Cast of characters storms Idyllwild
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Imagine a novel in which a major presidential candidate builds his platform on deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants and secures his party’s nomination. That is the basis for “Crossings: A Political Fable of the Near Future” by Sid Gardner, a novelist experienced in government service in the District of Columbia, and co-author Scott Robinson, an…
The Soroptimist International of Idyllwild’s current fundraiser is Beehive Hairstyle on the Hill. The contest will be held during the Lemon Lily Festival, July 13 and 14. All contestants will be introduced at the bluegrass stage during the festival. “We are searching for the most outrageous, outstanding, elaborate, extraordinary, elegant, extravagant, exaggerated, fanciful, flamboyant, grandiose,…
Brendan Steele fired rounds of 69-70-66-67 to post a 16-under-par 272 and tie for 17th in the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi last week. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged 310 yards while finding only 48% of the fairways, but he still managed to hit nearly 74% of the greens in regulation while gaining an average…
Two permanent residents of Lake Hemet were counted in the 2016-17 census. The local pair of bald eagles, whose permanent nest is near Lake Hemet, was easily seen in Saturday’s bald eagle, one-hour count. During Saturday’s count, 11 bald eagles were spotted at four different lakes in the region. Bald eagles are usually found close…
Stratford Players is providing Idyllwild with a unique evening of fun in the form of a murder mystery party. “Dead Man’s Chest” is a live-action game set in the Mardi Gras gala of 1850s New Orleans. Stratford’s actors will assume a host of colorful characters, all scrambling to gain possession of a pirate treasure…
Editor’s note: This was taken from an Art Alliance of Idyllwild press release. The newly erected community billboard is situated next to the monument and the existing Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) billboard. The existing billboard was originally constructed to promote art-related events only. However, it soon filled with other notices and advertising. Clearly, there…