Historical Society Home Tour offers look at local architecture and life styles
By David Jerome
The Idyllwild Home Tour takes place this year this Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Tickets are $30 per person to tour five private homes. The tour is presented by the Idyllwild Area Historical Society. IAHS President Ed Warner writes that this year five local homeowners will open their “private mountain…
County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee Chair Bob Schraff resigned from the committee on Wednesday, Feb. 6, leaving the board with only one regularly attending member, Reba Coulter. The office of 3rd District Supervisors Jeff Stone says there are no current plans to fill the committe. Both Schraff and committee member Mike Frietas, who seldom…
Monday, May 1, the Local Short-Term Rental (STR) Committee held a public Town Hall meeting with County 4th District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez. On the stage with Perez were Planning Director John Hildebrand and local STR Committee members Joel Feingold, Woody Henderson, Jon Brown, Anna Duitruk, Mark Dean and Jane Oliver. Members of the Sheriff’s…
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…
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom implemented a Stay-at-Home order for one month between the hours of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. that began Saturday, Nov. 21 for all counties in the purple tier. Only “essential” workers are permitted to be out during this time. The governor moved 28 counties back to the most-restricted purple tier…
A white van with black lettering on its side reads “Idyllwild Shuttle.” The van, idling at the far side of the Pine Cove Market parking lot, awaited passengers. The driver will tell you the service is free — a free community service for everyone. Ken Hinkle said he is “a regular rider,” and that he’s…
The county announced Tuesday that it has placed a “pause on the administration of Johnson and Johnson vaccines at its clinics, following a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).” County health officials said “there have been no reports of the rare, severe illness like those described in the CDC guidance among…
