

Forest Friends venture to Date Festival
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The Town Hall team and nine Forest Friends preschoolers went to the Riverside County Date Festival in Indio on Thursday, Feb. 23. Here the children are pictured enjoying the seals. Photo courtesy of GeGe Beagle

Based on true story of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton Daisy and Violet Hilton were conjoined twins, born in the U.K., who achieved extraordinary success as a singing and dancing act in the U.S. in vaudeville. As young girls, various caretaker/managers exploited them as sideshow freaks, physically abused them and kept them in penniless…
A very special fundraising event for Idyllwild’s Animal Rescue Friends is scheduled for June 6. ARF has announced a beer festival and home brewers’ competition to be held at the Riverside County’s Idyllwild Nature Center. Attendees will purchase admission, which will give them tastings offered by some of the finest craft brewers in Southern California,…
Ken Dahleen has inked Fritz Coleman to do stand-up on the deck of Uncle B’s Smokin’ Bar-b-que. Coleman’s Saturday, July 9, appearance kicks off a comedy series Dahleen plans to hold throughout the summer. Coleman appears in two shows, one at 7 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. Coleman previously regaled Idyllwild audiences emceeing a…
With a short window to prepare as a new board, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild staged a successful public art celebration that combined two events that had previously been held separately — a plein air painting competition, with Idyllwild Arts Academy longtime visual arts faculty member David Reid-Marr as judge, and a gallery tour of…
Foodie alert: Not only is there a new butcher at Village Market, Frank Dorame, he has also cooked for a president. “I cooked lamb chops for President Clinton and Chelsea at the Vintage Club in Indian Wells,” said Dorame. Dorame also served as meat and seafood director at upscale Jensen’s Finest Foods in Palm Desert…
Management and maintenance of Idyllwild’s Town Hall facility will become the responsibility of the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District on July 1. A year ago, the Board of Supervisors approved the shift of the County Service Areas, which have recreation responsibility, from the Economic Development Agency to the parks district. This includes CSA…