Idyllwild News

Andrea Bond will sing the words of 13th century Persian poet Jelaluddin Rumi from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Walter N. Marks Center for the Arts at College of the Desert.

I saw a pair of hot air balloons floating near Diamond Valley Lake early Monday morning .

Dead trees in Idyllwild, California. Global warming and the resulting drought have likely doubled the tree death rate over the past 30 years in old-growth forests in the western United States.

Being in Idyllwild for Thanksgiving offers the chance to experience the joy of the start of the holiday season in a quaint and picturesque mountain village.

Medal of Honor recipient Lewis Millett of Idyllwild died Saturday at Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center in Loma Linda.

Medal of Honor recipient Lewis Millett of Idyllwild died Saturday morning at Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center in Loma Linda.

LADY OF THE LAKE OFFERS 'FLUTE MEDICINE' Temecula, CA - " It had to happen. With music shows happening all over the towns in the valley pretty much everywhere, except the super market, sooner or later the most mystical spot in the valley was bound to offer some musical enchantment.

A man died today when the motorcycle he was driving crashed on a highway near Idyllwild, a fire official said.

"On Earth to Stay," an exhibit featuring the collections and creations of artist David Salk and the photographs and writings of George Wharton James, will debut Friday at the La Quinta Museum.

A bus tour that will focus on birding in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Grace Reed will head the new Idyllwild Town Crier management team as publisher and will report directly to Tindle Newspapers Ltd Chief Executive Officer Brian Doel.

In January 2010, the Idyllwild Area Historical Society will break ground for a new 732-square foot Archive and Research Center, which, according to IAHS volunteer Bob Smith, will provide the climate control and fire security necessary to safeguard and prevent deterioration of museum resources.

The Idyllwild HELP Center is holding a community services event and Family Health and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

For once, smiles were mixed with tears. On the third anniversary of the arson-set Esperanza Fire, family members of the five firefighters killed embraced and shared laughs and memories of healing.

Grace Reed is now publisher of the Idyllwild Town Crier , the paper reports . She had been advertising sales manager and succeeds Publisher-Editor Becky Clark, who is retiring.

Customers enjoy a popular feature at Village Market in Idyllwild not offered at any other grocery store I've frequented.

President Paul Riggi scheduled a meeting for Monday morning, Oct. 26, to resolve the Idyllwild Fire Protection District's failure to get its special assessment on Riverside County's tax bills this year.

Family members of firefighters killed in the 2006 Esperanza blaze will gather in Cabazon today on the arson-set wildfire's third anniversary.

Friday, October 23rd, 2009. Issue 43, Volume 9. For those of you who have tried to convince the community that I stand for no growth, don't waste your tired stories.

Fire restrictions in the San Bernardino National Forest were reduced today, now allowing campers to have wood and charcoal fires in designated areas.