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New this year was a Canine Costume Contest (far left) at Idyllwild Vacation Rentals. Juneau, pictured here, dances with Idyllwild School Principal Matt Kraemer.

Children join a dance contest during the American Legion Post 800’s Halloween party on Sunday. Photo by Cid Castillo

Scary surroundings and very real monsters and characters greeted visitors at Idyllwild haunted Ghost Town on Halloween weekend. Photo by Cid Castillo

Story time for youngsters held on Halloween Day morning at the Idyllwild Library was a scary but fun time as Idyllwild Witch Rachel Torrey held the audience spellbound with fairy tales and scary stories. Photo by Cid Castillo

New this year was a Canine Costume Contest at Idyllwild Vacation Rentals. Juneau, pictured here, dances with Idyllwild School Principal Matt Kraemer.

Café Aroma was the place to be Sunday night, Oct. 30 as it held its Halloween Costume and Dance Party. Photo by Cid Castillo

Halloween teen dance night at Town Hall was festive event as about 25 teens celebrated by playing games and of course, dancing on Friday, Oct. 28. Photo by Cid Castillo

The Halloween Canine Costume Contest winner was “Pixel,” being held by happy owner Jenny Kirchner. Photo by Cid Castillo

The front office at Town Crier was filled with costumed youngsters from Town Hall trick or treating their way through downtown on Halloween day. Photo by Cid Castillo

Jo’An’s Restaurant was filled with a myriad of characters for its Halloween Costume Contest held on Saturday, Oct. 29. Photo by Cid Castillo

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Sports Roundup: Town Hall youth baseball
By June 12, 2012April 5, 2013 Reading Time: 7 minutes

Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Youth baseball for the week of June 4 …

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James Reserve director talk at next Nature Center lecture: Dr. Jennifer Gee to speak about the geologic, biologic and social history
By May 12, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

The next and final speaker for the 2016 Nature of Nature Lecture Series will be Dr. Jennifer Gee, director of the James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve. The University of California operates 39 reserves, of which four, including the James, are associated with the Riverside campus’ Department of Biology. In 1966, Harry and Grace James sold…

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A MUSICALE review
ByArt Connor September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Reading Time: 3 minutes

As promising as the weather prognostications materialized for the gradual relief of summertime heat over the holiday weekend — happily enough for the various yard sale promoters — the prospects for the annual Levy and Speltz families’ benefit for the Idyllwild Arts Foundation were even greater, due not only to a better event venue, just…

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Power outage forces field trips
By April 25, 2014June 11, 2014 Reading Time: 1 minute

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Kuscher to be honored as first AAI Volunteer of the Year
By February 4, 2015December 4, 2015 Reading Time: 1 minute

Gary Kuscher, nine-year member of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild and current vice president, will be honored as the first recipient of AAI’s Volunteer of the Year award. In recognition of his years of dedicated service, the award will be named after its first recipient. Kuscher, with longstanding commitment to expanding the profile of the…

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Ken Dahleen and His Big Band Staff up July 14
ByDavid Jerome July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The free Idyllwild Summer Concert Series comes again to the Butterfield Ampitheater this Thursday night, July 7, with Coachella Valley favorites and Summer Concert veterans Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs. The show starts at 6:15 p.m. and is free to all. The first concert opens with globe-trotting, one-man band Nathan James.Since 2000, local big…

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