On Friday, April 20, dozens of Idyllwild Arts Academy students walked from the campus to Village Center in Idyllwild in support of gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting. Here they are passing Idyllwild School, where students were in front of the school also participating in the national “walk-out.”
Base rate no longer will include any water consumption Water charges, future revenue and financial policies dominated the Idyllwild Water District’s April 18 meeting. The board scheduled a public hearing for June 20 to consider adopting proposed new water and sewer rates, as well as a district budget for fiscal year 2018-19, which begins July…
Unlike the skies in major metropolitan areas in Southern California, the skies over Idyllwild are not crowded with roaring jet aircraft and crisscrossing contrails. Many residents enjoy the quality of life on the Hill, with a preference for raptors circling overhead and the wind whistling through the trees. But recently, a few people have noted…
“No gardening experience required. The Idyllwild Demonstration Garden seeks volunteers from 14 -104 years of age with an interest in creating a prototype garden and act as hands on resources for off-shoot edible community garden projects on the hill,” wrote Young Idyllwild founder Kat Wilson, of the garden space she and her board waited two…
Great sounds, unforgettable music, all in the forest The complete line-up for the 25th-annual Jazz in the Pines festival is complete — headliners, legends, up and coming, alumni, favorites and new. Reserve the weekend of Friday, Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug. 12. Alumni will dominate Saturday afternoon on the Holmes Amphitheatre stage. At 2:30 p.m.,…
About 5:30 a.m., this morning a 2.9 magnitude earthquake occurred about 4 miles south of Idyllwild. It was originally estimated to be 3.4 magnitude. The quake rumbled for several seconds before endingin a boom. No major damage has been reported. No further information is available.
The Town Crier is now up to 20 business members, eight nonprofit members and four public agency members: Business Members are: Baily Winery (Carol & Phil Baily); Baldy Mountain Ranch (Alma Peters); Ying Chen & Andrew Lichtman, attorneys at law; David Cutter Certified Financial Planner™ (Barbara & David Cutter); Everitt’s Minerals & Gallery (Janet &…
Editor: One of the highlights of the week for us is to get the newspaper. There is always something interesting about news, events and “goings-on” that keep us informed. The first thing we look for in the paper is the section titled “So You Think You Know the Hill?” We love to see who won…
Editor: If I read the tea leaves correctly, $8.60/month is the lowest subscription rate? I guess a dollar a week is cheaper or read it at the library? $8.60 a month on a fixed income is not an option! Warren Monroe Idyllwild Editor’s note: In addition to copies we give to the Idyllwild Library, ever…
Editor: I wanted to share a “small world” story. My family has lived part-time in Idyllwild for more than 36 years. As a result, we experienced the joy of watching master chain-saw carver Jonathan LaBenne turn our massive “tree-in-the-road” in Fern Valley into our original, delightful Idyllwild Tree Monument. At one of our awesome lumberjack…
