

Genis’ book features Idyllwild faces, stories
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Photographer Gina Genis of Idyllwild and Orange County held a book signing at the Idyllwild Historical Society Saturday afternoon. “Everyone and Their Mother, Vol. 1” is made up of environmental portraits of people living in Idyllwild with 150 pages of full color photos and interviews of her subjects. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Ranger Jack Altevers of the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District took a risk and succeeded. Altevers is the supervisory park ranger for the Idyllwild Campground as well as the county parks at Hurkey Creek, McCall and Lawler Lodge. Beginning his third year managing the Idyllwild facility, he suggested to the parks management that…
Linda FrostReporter Spring! It never gets old. Stepping out into the garden each morning I feel the same degree of thrill I did when clutching that first packet of seeds at the age of 5. Of course, it can happen to you at any age. One day, you wake up helplessly enslaved by The Garden…
Artists interested in designing and making a banner for the 2014 Lemon Lily Festival are being asked to submit a mock-up on Wednesday, March 5. The LLF Banner Committee Chair Mimi Lamp is organizing this year’s banner display and wants to have the community more involved in the effort. Artists should submit a 6-inch-by-10-inch color…
The 2nd Annual Paws for Rhythm and Brews fundraiser for Idyllwild’s Animal Rescue Friends will be Saturday, June 4. The event, with more brewers than the first Paws and Rhythm last year, will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Idyllwild Nature Center. This year, the organizers have invited 16 brewers — beers…
Cold weather blew into the Idyllwild area the second week of November, frosting mountaintops and ridgelines in white. Majestic oaks turned brilliant yellow, seemed more brilliant than in past years and held their colorful foliage longer. Skies remained that special blue so characteristic of the Hill, and with colder temperatures and light winds tossing the…