Idyllwild News

A man died today when the motorcycle he was driving crashed on a highway near Idyllwild, a fire official said.

"On Earth to Stay," an exhibit featuring the collections and creations of artist David Salk and the photographs and writings of George Wharton James, will debut Friday at the La Quinta Museum.

A bus tour that will focus on birding in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Grace Reed will head the new Idyllwild Town Crier management team as publisher and will report directly to Tindle Newspapers Ltd Chief Executive Officer Brian Doel.

In January 2010, the Idyllwild Area Historical Society will break ground for a new 732-square foot Archive and Research Center, which, according to IAHS volunteer Bob Smith, will provide the climate control and fire security necessary to safeguard and prevent deterioration of museum resources.

The Idyllwild HELP Center is holding a community services event and Family Health and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

For once, smiles were mixed with tears. On the third anniversary of the arson-set Esperanza Fire, family members of the five firefighters killed embraced and shared laughs and memories of healing.

Grace Reed is now publisher of the Idyllwild Town Crier , the paper reports . She had been advertising sales manager and succeeds Publisher-Editor Becky Clark, who is retiring.

Customers enjoy a popular feature at Village Market in Idyllwild not offered at any other grocery store I've frequented.

President Paul Riggi scheduled a meeting for Monday morning, Oct. 26, to resolve the Idyllwild Fire Protection District's failure to get its special assessment on Riverside County's tax bills this year.

Family members of firefighters killed in the 2006 Esperanza blaze will gather in Cabazon today on the arson-set wildfire's third anniversary.

Friday, October 23rd, 2009. Issue 43, Volume 9. For those of you who have tried to convince the community that I stand for no growth, don't waste your tired stories.

Fire restrictions in the San Bernardino National Forest were reduced today, now allowing campers to have wood and charcoal fires in designated areas.

As businesses and consumers, alike, wait for signs of an economic recovery to appear, cost cutting measures still remain a priority for many.

The 2009 Jazz in the Pines festival the weekend of Aug. 28 to 30 was another huge success in a long string of successful jazz events.

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District's budget problems may have just gotten considerably more complicated, possibly costing the district more than $30,000 to correct.

It has been nearly three years since Jason McKay and four others lost their lives in the fast-moving Esperanza Fire in the San Jacinto Mountains.

Melodic noise rock outfit Darker My Love is touring with Coachella '09 vets A Place to Bury Strangers, stopping at The Casbah in San Diego on Thursday and The Echo in Los Angeles on Friday.

Soroptimist International of Idyllwild member Marge Muir said her group, in charge of the Idyllwild Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday Nov.

The next great menace to the Hill and its environment is the Goldenspotted Oak Borer.