Idyllbeast

Idyllwild's "Daisy Scouts" had a special visitor to their Monday May20th meeting in the cafeteria of the Idyllwild School. Troop Leader Marcy Lipare submitted this evidence, and reported that the troop greeted the Beast with a chorus of "Kum-bay-yah." The visibly moved creature reached for a handkerchief to dab a tear from his eye, and the scouts then performed "Make New Friends" as an encore. "Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other gold." After posing for a single photo the Beast slipped out.

We had hoped to provide video of the encounter but our staff videographer explained that it would be impossible to get "model releases" for all the animals involved. The issue has plagued the cryptozoological community from the beginning and would seem an insurmountable problem for ethically minded beastwatchers.

Corroboration of the sighting came when researchers visited the school office and found that "Idy" had signed in, crudely but legibly,  before visiting the scouts. Office staff report the sign in at 3:30 and  add that the Beast waved on the way out, about 15 minutes later.