





Five unique Idyllwild homes featured on home tour
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Saturday the Idyllwild Historical Society held its 12th Annual Home Tour with 5 homes graciously opened to the public for viewing. This incredibly gorgeous, colorful, warm living room is full of art, musical instruments, spirituality, and personality belonging to two local artists and their artistic daughter that grace our mountain. Photo by Careena Chase






Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild, in an effort to raise funds to provide medical care for low-income families’ pets, are hosting a Pets of the Year Contest. Funds raised also will help fund medical testing and treatment for senior pets coming into ARF’s care. There is no entry fee. Proud four-paw, four-footed or two-claw parents…
At 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, an Earth Day film festival begins online at https://wildandscenicfilmfestival.org. The festival may be streamed on-demand through April 29. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival showcases the year’s top environmental and adventure films about nature, community activism, adventure, conservation, water, energy and climate change, wildlife, environmental justice, agriculture,and indigenous cultures….
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…
Are you an artist? Are you 18 years old or younger? Are you a local? Then the Art Alliance of Idyllwild invites you to enter your art into its first public exhibition for talented young artists on the hill. For more information and to register online, visit www.artinidyllwild.org/event-1852981. Registered artists must deliver their art to…
By Shanna Robb Special to the Town Crier According to The American’s for the Arts, a nationally recognized organization, “Public art activates the imagination and encourages people to perceive more deeply the environment they occupy.” Art projects, such as Idyllwild Deer Sightings, help stimulate the local economy and provide an avenue for residents to…