Idyllwild Nature Center all aflutter

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buter-1 — Braiden Healy, visiting from Huntington Beach, delights in feeding a butterfly watermelon. Photo: Cid Castillo

butter-2 — At the culmination of the Idyllwild Nature Center’s “Butterfly Daze,” hundreds of Monarch butterflies are set free into the forest. Residents and visitors are first allowed to view the butterflies up close inside tents. Photo: Cid Castillo

butter-3 — Nature Center staffer Jyoti Kintz holds a Monarch butterfly so one of the many visitors to the Idyllwild Nature Center can capture a close-up photograph. Photo: Cid Castillo

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The Hill at the time of the Lemon Lily
BySmith, Bob July 11, 2011November 2, 2012 Reading Time: 3 minutes

As the end of the 19th century approached, Strawberry Valley (“Idyllwild” didn’t officially exist until 1901) was a far different place from anything we can readily picture today.

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ICC to reopen Sunday Farmers Market
ByIdyllwild Town Crier April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

By Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center president The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) is reopening the Sunday Farmers Market at Town Hall this coming Sunday, April 25. Market hours will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Please note that all COVID-19 restrictions remain in place for the market, so mask-wearing and social distancing will be enforced for vendors…

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Idyllwild Community Acupuncture marks Chinese New Year
By January 31, 2012January 28, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

Many residents attended a Chinese New Year celebration held by Idyllwild Community Acupuncture on Friday, Jan. 27. Free 20-minute acupuncture treatments, massages and Jin Shin Jystsu sessions were offered. Proceeds of donations are to benefit Breanna Lewis, 12, who will participate in the 2012 Irish Dance World Competition in Ireland.

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Historical Society flies high: Speaker talks aircraft crashes
By August 9, 2011November 9, 2012 Reading Time: 2 minutes

At the Sunday, Aug. 7 annual meeting of the Idyllwild Area Historical Society (IAHS), the featured speaker, aviation archeologist Gary “Pat” Macha, spoke of crash sites in local mountains. Prior to Macha’s talk, Treasurer Bob Smith reported that IAHS was flying high financially on a strong course with good instrument ratings. “We feel fortunate to…

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CSA 36 recreation status stalled until new year
By November 23, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Tax-funded recreation in Idyllwild continues under Riverside County Regional Park & Open Space management until January of 2017 when a new recreation provider will be selected. Until then, major decisions are held in abeyance. A Request for Proposal to manage local recreation was sent out by the county last month and closed at 5 p.m….

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PHOTOS: Jazz 2015: Hot weather, hot music
By August 19, 2015February 18, 2016 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Photos from the 2015 Jazz in the Pines Festival.

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