Idyllwild News

Pine Cove Water District has been extending its pipeline distribution system north on along Highway 243. The work will be completed this week. Photo courtesy of Jerry Holldber

Wooley’s had a table set up Saturday at Living Free. Many visitors tried on hats of all kinds. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

The Idyllwild Garden Club’s new board is introduced during its general meeting Tuesday afternoon , Oct. 1, at the Idyllwild Community Church. From left, Chic Fojtik, publicity, Wendy Read, junior garden, Edith Brix, membership, Patti Morgan, hospitality, Joy Allgeier, Dianne Johnson, secretary, Kenilee Lanfried, 2nd vice president, Stephanie Meadows, 1st vice president, Jaye Leatherman, co-president,…

Bill and Gillien Gianakos celebrated their second wedding anniversary (Sept. 10) )in Thailand. They carried their trusty Town Criers wherever went. Nothing shouts out Thailand more than the Buddhas at the Grand Palace, in Bangkok, taken the first day there, followed 12 days later in Chaing Mai at the Elephant Nature Park right after the…

While on alert during the Santa Ana winds, fire officials are also making plans for enhancing fire protection on the Hill during the winter season. The status of approved projects and early planning for others were discussed at the Oct. 2 Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting. Fuelbreaks The federal shutdown has affected the Hill in…

Nobody submitted a correct answer last week so the contest carries over to this week with a new photo of the same site that includes more clues, and we add the following verbal clue: “Central corner.” You are challenged to identify the particular spot depicted in this Hill photograph (shown below). It might be the…

Shutdown is an opportunity Editor: As troublesome as the government shutdown has been, it’s just a taste of things to come if we default on the debt. Congress periodically (including this Oct. 17) has battles on whether to raise the debt ceiling or default on our debt. That’s why it is imperative that we write…

Since confirming the first oak tree infested with Goldspotted oak borers, another 20 oaks have been identified, according to Gregg Bratcher, Cal Fire unit forester on the Hill. While the apparent presence of the beetle is still far from the level of devastation it has inflicted in San Diego County, forest officials are still worried…