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Friday afternoon at Idyllwild Pines Camp was a perfect day for a water slide and lots of local kids took advantage of it to cool off and just have some fun during IPCC Community Activity Day at the camp, a day of opening up the camp to locals for outdoor summer adventure. Photo by Barbara Reese

Brendan Steele posted 68-73-64-66 — 271 to finish tied for 32nd place in The American Express PGA golf tournament played on three courses in the Coachella Valley last week. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged 307.5 yards, finding 75% of the fairways, and he hit more than 80% of the greens in regulation, amassing an eagle…
For five days, something extraordinary took place in town …
On Sunday, May 17, the Idyllwild Climbers Alliance will host the fifth annual Climbers Festival. Dedicated climbers, passionate about Idyllwild’s rock climbing opportunities, will meet to clean up trails leading to major climbing destinations on Tahquitz and Suicide rocks. “We’ll focus on cleaning up the trails to prevent erosion,” said coordinator Jim Pinter-Lucke, Claremont resident…
The Town Crier sat down with Chris Bayer, proprietor of Black Mountain Coffee Roasters, at his new location in the basement of the Owl Pine shop. Bayer opened his first location, in Oakwood Village, now known as Forest Haven, in 2017. The Owl Pine’s basement seems an unlikely spot for a coffee house, but Bayer…...
Easter Sunday comes early this year, on April 16. For those attending the sunrise service at Inspiration Point, it could be chilly. The service, from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., is jointly sponsored by the Community Presbyterian Church, Cross Road 243 and the Idyllwild Bible Church. It is held each year at one of the most…
Idyllwild Fire Protection District fire fighters trim the oak tree limbs off power lines and a propane tank at Suburban Propane.