



Photo by J.P. Crumrine

Photo by J.P. Crumrine

Photo by Cheryl Bayse



Photo by J.P. Crumrine
PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s patriotic parade draws large crowds
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The Color Guard from American Legion Post 800 led Idyllwild’s annual Fourth of July Parade from Fern Valley Corners to Village Center Drive, stopping three times for Cid Castillo to play the National Anthem on his bugle.









The grand opening of Riverside County’s San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus was last Saturday, and though the $18 million shelter was completed in 2010, the county’s financial travails delayed its opening until this past weekend. The 10-acre property has multiple buildings, including kennel structures with more than 140 kennel runs equipped with the ability to…
Dr. Raul Ruiz, Democratic candidate for the California Congressional District 36 seat, visited the Town Crier Thursday, Jan. 5. After a hectic few months raising money for his campaign this year and a full week of emergency room work at Eisenhower Medial Center, Ruiz came to Idyllwild for a few days of rest and peace
Continuing its upward trend, the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce voted to add Creek House co-owner Lanny Hardy to its board of directors. Hardy and wife Lorraine have owned the iconic restaurant since July and have expanded both the menu and hours of operation, adding a lunch hour. Lanny’s background is in nonprofit business management, a…
According to the website, www.shakeout.org, over eight-and-a-half million Californians — families and individuals, schools, local, state and federal government agencies, tribes, businesses, non-profits, churches, preparedness organizations, and communities and neighborhood groups — participated in the fourth annual Great California ShakeOut which occurred at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. Idyllwild participation was light, limited primarily to…
In November, the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors unanimously approved an emergency pipeline replacement project on Rising Glen Road, Granite Springs, Shady View Drive and Sunset View Drive. The project is replacing about 2,000 feet of pipeline.As of Tuesday, the pipeline should be in service by the end of next week, March 12….
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors will consider a 45-day moratorium on issue new Short-term Rental (STR) Certificates in Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Mountain Center and the Temecula Valley Wine Country Policy Area. The moratorium specifically will not prohibit using existing approved STRs in these areas or renewing certificates for properties that already have an approved…