
Photo by Jenny Kirchner


Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Friends of the Idyllwild Library host special meeting



Photo by Jack Clark

Photos: Last Week in Idyllwild: October 1, 2015
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Friends of the Idyllwild Library host special meeting




Bob McCullough, longtime manager of Idyllwild’s emergency radio station WNKI (1610 AM), is hanging it up. McCullough, a direct link to WNKI founders George Covington and Carol Lindholm, received a charge from Covington early in the station’s life. “He told me if anything happened to him, that I should keep the station running, and that…
Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) President Stephanie Yost and Ashley and Shane Stewart of Idyllwild Realty having been working for several months with the office of Riverside County Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington and the Office of Economic Development to address a long-standing community issue: Idyllwild’s lack of a public restroom for town visitors. Numerous business…
The Idyllwild Fire Department’s Finance Committee reviewed the proposed fiscal year 2016-17 budget and moved it to the full commission with some minor changes. The new budget totals slightly more than $2 million in both revenues and expenses. Revenues are projected to be $7,500 more than total expenses. For the current year, budget totals are…
Your new or renewed Town Crier Membership comes with a big extra: Thanks to the generosity of Bruce Ross and Eileen Gallo-Ross, each Town Crier new or renewed Membership receives discounts at their Red Kettle restaurant in downtown Idyllwild on up to two meals per day for six months.So, become a Member, if you’re not…
The Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks held their annualLemon Lily Festival at the Nature Center on Saturday, July 13. Thismonth’s record-breaking heat wave meant an early blooming season, andfewer human visitors to the event. Those who made it enjoyed crafts andgames for kids, a story walk, free face painting and “bounce house,”…
Two fires, one near and the other in San Diego County, affected Idyllwild last week. About noon Thursday, July 21, a wildland fire broke out in Anza. The Pony Fire burned nearly 35 acres, but was contained by 8:30 p.m. the same day, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The fire was located near…