Janice Herdey (shown here in a 2009 file photo), 20-year Pine Cove resident, packed up and moved to Green Valley, Ariz., this past month. Janice is known for her volunteer work with Idyllwild’s Mountain Community Patrol from its beginning and as president for three terms. Janice also was a tireless volunteer for Animal Rescue Friends…

Ensign Danielle McKnight, U.S. Navy, immediately after her first solo flight in the pictured aircraft, the T-6 Texan. She is in-flight training at Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. After the Idyllwild native graduated from Hemet High School, McKnight graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in May 2016. As an ensign in the U.S. Navy,…

“Alpacas as an Investment” was featured on the CBS News Sunday Morning March 25. Included in the segment were Anza resident, Julie and Don Roy. They were chosen because of their published material on alpacas as a business and the strength of their Internet presence about alpaca farming.

Savannah and Herb Jeffries, the Buckaroo Cowboy of old-time movies and crooner of  “Flamingo” with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, arrived in Idyllwild Monday night to celebrate Herb’s 100th birthday on Tuesday. The Jeffries are former residents who now live in the Midwest … A former Idyllwild Arts Academy bassoonist was featured in the Sept. 15…

  By Kelliey Matthews Office Manager and Executive Board Secretary High Valleys Water District   The High Valleys Water District celebrated the ending of an era Thursday, Nov. 22. Long-time director and former Vice President Hannelore “Anne” Clemens (right), who began her service to the community in December 1993, retired her position. Clemens is a…