

Garden Club grooms Town Hall grounds
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Members of the Idyllwild Garden Club, (from left) Antje Banks, Club President Antoinette (Toni) Berthelotte and Wendy Read groom the Town Hall grounds. Monday, May 14, is the club’s next work day (volunteers needed), also at Town Hall. Photo by Grace Reed

By Sally Hedberg Special to the Town Crier Beginning with an opening live painting demonstration at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, June 28 and culminating with an entertaining Native American Foods Chef Cook Off and the Mt. Cahuilla Bird Singers at 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 3, the week-long festival has daily lectures centering on traditional and…
Hollywood has used Idyllwild as a movie setting for decades. For example, in 1961, Elvis Presley’s “Kid Galahad” walked Idyllwild’s streets and rode around Garner Valley’s ranches. Before expanding to “50” or more in the 21st century, “Shades of Gray” was shot here in 1997. Throughout the first two decades of this century, the Hill…
By Assistant Director John Laundré In the last “Journal from the James,” I pointed out the uniqueness of mountainous sky islands such as the San Jacintos. As unique as they are, I hinted that besides bei ng islands of diverse climate, vegetation and animals, their impact can extend far beyond their lowland island boundaries. In…
By Shanna Robb Special to the Town Crier Peace on Earth is a popular theme that resonates during the holiday season. Yet for Patrick and Ginette Barry, their life-long quest as a family focused on peace that touched underdeveloped countries scattered around the globe. In the end, the journey they and their three children encountered…
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