The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has offered Backyard Composting classes and workshops for 30 years to provide residents with the basic knowledge on how to compost organic waste from home, safely and efficiently. In addition to these basic composting classes, the department will be offering a free Master Composter Certificate Training program with…

American Legion Post 800 Commander Ygnacio Garcia at the podium Saturday with the Color Guard during the Veterans Day ceremony. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD

By Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center President Riverside County Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington and Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, as well as several members of their respective staffs, paid a visit to the Hill Tuesday, July 19. The purpose was for Washington to introduce Perez to the Idyllwild area in preparation for the communities’…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will this week consider recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot for ages 12 to 15. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized such use last week.Also, on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), CDC is now endorsing a general “clinical preference” for the two mRNA…

A Celebration of Life for Wayne Parker was held Friday afternoon, March 8, in the Fireside Room at the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus. Parker worked for the school and the Idyllwild Town Crier.