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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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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Idyllwild School grantmakers award $3,000
By March 17, 2016May 27, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Idyllwild School Youth Grantmakers awarded $3,000 to three separate groups last week. This is the fourth-consecutive year that a group of students made philanthropic decisions to the benefit of the community and student life. During its award of grants to local nonprofit organizations, the Idyllwild Community Fund began to set aside funds for local…

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PHOTOS: This week in Idyllwild: February 11, 2016
By February 11, 2016April 8, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

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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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Groundbreaking musician Orpheo McCord returns to Idyllwild Arts
ByIdyllwild Town Crier October 2, 2018 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Inhale deeply. Hold it. Now release. Feel better? Recovered from what was eating you? That’s a pale imitation of the release you’ll experience at Idyllwild Arts Academy Tuesday, Oct. 16, during “An Evening with Orpheo McCord: A Sonic Journey for Peace of Mind.” The percussionist and composer returns to IAA, where he earned his high…

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America’s sweetheart Dawn Wells is coming to Soboba Casino
ByIdyllwild Town Crier March 28, 2018 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Remember Mary Ann from “Gilligan’s Island?” She’s coming to Soboba Casino. Dawn Wells made history as the first woman to sport “short shorts” on national television, and has been making hearts pound ever since. If you are one of the many fans who tuned into “Gilligan’s Island” every week, you have the chance to get…

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Song to benefit WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
ByMelissa Diaz Hernandez November 25, 2020December 1, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

Grammy-nominated songwriter Brett Perkins of Pawnshop Preachers and Denmark’s Grammy-winning Tamra Rosanes are donating all download profits of their song “Corona Christmas” to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The creation of the song included both Perkins’ and Rosanes’ children. Perkins’ 11-year-old daughter, Liva September Riis Perkins, contributed ideas and sings on the…

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