

Photo by Tom Kluzak
Photos: Adult coloring party
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Storme Freeman has been a teacher for 35 years, having taught kindergarten through sixth grade throughout her career. She also taught a multi-age classroom with first through third graders for three years. Freeman started her education at Mt. San Jacinto College in the early 1980s. From there, she received her teaching credential and a bachelor’s…
Idyllwild local Carmen Park has called our Hill her home for four years. Originally from Georgia, Park grew up in a family that glorified ghost stories and mysteries. “Growing up in Georgia, I always wanted to be Nancy Drew,” Park said. “The very first stories I read were mysteries and ghost stories. So from a…
This year marks the 120th anniversary of probably the most famous Christmas newspaper editorial of all time. It was written by Francis P. Church in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon. It was published on Sept. 21, 1897, in the New York Sun. We reprint it each year for the enjoyment of our…
Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit member and Town Crier columnist Helene Lohr creating art in front of her booth “Windwoodstone.”
Idyllwild has seen an influx of new residents in recent months. Grace Honor Gaardian is one of them, having made her way up to Idyllwild in September. Gaardian is a bit of an adventurer, traveling wherever her heart takes her. She moved to Idyllwild from Green Valley, Nevada where she spent time being with her…