
Photo by Doris Lombard
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This is the perfect time of year to spot black oaks that may be harboring Goldspotted oak borers. Oaks with brown leaves still on the branches should be inspected, according to the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. Here is an oak with retained leaves throughout the branchy canopy. A team composed of Ron Perry, Eliott Taylor and Doris Lombard spotted this tree during their morning drive-by windshield survey.

Caltrans Public Information Officer Terri Kasinga said Highway 74 between Mountain Center and Hemet will be open with escorts 18 hours each day of the Memorial Day weekend. Hours will be 6 a.m. to midnight Saturday through Monday, May 25 to 27.
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission appointed Patrick Reitz, formerly the fire chief and emergency services director for the City of Sheridan, Wyo., as the next Idyllwild Fire Chief. Reitz will begin service Aug. 1. Reitz, originally from eastern Ohio, the Akron area, has always wanted to be involved in public safety and protection….
The grand opening of the Santa Rosa Pít Stop, the convenience store and fuel station built by the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, was June 3. The Santa Rosa Pít Stop is located on Highway 74, east of Paradise Cafe on the way to Palm Desert from the mountain communities. After 10 years of…
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Group makes field trip to two sites that could host a greater-Idyllwild community garden in the future …
Idyllwild School’s eighth grade promoting class of 2015 stands proudly while friends and family take photos from the audience.