Idyllwild News

Share/BookmarkKen Dahleen opens season 14 of the Idyllwild Summer Concert series with a Dixieland combo in the Fourth of July Parade and his Big Band Staff on the concert stage that night at the Idyllwild Community Center.

Share/BookmarkIn a surprising turn to those who attended the June 11 Idyllwild Fire Protection District's commission meeting, President Jeannine Charles-Stigall withdrew from its agenda the items requesting Commissioner Dr. Charles "Chip" Schelly's resignation and the censure resolution.

Share/Bookmark Longtime Idyllwild resident Grace Moore is this year's Fourth of July Parade grand marshal.

Share/BookmarkOn June 28, Becky and Jack Clark become the new owners of the Idyllwild Town Crier.

In idyllic Idyllwild, the many pine trees scent the air above the smoggy haze down the mountain and the music the town is best known for is the annual Jazz in the Pines festival.

Some UCLA climate experts scaled down global climate models to create high-resolutions models of places like Big Bear, Wrightwood and Idyllwild, and the forecast isn't good: By midcentury, snowfall on Southern California mountains will be 30 percent to 40 percent less than in the 20th century, according to the study led by UCLA's Alex Hall .

Share/BookmarkPipes in the Pines, featuring the University of California, Riverside, Pipe Band, returns to Idyllwild, Wednesday, July 3. The evening event was sold out last year and this year's return engagement is also quickly selling tickets.

Share/BookmarkThis past week's heat wave put most of my afternoon outdoor activities on hold.

The Rustic Theatre in Idyllwild doesn't muddle along with a schedule of show tired, old films.

We know why good old SoCal is such a desirable place to live-we've got beaches, decent weather year-round and nearby mountains for a short winter snow trips .

Share/BookmarkEditor's note: Following the story in last week's edition and my column about the Idyllwild Fire Commission's response to a Letter to the editor from Commissioner Dr. Charles "Chip" Schelly, we have received two responses.

At left, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Ron Esparza, a solo-vehicle traffic collision occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9. Amber Leigh Whitney-Krongaard, 23, of Idyllwild was driving her Ford Explorer on Highway 243 about a half mile north of Forest Service Vista Grande Guard Station at about 45 to 50 mph.

A concert tip: Casey Abrams, the American Idol finalist from Idyllwild who wowed San Jacinto Valley residents with a May 19 performance at the Hemet Theatre, will take the stage at a bargain price Wednesday, June 12, at The Griffin in San Diego.

Share/BookmarkMe thinks the ladies and gentlemen of the IFPD doth protest too much.

Share/BookmarkFormer Idyllwild School teacher Vic Scavarda was selected Tuesday afternoon, June 4, to replace retiring Hemet Unified School District Trustee Bill Sanborn on the governing board in July, representing the Idyllwild area.

Amber Leigh Whitney-Krongaard of Idyllwild had been traveling northbound at 45 miles per hour on highway 243 when she hit a rough patch of dirt as she approached a left hand curve, CHP Office Ron Esparza said.

Today Saturday, June 8, is a special day in Idyllwild. Residents are celebrating the first anniversary of the community-built playground on Highway 243 near the center of town from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dawn Sonnier, the general coordinator for the Idyllwild Community Playground, gives thanks to hundreds of volunteers who made the community-built ... (more)

Art Alliance of Idyllwild is hosting a weekend Plein Air Art Festival. On Saturday, June 8, artists scatter through the town of Idyllwild to choose their plein air locations.

There's nothing like fresh mountain air and beautiful mountain scenery to revitalize the mind and spirit.

Share/BookmarkI was pleased to see the Town Crier covering Idyllwild's participation in the May 25 global March Against Monsanto.