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Garner Valley is hosting its third Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Five diverse homes represent the eclectic nature of the community. Themes of country cozy, log ranch, panoramic views and renovated contemporary nestle among the native pines. Each is uniquely decorated to enhance the architectural theme. The Home Tour…
The new president of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, Pamela Jordan, is from Chicago. She comes here familiar with the campus and town and prepared to lead the institution forward in the 21st century. After 23 years at the Chicago Academy of the Arts, Jordan decided it was time for someone else to guide her child,…
Janie Oliver recently purchased Town Baker Cafe and renamed it The Sunflower. All of the employees remained on staff and Oliver is adding to the menu and expanding the lunch hour. I interviewed Oliver on her birthday at the restaurant. One of the menu additions is the vegan baking treats of local Callie Squires of…
Melissa Severa, Yokoji Zen Mountain Center resident, writes about “one woman’s story of wildfire, family and the Zen of survival.” Her story, “Mountain Fire Mama,” is a deeply personal account of the center’s narrow escape from fire and the major damage it subsequently suffered from torrents of water carrying debris and mud that buried cars…