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TALKING SPIKDERS: Dr. Peter Bryant was this month’s ICC Speaker Series presenter. Bryant spoke about spiders. His subject attracted adults and one 8-year-old spider enthusiast, filling the seats at Silver Pines Lodge Thursday night. Photo by Jenny Kirchner — TALKING SPIDERS: Dr. Peter Bryant was this month’s ICC Speaker Series presenter. Bryant spoke about spiders. His subject attracted adults and one 8-year-old spider enthusiast, filling the seats at Silver Pines Lodge Thursday night. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

From left, Emily Pearson, Emily’s grandson Colton and Marge Muir supervise installation of the Christmas lights on the children’s tree by Pearson’s Wood Service employees Ray Johnston and Steve Robertson (not pictured). The children’s tree is located in front of The Fort on the corner of Highway 243 and N. Circle Drive. Photo by Jay Pentrack

Judy Begin (left) of the Idyllwild Gift Shop, hands to Phyllis Mueller, one of the top dogs of the Tree Lighting Ceremony executive team, a donation to save the Christmas tree that is threatened by the drought, while Joe McNabb, who assisted with mounting the lights, looks on Saturday.Photo by John Drake — Judy Begin (left) of the Idyllwild Gift Shop, hands to Phyllis Mueller, one of the top dogs of the Tree Lighting Ceremony executive team, a donation to save the Christmas tree that is threatened by the drought, while Joe McNabb, who assisted with mounting the lights, looks on Saturday. Photo by John Drake

KING RETURNS: The new local temple Temple Har Shalom of Idyllwild, welcomed back Rabbi-in-training Julian King (left) last Friday night as he led Shabbat services with one of his teachers, Cantor Sam Radwine. Photo by Barry Zander — KING RETURNS: The new local temple Temple Har Shalom of Idyllwild, welcomed back Rabbi-in-training Julian King (left) last Friday night as he led Shabbat services with one of his teachers, Cantor Sam Radwine.
Photo by Barry Zander

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Pool team loses in Round 3 of nationals
ByIdyllwild Town Crier September 11, 2014October 17, 2014 Reading Time: 3 minutes

A disappointed women’s pool team captained by former Idyllwild resident Geri Peterson was defeated in Round 3 on the first day at the American Poolplayers Association National Team Championships in Las Vegas mid-August. Peterson, who now lives in Hemet but has worked at Fairway Market for years, said, “We were very disappointed. What we did…

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Children’s Film Festival part of larger festival
By February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Films at Idyllwild Library The ninth-annual Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema will present its fifth-annual Children’s Film Fest, the brainchild of Andrea Charles, executive artist liaison for the IIFC. “It was my first year; I volunteered to view movies,” Charles said. After several weeks of watching films for submission to the festival, she asked Stephen…

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Turning creative hobbies into a business
By December 15, 2020December 22, 2020 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Dan and Cheryl Dukesherer have been part-time residents of Idyllwild since 1989, spending the rest of their time in Westchester, Los Angeles. The duo has spent the last 48 years happily together, and in recent months, discovered how well they complement each other turning their hobbies into a business.  Dan enjoys working with his hands…

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A deep-sea diver’s life story in book form
ByDavid Jerome April 5, 2022June 7, 2022 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Editor’s note: Johnny and Halie Wilson of Life Writers are son-in-law and daughter of the Town Crier’s co-publishers and editor. Longtime Idyllwilder Phil Thompson has completed and published a memoir focused on his globe-spanning career as a commercial deep-sea diver, “Where No Human Has Walked Before.” Locals may know him for his 20 years volunteering…

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Free holiday concert with a little help from library friends
ByIdyllwild Town Crier November 30, 2021December 14, 2021 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Editor’s note: This story is from a Friends of the Idyllwild Library press release. Idyllwild’s beloved acapella choral group Local Color will perform “The Many Faces of Wonder” at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Rustic Theatre. Admission is free, but seating is limited to 80, so claim a seat early. Local Color resumes…

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Supervisors award grant to Idyllwild Arts jazz fest
By July 25, 2017July 25, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

At the July 25 Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington asked his colleagues to approve a $2,500 grant to the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The funds are for the 2017 Jazz in Pines. For the third consecutive year, Washington is making this donation to what he calls “an enriching weekend of…

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