1952 Work began on a new bridge across Strawberry Creek at Fern Valley Corners, replacing a 25-year-old wooden structure. 55 years ago – 1957 It was the wettest May anyone could remember. The season’s total rain and snowfall was 5 inches under normal, but the late rains and snows were extremely [...]
