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The Idyllwild HELP Center’s annual Angel Tree is up and decorated with the names of many children. Helping this year are (from left) Teagan White, Brynnley Meyer, Caden Meyer, Peyton Manchee and Colleen Meyer, at the HELP Center. This year, two Angel trees are available. Besides the tree at the Library (shown here), the second tree is at Fairway Market. “We have the most kids on the Angel Tree that we have ever had,” wrote Colleen, the HELP Center’s client services administrator.
Despite several conservation groups attempting to get the Monarch butterfly listed as a federally endangered species, in December 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department rejected the groups’ 2014 petition.“We conducted an intensive, thorough review using a rigorous, transparent science-based process and found that the monarch meets listing criteria under the Endangered Species Act. However,…
Corvettes filled the parking lot at Idyllwild Inn on Sunday, Oct. 9.
From 3 to 6 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Rustic Theatre will open its doors after school for kids who need a safe place to be. Owners Phil and Barbara Calderone and Cheryl Vladika are setting up tables and chairs for games, Xbox and even homework help. For more information, call the Rustic Theatre…
Ray Goren, 11-years-old, is one of Deacon Jones’ two guitarists.
The Dixie Machine, next at the Idyllwild Summer Concerts, are longtime veterans of Disneyland, having collectively logged 220 years of experience playing for the Walt Disney Company. The sextet, co-led by Rich Watson on drums and Brian Bettger on trumpet and vocals, played at all the Disneyland venues in many Disney iterations — the Disneyland…