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On the newly opened trail to the Pacific Crest Trail in Garner Valley, an abandoned water tank is visible. This tank once provided water to Timothy Leary’s enclave in the 1960s. Over time, the weathering of the tank’s surface has transformed it into a modern abstract painting. Photo by Peter Szabadi











Walter Parks knows history and is a good story teller. Stanford B.A. and M.B.A. grad, he has long been associated with Idyllwild Arts, from its earliest days. He is well qualified to discuss the school and its evolution from its founding in 1946. The Idyllwild Arts Foundation is currently celebrating its 70th anniversary this year….
This weekend, “Picnic at Hanging Rock” will be the first production of the 2012-13 Idyllwild Arts Theatre season …
Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild’s Pets of the Year photo contest gathered in $11,206 by the time it ended at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, more than the $10,000 goal shown online. The funds will go right back into the community to help people with low incomes afford services for their animals at ARF’s clinic….
I apologize to Brendan Steele and his family — including his parents, Kent and Jana Steele here in Idyllwild — and to our readers for my blunder in last week’s Town Crier. I was under the very mistaken impression that a player needed not only to score high enough on the FedExCup list to advance…
After 52 years of operation, Knotty Pine Cabins on Pine Crest Avenue closed its doors on July 16. It ends a long run of serving mountain visitors that began in 1964 when Doug and Bonnie Reed, Doug’s mother Elizabeth Wood, daughter Callie and son Ed became a family of innkeepers. Over the years, management changed…