By Stephanie YostICC board president The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) has new outdoor playground equipment at Town Hall, funded by a grant from the Idyllwild Community Fund (ICF) and an anonymous donor.The ICF, which provided the grant in 2020, is affiliated with The Inland Empire Community Foundation. Since 1999, the ICF has granted more than…
By Federal Trade CommissionContributed The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a new rule that will crack down on marketers who make false, unqualified claims that their products are Made in the USA. Under the rule, marketers making unqualified Made in USA claims on labels should be able to prove that their products are “all or…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • June 27 — Police matter, 9:45 p.m.• June 28 — Medical aid, 6:13 p.m. Marian View Dr.• June 29 — Gas leak, 1:24 p.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• June 29 — Medical aid, 11:52 p.m. Highway 74.• June 30 — Medical aid, 9:07…
Submit listings and changes to melissa@towncrier.com. All events are subject to last-minute changes. Note: Some events, meetings and office hours may be canceled or modified due to precautions being taken to limit the spread of COVID-19. Wednesday, July 7• Jazzercise, 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St.• Soroptimist International of Idyllwild, 9…
Last week, the newspaper reported on an interview of Clinton Abrams, 31-year-old son of Lydia “Dia” Abrams, conducted by David Gotfredson, of News 8. Five people, including Abrams, to go missing in and around the Idyllwild area remain missing. The other four are David O’Sullivan, Roy Prifogle, Melissa Lane and Diana Perez Gonzalez. O’Sullivan, who…
Event charges may apply. See ads throughout the issue. Email melissa@towncrier.com.Wednesday, July 7• “@ Creation:” Native American Arts Festival Invitational Exhibition virtual artist and curator talk, 7 p.m. Idyllwild Arts Academy, idyllwildartsgallery.org.Thursday, July 8• “@ Creation:” Native American Arts Festival Invitational Exhibition, Idyllwild Arts Academy, idyllwildartsgallery.org.• Idyllwild Summer Concert Series: Sherry Williams, 6:15 p.m., Butterfield…
70 years ago – 1951Inie Wilson was in charge of Town Hall maintenance. 65 years ago – 1956Pine Cove residents voted to form the Pine Cove County Water District. 60 years ago – 1961Ernie Maxwell presented a program called “Some Fun in the Outdoors” as part of the Izaak Walton League’s Outdoor Series. 55 years…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed the kittens.Lulu: Adoptions! Adoptions!Stevie: Who? Who found a forever home?Lulu: Cinnamon and Apricot have found forever happiness.Rosemary: That is wonderful. I hope it happens soon for me, and the rest of us, of course.Pepper: I thought we also had two new dogs here.Rosemary:…
By Idyllwild Community GardenContributed The Idyllwild Community Garden (ICG) has assembled noted experts in how to achieve success in growing edible gardens here in our mountain environment for a series of free classes throughout the summer. The schedule begins Saturday, July 10 with permaculture experts Tricia Pilkington and Todd Fowler sharing their many years of…
By Cal Fire Being ready for wildfire starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space and by hardening your home by using fire-resistant building materials. Defensible space is the buffer you create by removing dead plants, grass and weeds. This buffer helps to keep the fire away from your home. Hardening your home means using construction…
