The San Bernardino National Forest’s management plan for four rivers in the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains has been completed and is now in effect. Congress designated the rivers for preservation under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP), including supporting and other planning process documents, are available online…

Idyllwild punk rock-metal band Throw The Goat got a big present to kick off 2018. The newly resurrected Combat Records label, which went dark for 15 years before reemerging in 2016, specializes in thrash metal bands under the EMP Label Group. It announced the winners of a Band-to-Band Combat contest on Jan. 1. Throw The…

The Idyllwild Garden Club, under returning President Gary Parton, is offering an appealing menu of speakers, field trips and an instructional DVD library to attract new members. “We’ll have a speaker and program each time the club meets and a field trip every month,” said Parton. It all begins noon Tuesday, April 4, with a…

The second Season of the Lily Rock Chamber Music Festival is scheduled for Labor Day weekend, Friday to Sunday, Sept. 1 to 3. The first two programs will be held in Stephens Recital Hall at Idyllwild Arts Academy, followed by an outdoor Season Finale Concert in the amphitheater at St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church. Admission is…

Argentina-born Monica Dietrich overheard a mother pig’s conversation with her piglets when she was eight. She thought nothing was out of the ordinary until she told others. “I thought everyone does this,” she recalled.