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With the changing of ownership of the Christmas tree property — now Idypark — to Dave and Loie Butterfield, and the resignation of Phyllis Mueller from organizing the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, this year’s event also brings changes. Chris Perrault, owner of Silver Pines Lodge and Creekstone Inn, is organizing the event this year…
This year marks the 126th anniversary of probably the most famous Christmas newspaper editorial of all time. It was written by Francis P. Church in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon. It was published on Sept. 21, 1897, in the New York Sun. We try to reprint it each year for the enjoyment…
Break out those dance shoes stored too long through an insipid winter.
Cartoonist and Idyllwild character John Marshall eschewed what was politically or socially correct. His book, “Nobody Loves a Fly,” featured a label on the front cover: “Warning: Contains Filth!” Some of his iconic cartoons, including many from “Nobody Loves a Fly,” are featured in a current exhibit at the Idyllwild Area Historical Society Museum. Marshall,…
Vocalist Mary Stallings, considered by many one of the great jazz singers, has also been called one of the best-kept secrets in vocal jazz …
Idyllwild’s free outdoor Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS) in the Butterfield Amphitheater continues Thursday, Aug. 3, with The Ghost Notes, a Grateful Dead tribute band, and openers Sandii and Friends. Music begins at 6:05 p.m., with the headliners taking the stage at 7 p.m. The Ghost Notes are ISCS veterans; this will be their third…