

Four-legged race for Idyllwild mayor heats up
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Voters swamp the polls to elect their favorite candidate as Idyllwild’s next mayor. Candidates are paying for the votes, which all benefit ARF (Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild). Voting continues through June 13. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Thursday night, Aug. 18, the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series will bring Aretha Franklin and Friends featuring Gino Walker to the Butterfield Amphitheater. The music starts at 6:15 p.m. with Idyllwild’s Miles Thomas and friends Jac Jacaruso and Eric Lindgreen. The concerts are free to all, a gift to the community funded by donations from the…
After seeing the outlying areas of Twin Pines Ranch YOP (Youth Offender Program) during their recent tour of the facility …
Now that the successful Lemon Lily Festival is over, the Nature Center will resume the Junior Naturalist Program …
The Idyllwild Community Park is active every week, especially during the summer with a weekly concert series. With the playground, par course, pickle ball court and paths, the site provides opportunities to the community and visitors year round. More is coming and the Idyllwild Community Center board will soon be announcing the next step, “Let’s…
Organizers for “Beyond Bystander” expected a modest turnout for the symposium seeking to challenge and eliminate gender-based violence. But more than 50 people crowded into the Rainbow Inn venue on Tuesday, Dec. 1, to listen to presentations as part of a worldwide initiative. Organized by the Mountain Communities Alliance Against Gender-based Violence, the local panel…
Idyllwild Garden Club Visitors are welcome at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the Idyllwild Nature Center meeting room, 25225 Highway 243. The planned program is Lauren Owens on growing roses in the mountains. For more information, email idygar@gmail.com … Idyllwild Contemporary Book Club The club is celebrating reading its 50th book. Some of the…