PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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Photo by J.P. Crumrine
Animal Rescue Friends (ARF) of Idyllwild’s Pets of the Year contest returned this year after about a one-year absence. This year’s contest raised $8,965, all of which is put into a fund to help with veterinary costs financially challenged local pet owners need. Some of the monies raised also will be used to help with…
By Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center President The Idyllwild skateboard community held a fundraiser from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the Idyllwild Skate Park to help raise funds for the facility’s ongoing renovation. It is estimated that more than 300 people attended the event throughout the day. The Idyllwild Skate Park, the Idyllwild…
Images captured on canvas by renowned Idyllwild artist Darcy Gerdes are, quite simply, breathtaking. Her talent expresses itself in an array of vivid wildlife scenes conveyed in acrylic, rivaling in scope the perennial beauty of nature herself. They somehow appear both magnified and distant. Visionary wisdom inspires her soft brushstrokes and richly layered dimensional color,…
Receives award on U.S.S. Midway Jazzercise founder and CEO Judi Sheppard Missett experienced two major career moments in one week in early October. Sheppard Missett, part-time Pine Cove resident, joined 1,180 Jazzercise instructors and customers from as far away as Japan on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Midway in San Diego on Saturday, Oct….
The Mountain Quilters, one of Idyllwild’s largest service organizations at 70 strong, is presenting its annual quilt show with a retro feel. Called “Back in the Day,” the show will feature quilts made from retro fabrics modeled on those made in the 1930s. Complementing the theme, and adding a warm and comforting touch to the…