The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) is announcing the start of its new quarterly Ping Pong. Tournaments are from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day) at Town Hall. Doors will open at 1 p.m. and registration is from 1 to 1:45 p.m. The tournament is set to begin promptly at 2 p.m….
During the recent transition of Town Crier ownership, some members hadnot received renewal notices and some had not received their newspapers. I apologize if you were a member who did not receive either or both. Ifso, please contact becky@towncrier.com. Suzanne Avalon Publisher/Head of Advertising
Over the next few weeks, the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund board is requesting community donations to support scholarships for area 2022 high school graduates. The Idyllwild Scholarship Fund goes back to 1969 when three students were awarded “scholarships.” One was for $250, another for $100, and one student received a dictionary. In April 2021, six high…
The Fire Lookout Volunteer Program, one of the many volunteer programs of the Southern California Mountains Foundation (SCMF), is now recruiting volunteers to staff fire lookouts for the 2022 fire season. Fire Lookouts help protect the forest, local mountain communities, as well as communities along the forest boundary from the threat of fire. Fire Lookouts…
By David JeromeCorrespondent Idyllwilders were saddened to learn of the death Friday, Nov. 5, of Doug Austin. His over 20 years in Idyllwild have changed many lives for the better. His love for this community and his fellow humans was boundless, and his acts of generosity so numerous as to beggar written words. Recently, he…
Idyllwild Post Office, after receiving a few recent break-ins, has changed its hours again. Full service is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. The will call door is open from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday to Friday. Lobby hours are from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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…
There is some good news after a bit of uncertainty as to whether or not the county would issue a permit for this year’s Idyllwild Rotary Independence Day Parade. Idyllwild will have an Independence Day Parade this year. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3. It will begin at Fern Valley Four…
Stephanie YostICC board president The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) is reopening the Saturday Mountain Market in the parking lot of the Idyllwild Community Playground this coming Saturday, May 22. Market hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ICC has confirmed that our regular local and off-the-Hill vendors will be there, in addition to several new…
Over the past weeks, the Classifieds section of the newspaper has run multiple help wanted ads. Layoffs occurred when the state went into lockdown. As businesses open back up, they are looking for staff to fill positions. In last week’s paper alone, there were nine help wanted postings. The week before that five companies had…
