By Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center President With the advent of fall, it’s time to welcome back two traditional mountain community events, both of which the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) puts on. The first is Idyllwild’s annual Great Pumpkin Carnival. Door-to-door trick-or-treating isn’t done on the Hill, with no sidewalks, few streetlights and many second homes….

On Sunday, June 30, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit was summoned to help an injured hiker. The RMRU team was lowered into Long Valley about midnight, according to Lee Arnson, RMRU member from Idyllwild. Teresa Suarez, 60, of Oceanside, had fallen several times trying to get to San Jacinto Peak. Injured and…

The California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) has developed a five-year strategic plan to help shape the future direction of the state park system and the many recreational and conservation programs that serve California’s communities. Named Path Forward, the strategic plan aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Equity Executive Order N-16-22, 30X30 and Outdoor…

Following a rash of break-ins and theft, a team of Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies visited businesses Wednesday, Sept. 17, telling owners not to leave any cash inside the buildings when they close at night. Here, Deputy Carrasco talks with La Casita owner Roberto Garcia. Photo by Becky Clark