The Idyllwild Garden Club invites the public to its 2015 kick-off meeting at noon Tuesday, March 3, at the lower level of the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. Jackie Lasater and Ben White will give a presentation on soil and preparing soil for planting, so anyone with even a passing interest in gardening might find it…

It’s early August and fall is approaching. “Judi,” a fictitious Idyllwild School mom, is scrambling to buy school supplies, and new shoes and clothes for her kids so they’ll be ready for the new school year fast approaching. At the same time, she worries about getting them to school on time every day and ensuring…

Although the total Riverside County budget exceeds $5.5 billion, the Board of Supervisors has direct and authoritative control over less than 20 percent. For fiscal year 2018-19, which begins in less than a month, the “discretionary” portion of spending will be $799.5 million. Regardless of whether one looks at the total county budget, the general…