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Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Photo by Peter Szabadi


Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Idyllwild gets into the spirit of giving and fun
By Idyllwild Town Crier









The Idyllwild Public Library is sponsoring a summer reading program with the the “Dream Big — Read!” to encourage and to promote reading and library use. Registration is open to children and young adults. Prizes will be awarded for books read at the completion of program. Those signing up will also receive a prize. The…
There are many reasons to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. But one young man, Kyran Young, born in Zimbabwe on the African continent, is hiking the 2,663 miles of the PCT for a cause unfamiliar to his fellow hikers or most people in the United States. Raised in Africa until he was 12, Kyran seeks…
The Rustic Theatre presents Kathy Garver at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, in a staged reading of Truman Capote’s classic short story “A Christmas Memory.” Garver will then do a question-and-answer period with a meet-and-greet book signing with wine and cheese after the reading. This is the 55th anniversary of “Family Affair” in which Garner…
A group of veterans on the last leg of a cross-continent ride in a covered wagon spent this last weekend at Living Free’s War Horse Creek camp. The vets are drawing attention to a number of causes that help veterans deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and successfully reenter civilian life. Their mission dovetails…
The 16th-annual Idyllwild Home Tour is only a week away. On Saturday, Sept. 17, the opportunity to visit and walk through several old (1930s and 1940s) Idyllwild residences, and a few new and very special homes will be available. Five extraordinary homes will open their doors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to benefit the…
Choirs sung holiday songs, Santa Claus was taking official gift requests, bonfires were blazing and hot cocoa was available …