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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Art & Culture | On The Town

Newsman Paul Young grew up in radio, became a TV news anchor
By November 28, 2018 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Idyllwild resident Paul Young grew up in radio broadcasting and made the transition to television news in the 1950s. Born in Texas and a graduate of the University of Texas, Austin’s radio broadcasting program, Young got his first jobs in radio in Texas — in Bay City, Harlingen and Corpus Christi. “I began as an…

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How Brian Parnell’s unique venue, AudioWild, took root
ByDavid Jerome March 14, 2023August 23, 2023 Reading Time: 14 minutes

Editor’s note: This is part two of this story. Part one ran last week. TC: It was time for another stage. That is this place, AudioWild? BP: That is kind of this. I’m the last original member of Throw the Goat, since the end of 2018. There really wasn’t a whole lot of explanation over…

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Isis presents ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’
By May 22, 2013June 24, 2013 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Isis Theatre Company will reprise its March production of “Love, Loss and What I Wore” …

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Comedian Adam Cozens onstage at Rustic
By August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Reading Time: 8 minutes

Comedian Adam Cozens will present an evening of stand-up comedy at “ye olde” Rustic Theater at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. He will be joined by his longtime friend and colleague Nick Cobb.In addition to his grueling (and ego bruising) work as a stand-up comic, Cozens has contributed material to “Saturday Night Live,” “Funny or…

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Lake Hemet Water District approves Halloween Haunt
By August 23, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

At its monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 17, the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District board approved Young Idyllwild’s Halloween Haunt, the Haunted Village on the Lake. The vote was unanimous. Kathy Sacher-Wilson, founder of the month-long Halloween actor and animatronic maze walk spook fest, said the new venue offers greater possibilities. “We posted our flier advertising…

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Art Alliance elects new president
ByIdyllwild Town Crier July 5, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild Board of Directors elected Donna Elliot president last week, not long after President Rob Padilla assumed leadership from Shanna Robb on April 22. The AAI announced on May 26 that Elliot had joined the board as vice president and as being in charge of membership. Padilla now resumes his position…

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