
The Garner Valley Craft Faire was well attended Saturday at the Garner Valley Common. The annual event gives goers and opportunity to purchase homemade, holiday gifts. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
By Idyllwild Town Crier


The Garner Valley Craft Faire was well attended Saturday at the Garner Valley Common. The annual event gives goers and opportunity to purchase homemade, holiday gifts. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
By Mary RiderContributed The upcoming 2020 presidential election and fear of the continuing spread of the coronavirus compelled a group of citizens to stand in front of Idyllwild Post Office on Saturday morning. They held posters and participated in a nationwide effort to highlight the importance of an essential public service — the efficient and…
In February 2014, when Tom Lynch was hired to be general manager of Idyllwild Water District, he was required by the district to obtain a California Water Treatment Grade II Operator Certificate (“T2” certification) from the State Water Resources Control Board within six months as a condition of his employment. This was one of several…
The Idyllwild Soroptimists are having a new-member reception andinstalling their new president on Wednesday, June 19. SoroptimistInternational’s website tells us that the group “is a global volunteermovement with a network of just under 65,000 club members in 118countries. Advocating for human rights and gender equality…” We spokewith outgoing Idyllwild president Diana Kurr, and incoming presidentAlex…
Julia Romero was only 17 when on March 31, 2017, she was involved in a head-on, two-car crash on Highway 243. As a result of that crash, Julia suffered two broken ribs, a punctured lung, her left foot broken in several places, her left knee punctured requiring sutures, and her right leg so severely broken…
While its wells may be slowly recovering, the Pine Cove Water District has seen its reserves climb this winter. At the board’s March 8 meeting, General Manager Jerry Holldber proudly noted that since December, cash has increased about $70,000 to $270,000 at the end of February. While the groundwater level for some of its wells…
Concerned about increased commercial air traffic over the Hill, and wanting to preserve peace and tranquility in the San Jacinto Mountains, several residents have formed a coalition to fight the “Southern California Metroplex — NextGen” — the Federal Aviation Administration’s new procedures for airport arrivals and departures in Southern California. Their organization — Quiet Skies Idyllwild…