
A crew works to install the lights on the Idy Park Sequoias in preparation for the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Saturday, Nov. 23. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
By Idyllwild Town Crier


A crew works to install the lights on the Idy Park Sequoias in preparation for the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Saturday, Nov. 23. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
It’s been hot, scorching perhaps and certainly unprecedented for March, on the Hill as well as the lower portions of Southern California. This may just be the preseason to summer and fall temperatures according to the National Weather Service. Beginning Feb. 28, the Hill began setting records for the high temperature during the day and…...
Fern Valley Water District adopted a resolution last week limiting the use of water outdoors for irrigation as well as car washing. The action was in response to the recent emergency water regulations the State Water Resources Control Board promulgated. “Our [current] resolution doesn’t exactly specify the state rule,” said General Manager Steve Erler. Specifically,…
The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit completed another all-night rescue of a badly injured hiker in the Marion Mountain Trail and Black Mountain drainage area. A father and son got off trail, lost and used a cell phone to summon help. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the area of Marion Campground, Idyllwild, around…
By Holly ParsonsCorrespondent Until a few years ago, legendary Idyllwild resident Hill Champion spent 42 joyous years creatively enjoying his world as wildly eclectic, and uniquely fascinating. Ripened by life, unexpectedly – and to his great surprise one vivid day unlocked the beginning of a whole new chapter. In 2019 free spirited Donna Weaver blew…
This Saturday, a dedication ceremony will be held to celebrate Idyllwild’s first California Registered Historical Landmark, the “Donaldson Futuro.” Located in Pine Cove, residents may have heard of or caught a glimpse of this “flying saucer house” that arrived on the Hill in 2004. It has since been lovingly restored to a Technicolor glory that…