

Hardys celebrate year one at Creek House
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Lanny and Lorraine Hardy celebrate their one-year anniversary of their ownership of The Creek House restaurant with Chris and Melody Johnston of Middle Ridge Winery, Temecula, on Saturday afternoon. Middle Ridge Winery held a wine tasting on the deck in celebration of the anniversary. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Rick Barker, much-loved Idyllwild author and community volunteer, served on the Idyllwild Community Center board and was an advocate for the Idyllwild Dog Park, now under ICC management. Preston Sparks, local actor, craftsman and community volunteer, recently installed a memorial bench he created to honor Barker, who died this year on Jan. 20. Sparks said…
There are many inns, lodges and Airbnb’s in Idyllwild, but not many that are run by a family, three generations deep, at the same time. The Root-Stone Lodge has been a tucked away lodge in the forest near Strawberry Creek for years. The lodge was originally bought as a single-family residence by Don Baldwin in…
The Idyllwild Area Historical Society, a rich repository of Hill history, holds its annual ice cream social on the IAHS grounds from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3. Although one visits the IAHS to sample things old, longtime IAHS volunteer Bob Smith assures the public the ice cream will be deliciously new. “It’s a…
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