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The Creek House celebrated the grand opening of its Backyard Stage on the 4th of July with jazz musicians playing to a full house in the garden along Strawberry Creek. Jazz musicians shown above (from left) are Marshall Hawkins on bass, Dave Hitchings on drums, Paul Carman on saxophone, and Bob Boss on guitar. Photo by Careena Chase


The Friends of the Idyllwild Library will present another in their cultural and informational monthly series at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Idyllwild Library Community Room. Logan Creighton will be performing an historical reenactment of the story of the Four Chaplains. On Feb. 3, 1943, a German submarine torpedoed the SS Dorchester, an…
Two permanent residents of Lake Hemet were counted in the 2016-17 census. The local pair of bald eagles, whose permanent nest is near Lake Hemet, was easily seen in Saturday’s bald eagle, one-hour count. During Saturday’s count, 11 bald eagles were spotted at four different lakes in the region. Bald eagles are usually found close…
David JeromeCorrespondent On Friday, Nov. 19, Idyllwild School faculty and students welcomed noted educator and activist Erin Gruwell to their classrooms. Gruwell is the founder of The Freedom Writers Foundation and the author of several books, the first of which became the inspiration for a major Hollywood film starring Hilary Swank. The book, “The Freedom…
By Ernie MaxwellTown Crier Founder During our many years in the woods we’ve heard one tune many times. Its melody boils down to one theme: “When things get too rough, I’ll take to the hills.” Generally, the thought behind the tune is that when man begins to destroy himself, the place to be is deep…
The fourth Idyllwild CinemaFest opened Wednesday morning, Jan. 9, with 100 films to be screened over the festival’s five-day run. The 50 percent increase in number of films scheduled (67 last year) is a huge leap forward for the festival, as is the addition of a large new venue, the Astrocamp Galaxy Theatre. This year…
Changes to the events calendar, a new website, a new automated membership system and adjustments to the process for choosing the year’s best artist were announced.