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Ethan Robinson, 7, Aiden Robinson, 7 and Ariana Priest barely make it through the Haunted Ghost Town on Friday night. Photo by Jenny Kirchner




By Evan and Robin MillsContributed The pandemic has wrought hard times for the arts in the world at-large and in a beautiful little corner of it known as Idyllwild, our famous art town. Idyllwild’s Courtyard Gallery has been continuously operated since its founding in 1980 by artist Carol Mills, making it the longest-standing gallery…
In September, the Forest Service carried out its long planned foray against the expanding tamarisk in Pinyon and Palm Canyon. Kate Kramer, Forest Servcie biologist, who did the planning, led the team which Outward Bound kids also joined in the tamarisk assault. Below, Kramer explains the tamarisk biology to one of the Outward Bound participants.
By Sally Hedberg Special to the Town Crier Last month, two Idyllwild mothers were running a marathon in Yellowstone National Park. “We started talking about a classmate of one of our boys who has Medulloblastoma or cancerous brain tumors,” said Cheryl Vladika. The other runner, Myla Davis, had just told her about James Bachmann, 12,…
Idyllwild has many nonprofits whose activities improve the life of the community. Some provide propane for the needy, some entertainment, some educational services, some art lessons and some disaster preparedness assistance. Only one, the Idyllwild Community Fund, has as its sole mission to provide grants to area nonprofits to help them meet key project objectives….
In hopes of having blooming Lemon Lilies on display during this year’s festival, organizers moved it a weekend earlier than it has traditionally been held. It will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This local beleaguered flower, poached to near extinction in the early 20th century,…