The lawsuit filed by J.L. Pentrack against Idyllwild House Publishing Co. Ltd. (IHP), the parent company of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper, has been dismissed.In exchange, IHP dismissed its cross-complaint back against Pentrack. No money or anything else of value was exchanged by the parties.The Town Crier reported on this lawsuit after it was filed…

Although the table for directors was virtually empty, the Idyllwild Water District’s conference room was full of customers concerned about the district’s rate hike proposal. Ironically, more former directors — John Cook, Mike Frietas and Vic Sirkin — were present than current board members. The IWD board has one vacancy, and directors Dr. Charles “Chip”…

The Idyllwild Nature Center will be hosting their annual Butterfly Daze event this Saturday, August 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is free, and will include–in addition to a walk-in butterfly aviary–nature walks, lectures, arts and crafts for kids. There will also be vendors with various goods and food. The event is sponsored…