Joe passed away peacefully on December 26th, 2025 in his home at the age of 81, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Dayton Ohio, Joe graduated from the University of Dayton and served in the Army during the Vietnam war. While he was stationed in South Korea, he met the love of his life…
Angela and Oscar Bashaw are the proprietors of the Soapy Shed, located in the Village Center Shops. Anngela says she started about five years ago taking her products to farmers markets and craft fairs, mostly soaps, shower steamers, bath bombs, and body butter. Her husband grew tired of hauling all the merchandise from one place…
Ron Pasch, the face of the Idyllwild Transfer Station, was seriously injured in a head-on collision on Highway 74 as he began his drive to work from his home in Valle Vista on the morning of Monday January 5, according to Katie Anderson, an friend and Idyllwild resident who has started a GoFundMe for him….
On January 5, in a press release and numerous other documents, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill, in his role as Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced these changes in the U.S. childhood immunization practices. They reduce the number of recommended vaccines from 18 to 10. The…
Nam Park, proprietor of Mile High Restaurant and Cafe, has introduced many locals to Korean food, and now one of her acolytes features in a new documentary about the cuisine’s success in America. Locals go to Mile High not only to eat, but to learn. Nam has been offering Korean cooking lessons featuring a number…
Work on the Highway 243 Mill and Overlay project has resumed. Caltrans has provided these updates for the week of January 12: The week of January 12th, several daytime work activities with lane closure and flagging/pilot car operations will continue on SR 243 throughout the week between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m….
(Editor’s note: Tina Bourgeois became an advocate for highway safety after the death of her step-son Tristin, who died on October 31, 2024, when a semi pulling two trailers loaded with sand overturned and struck his pickup truck on Highway 74 above Palm Desert. In February of this year, she started a petition on Change.org…
At the Town Crier Holiday Social, guests were invited to pause, reflect, and share their hopes for the future of our mountain community by adding a card to our “Your Wish for Idyllwild in 2026” board. Dozens of handwritten notes filled the display throughout the evening, ranging from simple wishes for peace and family well-being…
Significant precipitation fell on the Hill Christmas week, but it was not a white Christmas. Also, the volume did not approach the torrential rainfall further north. The Idyllwild Fire Department recorded .85 inches of rain last week, although Pine Cove received nearly an inch and a half in the same period. Further south the Forest…
This week, the Town Crier spoke with two board members of the Idyllwild Climbers Alliance, a local all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission of preserving, protecting and enhancing the climbing experience in the San Jacinto mountains through conservation, stewardship and education of all who come to experience the unique, historic values of the area. This…
