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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.

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

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

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 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

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

Art & Culture | On The Town

Idyllwild Actors Theatre presents ‘A Merry, Madcap Christmas’
By December 2, 2015April 2, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Idyllwild Actors Theatre serves up a festive mix of heartwarming, hilarious and touching Christmas stories in readers’ theater format by some of America’s most noted authors. “A Merry, Madcap Christmas” features IAT’s core company of actors — Jeri Greene, Michèle Marsh, Howard Shangraw, Jacob Teel, Meg Wolf, Betty Anderson and Suzanne Avalon. With a cappella…

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Idyllwild News

Volunteers plant 50 lilac trees at Idyllwild Inn
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

Members of the 2015 Lilac Festival Committee take a break after planting 50 lilacs at the Idyllwild Inn on Saturday.

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Idyllwild News

Regional GSOB task force forms
By February 5, 2013May 16, 2013 Reading Time: 3 minutes

A regional task force charged with stopping the spread of the Goldspotted oak borer across county lines and developing coordinated response plans is forming in Southern California …

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On The Town

Art Walk and Wine Tasting two weeks away: Much more art and six new wineries
By September 23, 2015February 19, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

A day-long art event, capped with a three-hour wine tasting, will again crowd North Circle Drive with hundreds of pedestrians Saturday, Oct. 10. For the 18th consecutive year, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild will host the Art Walk and Wine Tasting. “This year will be a strong emphasis on the art component of the event,”…

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Regional News

New Hemet High School facilities
By August 22, 2012April 18, 2013 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Idyllwild students attending Hemet High School entered an almost totally new environment on Monday …

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Tree Lighting more interactive, casual this year
By November 13, 2018 Reading Time: 3 minutes

There are changes wafting in the wintry air for this year’s Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. The biggest of them is that this year’s festivities will be managed by the Idyllwild Community Center, with Chris Perreault chairing the entertainment activities planned for the event. The second is that the tree that will be brilliantly lit is…

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