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The Riverside County Office of Emergency Services awarded a plaque to Idyllwild’s Bill Baker in honor of all the work and dedication he has given to RACES. The wording on it says, “The time and dedication you have given in selflessly serving our Mountain community will never be forgotten. You have educated many and paved the way for others to follow in your footsteps. You are a true mentor who leads by example. You are an icon to us on the Mountain.” Photos by Doris Jean Lombard

Bill and Gillien Gianakos celebrated their second wedding anniversary (Sept. 10) )in Thailand. They carried their trusty Town Criers wherever went. Nothing shouts out Thailand more than the Buddhas at the Grand Palace, in Bangkok, taken the first day there, followed 12 days later in Chaing Mai at the Elephant Nature Park right after the…
The Anza Electric Cooperative received word from Southern California Edison that the entire system should be restored by Monday, Aug. 6. AEC includes Garner Valley. The import upgrade that SCE and AEC “had already been working on for later this year will be completed during this outage since crews and material are readily available,” according…
The Riverside County Waste Management Department will host a free backyard composting workshop in Idyllwild on Saturday, May 31. Attend this “how-to” workshop to learn how to recycle organic resources such as yard trimmings, fruit and vegetable waste into a dark, crumbly, sweet-smelling soil conditioner. Compost can be used to enrich the soil in gardens,…
Editor: The recent theft of the deer sculpture, among other unfortunate happenings around Idyllwild, has prompted me to question whether or not I am a good “community watcher.” As the chair for Idyllwild Deer Sightings, it made sense that I would notice the sculpture missing. What didn’t make sense was that, although the sculpture was…
The Cranston Fire may be history, but its effects will be seared into the memories of Hill residents for years. Life here is gradually returning to normal. On Thursday, Aug. 2, the California Interagency Incident Management Team returned command of the fire to the San Bernardino National Forest. The team had been managing the response to the fire for a week
Local author and herbalist Greg Tilford is starting a series of talks inIdyllwild. He will be speaking about edible and medicinal plants ofIdyllwild and signing copies of his book Edible and Medicinal Plants ofthe West, at Speakeasy Bookmarket on Sunday September 1, at 2 p.m.Tilford, the author of five books, will also have copies of…