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Snow, Christmas Tree lights arrive together
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The annual Idyllwild Christmas Tree Lighting had another successful year Saturday. Young and old came from all over to celebrate, enjoy the snow and share in the beginning of the holiday seasons.







Photos by Tom Kluzak

The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) directors met Wednesday Feb. 21, their first public meeting with their new interim General Manager (GM) Curt Sauer. Among important actions that night was the board approving a bid for the repair of the lower administrative office building. The district received two bids for the Lower Administrative Office project, with…
Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the Town Crier looks back at the headlines that made the biggest local news during the year …
Two traffic collisions occurred last week on the mountain, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Edward Nunez. On Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 1:05 p.m., two semitrucks collided on McCall Park Road one-half mile west of Highway 74. Mario Lopez, 62 years old of Miami, Florida, was parked off to the side of McCall Park Road…
On Sunday, a brush fire in Garner Valley was reported about 1:45 p.m. The U.S. Forest Service, along with units from Cal Fire, Riverside County and the Idyllwild Fire Department, responded and the Ranch Fire was contained shortly after 4 p.m. The fire was located near Fobes Ranch Road and the burn was limited to…
Delays expected Last week, Cal Trans suspended work on Highway 371 because of the cold weather. The temperatures were too low for paving. With warmer weather returning, Cal Trans planned to resume work on Highway 371 beginning last Saturday. Cal Trans crews don’t work on Sundays. Work will continue from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m….
Many local residents had a hard time getting home from Palm Desert on Tuesday afternoon, when an estimated 20 minute delay for construction turned into a hard closure until after midnight, as Highway 74 between Pinyon Crest and Highway 371 became a crime scene. One reader tells us that they saw a tow truck attempt…...