
Around town photos
By Idyllwild Town Crier

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild will feature more than 45 local artists in its Winter Lane Pop-Up Gallery. The one-week event features an artist reception and open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, in the Village Lane. Open to the public, the Village Lane Open House will feature holiday music by Luann…
The Fire Lookout Volunteer Program, one of the many volunteer programs of the Southern California Mountains Foundation (SCMF), is now recruiting volunteers to staff fire lookouts for the 2022 fire season. Fire Lookouts help protect the forest, local mountain communities, as well as communities along the forest boundary from the threat of fire. Fire Lookouts…
The public is invited to join the Idyllwild Garden Club for a presentation by noted arborist Deborah Geisinger. She will discuss how to care for your trees, and how to identify and prevent problems, therefore ensuring that we are good stewards to one of our mountain’s most valuable gifts. There will be time allowed for…
Changes are underway with the Idyllwild Community Fund (ICF). The members reaching their four-year maximum tenure are heading out, opening up positions for new members. As of Jan. 1, 2020 ICF Advisory Committee members that are leaving are ICF President Shannon Ng and ICF Committee Member Christopher Scott. Vice President Merria Velasco will move up…
History is something we all learn in school. We read books, watch movies and we are taught about world events that occurred before our time. Then, there is our personal history — the stories that are told within our families of where we came from and what we can expect to be passed down in…