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PHOTOS: Rotary Club Annual Barbecue
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Customers line up for free hot dogs and all the trimmings at Village Market. Earlier one customer had dutifully asked the cashier inside about the price and was surprised when told they were free. All were happy.
The ledger of Idyllwild businesses changes often. Off-Hill visitors come to the Hill, fall in love with the village shopping district and decide to open businesses. If these businesses fill a then-unavailable niche, or if the products or services offered are superior to existing businesses, the newcomers generally find success. Sometimes businesses decide to downsize…
Event charges may apply. See ads throughout the issue. Email editor@towncrier.com. Wednesday, Aug. 31• Coed pickleball, 11 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp. Thursday, Sept. 1• Women’s pickleball, 9 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.• Sam Kessler, David Dapeer & Steve D., 6:15 p.m.; Jennifer Singer, 7 p.m. Butterfield Amphitheater. Friday, Sept. 2• Women’s pickleball, 9 a.m. Idyllwild Pines…
Rabbi Malka Drucker has deep ties to Idyllwild. But she has only recently returned to Idyllwild to live, having spent the last several decades in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she founded the synagogue HaMakom, the Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism. Drucker has had a cabin in Idyllwild for more than 40 years. A…
By Richard Barker Special to the Town Crier Earlier this year, I had the good fortune to be given a tour of the James Reserve by Dr. Jennifer Gee, reserve director. After the tour, she explained that the reserve is named in honor of an extraordinary man named Harry C. James. My curiosity was piqued,…
Nepal suffered from two major earthquakes in the past two months, both over magnitude 7. A 7.8-magnitude quake occurred April 25 killing nearly 9,000 people and injuring more than 23,000 and a 7.3-magnitude quake occurred about two weeks later on May 12. The devastating tragedies were half-a-world away from Idyllwild, yet this mountain town responded,…