PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE units responded to a small brush fire on the west side of Highway 243 in Pine Cove.
Diana Wagman, the next author at Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Author Series, explores how an unexpected event in an ordinary day can alter a city’s landscape and the course of a woman’s life. In her fourth novel, “The Care and Feeding of Exotic Pets,” Wagman’s central character, Winnie, is a 38-year-old woman who, after a divorce,…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild continues its rich program of events with “The Idyllwild Collection: Best in Show,” an open-to-the-public artist reception. The event, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, inaugurates the Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery at 54301 N. Circle Drive. Best in Show is the first major exhibit at the newly…
Idyllwild has always been a resilient town. Tiny — but mighty — business owners are getting creative to keep a stream of revenue. Many have taken advantage of Zoom and other video conferencing apps to hold meetings, classes and discussion groups. Mary Morse, of Spirit Mountain Retreat, has been using Zoom to connect with those…
“Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.” Margaret Wise-Brown’s tiny and tender children’s book “Goodnight Moon” is familiar to generations of children and parents. In seven stanzas, Wise-Brown introduced entranced readers to the great Green Room inhabited by bears, kittens, mittens, a toy house, a mouse, a comb and a brush, a bowlful of mush…
Last Thursday, Feb. 19, the “Hillbilly Games” were held at the Idyllwild Library. The first event pitted two teams in a game of Idyllwild Jeopardy. Here, members of Team One — Barbara Hunt, Bud Hunt and Gina Genis — prepare to answer the first question, “Who was named homecoming queen the same year her brother, David, came home from the Air Force?” All the questions were based on archived copies of the Idyllwild Town Crier, available at the Idyllwild Library or online, from 1949 through 1956.