Lynn Eodice of the Idyllwild Garden Club shared this with us: The Idyllwild Garden Club will hold its first general meeting of the season on Wednesday, April 1st at the Idyllwild Nature Center, 25225 Highway 243. It’s a potluck, and the garden club board will supply chili and soups. If you’re a member, you’re encouraged…

Southern California Edison Press Release: As of 9 a.m., SCE has roughly 4,000 customers without service due to the Cranston Fire. An additional 5,200 customers of the Anza Electric Cooperative (fed from SCE’s system) are also without power. SCE will provide updated information once safe access to the area is granted, damage assessments are conducted,…

Vector control was the topic at last week’s Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting. With the expectation of above-normal precipitation this winter, Kathleen Henderson, the Riverside County emergency services coordinator for the mountain, thought a discussion of how to deal with mosquitoes and other disease carriers would be helpful for local residents. Doug Osborn, the supervising…