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Easter weekend comes to Idyllwild, bringing with it traditional religious celebrations and the arrival of the first harbingers of spring …
First workshop on Native American plant uses is Sept. 29 We “cannot learn the properties of every plant in a lifetime,” said Daniel McCarthy, archaeologist, former Tribal Relations Program manager for the San Bernardino National Forest, and director of the Cultural Resources Management Department, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. “Native peoples passed plant knowledge…
For anyone who regularly drives on Highway 243 near Poppet Flats and wondered what the sign “Skyland” advertised, the answer came on Saturday, Feb. 27. More than a thousand supporters of Girl Scout camps gathered for a ribbon cutting marking the reopening of the 191-acre Camp Skyland Ranch. It is the newest property owned and…
On Saturday, Sept. 29, the Friends of the Idyllwild Library will present a performance of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.” Familiar to Idyllwild audiences, Duffy Hudson is bringing Steinbeck’s classic to the Hill. The Friends of the Library feel honored that he again appears. Many considered Steinbeck, a Nobel Prize-winning author, the best portrayer…