

For some, a scent is worth a thousand words
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The Idyllwild’s Nature Center Junior Naturalist program for youngsters held Saturday, Aug.6 was titled “The Nose Knows: When a scent is worth a thousand words.” Under the supervision of center staffer Jyoti Kintz and the youngsters’ grandmother, Diane Johnson (not shown), three Junior Naturalists learn how to handle a small boa. From left, Chloe Waters, Candyce Waters and Sally Casillas. Photo: Cid Castillo

The Idyllwild Town Crier has been serving the San Jacinto Mountains (“the Hill”) continuously for 75 years — since its first issue was published on Nov. 1, 1946. Ernie and Betty Maxwell founded the paper in the attic of their home, using a typewriter and a table-top mimeograph machine. The first issue, pictured here, was…
The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians invites the community and public to the 20th-annual Payomkawichum Soboba Inter-Tribal Pow Wow set to take place from Friday to Sunday, Sept. 16 to 19, at the Soboba Event Center next to Soboba Casino. This will be a family friendly event with free admission and parking. Everyone is welcome….
The Friends of the Idyllwild Library will present another in their cultural and informational monthly series at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Idyllwild Library Community Room. Logan Creighton will be performing an historical reenactment of the story of the Four Chaplains. On Feb. 3, 1943, a German submarine torpedoed the SS Dorchester, an…
“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination” (From Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley) Like a real-life Willy Wonka, Hollywood writer, actor, producer, DJ, movie and music video director Morgan Higby Night has created a life that is built around the…
With a short window to prepare as a new board, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild staged a successful public art celebration that combined two events that had previously been held separately — a plein air painting competition, with Idyllwild Arts Academy longtime visual arts faculty member David Reid-Marr as judge, and a gallery tour of…
Dan and Cheryl Dukesherer have been part-time residents of Idyllwild since 1989, spending the rest of their time in Westchester, Los Angeles. The duo has spent the last 48 years happily together, and in recent months, discovered how well they complement each other turning their hobbies into a business. Dan enjoys working with his hands…