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Joey and Max Neu with Grace McKimson help wash dishes during the Idyllwild School spaghetti dinner at the American Legion Post 800 Saturday evening.

Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Wednesday to Sunday, March 16 to 22. Idyllwild • March 16 — Gas leak, Hwy. 243 and N. Circle Dr., 2:05 p.m. • March 17 — Medical aid, Pine Crest Ave., 4:22 a.m. • March 17 — Walk-in medical aid, 12:55 p.m. • March…
Idyllwild Indivisible will be holding a meeting at the Idyllwild Libraryat 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, with two Democratic candidates:Christy Holstege, who is running for State Assembly, and Will Rollins,who hopes to represent this district in the US Congress. Elaine Bacher,one of the group’s administrators, explained that the chapter is part ofthe nationwide Indivisible…
The low‐budget, independent feature film “The Cabin,” currently filming in Idyllwild, is seeking extras to volunteer at select times during the upcoming week. Directed by Will Dickerson (Detour), “The Cabin” is a psychological thriller that follows a children’s book author on her return to her hometown upon inheriting the house she grew up in. Extras…
A diesel tanker overturned on State Route 243 about 5 p.m. Friday, April 26. The accident happened about 1 to 1.2 miles north of Mountain Center (past the Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station toward Idyllwild). A commercial paving truck towing a trailer with a pavement grinder overturned on the road. The fuel tank…
Matt Boss called the minute the Town Crier’s contest started to identify the four men published in this week’s Past Tense column. He correctly identified, from left, Brian Kretsinger, Bud Hunt, Robin Oates and, of course, Matt’s father Pat Boss. Matt won a Town Crier subscription for being the first to call Thursday morning with…
Last week, we participated in a two-hour conference call with a Connecticut newspaper panel interested in hearing about your Town Crier’s membership model to help save their own paper. Fortunately, there are many good people in that community who realize the importance of independent journalism and because of their efforts, their paper now has excellent…