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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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New private retreat for first responders
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The Quiet Creek Inn has new owners, Newport Beach-based FR Health, and will now be a private retreat for first responders and therapists who work with them, to be known as Eagle Creek.Kim Hudson, the local contractor in charge of the transition from inn to retreat, told the Crier: “The new owners, FR Health, are…

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Steve Moulton likes knowing people
By November 6, 2014January 15, 2015 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Steve Moulton, longtime Hill resident, likes the lack of anonymity of small-town life. “I like knowing people,” he said as he sat at his latest retail outlet, the Cave in Fern Valley Corners. “I’m not a private person. I like the association with others you get up here. You can get a whole lot closer…

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Steele T42 at the Fortinet
ByJack Clark September 21, 2021September 28, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

Brendan Steele posted a 6-under-par 70-71-72-69 — 282 at the Fortinet Championship in Truckee, California, on the PGA Tour last week to finish tied for 42nd place. The Idyllwild native posted 15 birdies against seven bogeys and a double while belting drives averaging 313 yards into 44% of the fairways. He hit 72% of the…

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Occidental College Glee Club to sing in Idyllwild
By January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Occidental College Glee Club will appear in Idyllwild in a free concert at Lowman Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Photo courtesy Desiree La Vertu[/caption] The 40-member Occidental College Glee Club, founded in 1906, will be appearing in Idyllwild in a free concert. Oxy, as the 131-year-old liberal arts college is known, has always been…

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Connor reads Christmas stories
By December 20, 2011January 25, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

Kids and parents listen in rapt attention as actor and local resident Conor O’Farrell reads Christmas stories during the Idyllwild Library’s annual Christmas party on Monday, Dec. 19.

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