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Idyllwild School teacher Connie Chavez’s second grade class made gingerbread houses last Friday, before the Christmas holiday. Photo by Bethany Swanson

Riverside County’s newest and fifth water park — the Drop Zone — opens Saturday, May 24, in Perris. The 12-acre, $25 million project started last summer just east of Interstate 215. The pools hold nearly 1.1 million gallons of water. There are admission fees. The facility offers swim lessons on weekdays and Saturdays throughout the…
In the garden at Spirit Mountain Retreat and with locals in attendance, Executive Director Mary Morse lights a ceremonial candle to commemorate the spring solstice on Sunday
By Hemet Unified School DistrictContributed Cassidy Steenbock, Career Technical Education (CTE) instructor at Hemet High School, found a creative way to engage students enrolled in Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics with a hands-on bird feeder construction project administered in partnership with The Home Depot of Hemet. The entire assignment was executed at no-cost to students, thanks…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s 2012 Artist of the Year, Kathy Harmon-Luber, will exhibit her newest collection of fine art photographs, “Impending Peace,” at Artspresso Art Gallery. The opening reception is from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at 54380 North Circle Drive. The exhibit runs though August. Of “Impending Peace,” Harmon-Luber said, “In…
According to Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) Board President Stephanie Yost, an Agricultural and Standards Investigator with the County of Riverside was in town this past Sunday and stopped by the Farmers Market after seeing the sign advertising the market. He offered some information to Yost that ICC was unaware of and is now working to…
By Art ConnorContributor When opportunities arise for a renewal of interest in any particular subject, especially in the area of live musical performances, it is in the nature of this reviewer to investigate. One such opportunity came into play last Monday evening, Nov. 4, with the return of Idyllwild Arts Academy alumnus Jassen Todorov (class…