





PHOTOS: Idyllwild Christmas light displays
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The Christmas spirit is effusive throughout the Hill. Above, a house on Middleridge Drive is very colorful with multiple lights and decorations in a array of colors. Photo by Jenny Kirchner






Submit listings and changes to melissa@towncrier.com. All events are subject to last-minute changes. Note: Some events, meetings and office hours may be canceled or modified due to precautions being taken to limit the spread of COVID-19. Wednesday, June 2• Jazzercise, 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Camp Maranatha, 54162 Maranatha Dr.• Soroptimist International of Idyllwild, 9…
Idyllwild’s premier Alpenglow Lilac Garden will showcase a spectacular array of blooming lilacs for attendees of the International Lilac Society on Saturday, April 21, at its Fern Valley location. The Idyllwild visit will follow the International Lilac Society conference and annual meeting held in Riverside Thursday and Friday, April 19 to 20. “People will travel…
Improving educational option on island On May 21, Edeline Felizor will be in Idyllwild to discuss the community school in Haiti, named after her, Institut Edeline, which several local residents have helped support. Felizor, a native Haitian and nurse, was trapped in the rubble of the 2010 Haitian earthquake. In an area that had few…
Stratford Players is providing Idyllwild with a unique evening of fun in the form of a murder mystery party. “Dead Man’s Chest” is a live-action game set in the Mardi Gras gala of 1850s New Orleans. Stratford’s actors will assume a host of colorful characters, all scrambling to gain possession of a pirate treasure…
Sitting on a trailside rock, eating my lunch and throughly enjoying the cool breeze, I happened to witness an encounter that reminded me of how “unofficial” and sometimes just plain confusing the world of trail etiquette is. A young couple were barreling down the trail, obviously dog-tired from a long day of hiking. A single…