The Idyllwild Area Historical Society invites the public to their annualfree Ice Cream Social, thanking the community for their ongoing support,on Saturday, August 31. The event begins at noon and lasts until the icecream runs out. The Museum is the place for all things connected toIdyllwild’s history. The permanent exhibits are a perfect introductionto how…

The Cranston Fire has burned more than 13,000 acres east, south and west of Idyllwild. Fortunately, the only two injuries so far have been minor and no fatalities. Unfortunately, several homes have been lost. The fire burned along Doubleview Drive, Highway 243 to Mountain Center and along Highway 74 into Garner Valley. The following photographs,…

Shannon Ng, branch manager of the Idyllwild Library, is the new president of the Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee. She was unanimously elected by members of the 2016 board. She brings strong managerial and communication skills to her new position as ICF president. The ICF Advisory Committee manages a fund, started by a local couple…

Our readers’ responses continue to be overwhelming. We still have a way to go, but after less than five weeks of the new Membership model, we are more than 40 percent of the way to the minimum annual amount we estimate we will need from Memberships for the newspaper to be acquirable by younger publishers…