The Idyllwild Garden Club invites the public to its 2015 kick-off meeting at noon Tuesday, March 3, at the lower level of the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. Jackie Lasater and Ben White will give a presentation on soil and preparing soil for planting, so anyone with even a passing interest in gardening might find it…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee is exploring options to place a parcel-fee increase on the ballot this fall. Committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton appointed an ad hoc committee of herself and committee member Sue Weisbart to review the options for generating more income, including a parcel-fee increase to go before voters in…

Richard Schwartz, president of Pine Cove Property Owners Association (PCPOA), announced late last week that the association will host Terri Kasinga of Caltrans at its Saturday, Nov. 7 Zoom meeting.PCPOA members will receive invitations by email so be on the lookout. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m.Kasinga, public and media affairs chief for Caltrans…

The U.S. Forest Service closed the Humber Park Trailhead parking lot last week to vehicles due to last week’s winter storm. “Once the parking lot road becomes iced over, many cars slide or get stuck in its steeper sections. Staff will monitor and reopen when/if conditions become safe again,” according to the San Bernardino National…