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Swift Pony performs. Photo by Barbara Reese



The routine is the same as any other, except that on this day Garrett Wood’s student is a pioneer in aviation, a World War II veteran, the former member of a flying circus and a long-time flight instructor herself. She also has a special place in Idyllwild’s history …
There’s good news this week for local and visiting pickleball players. Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) has repaired the pickleball court fence. The court was significantly damaged in a Thanksgiving windstorm in 2021 when a large pine tree on Idyllwild Pines’ grounds, where ICC’s pickleball court is located, snapped and fell across the two courts. It…
The always popular Yve Evans returns to Idyllwild next week, Thursday, July 18. She and her group will perform at the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series staged at the Idyllwild Community Center site. Evans’ singing, playing and humor are often seen at Jazz in the Pines and will now be on display for her Idyllwild followers….
The 2014 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (“Idyllwild 2014”) is barely over with visions of favorite actors and rolling scenes still fresh in movie-goers minds. But Festival Director Stephen Savage is not bathing in his most recent success. Plans for an even bigger Idyllwild 2015 are already percolating. Potential changes for 2015 start with the…
In Mountain Center, a couple of rodents, a.k.a. chipmunks, are taking over the bird nest box. They are making themselves at home, leaving the chickadees homeless …
By Gisela M. Stearns Oktoberfest is really celebrated in Germany in a big way. People have a good time eating Bratwursts, drinking beer, singing, and dancing.The ladies wear “Dirndls” and the men wear “Lederhosen.” All very festive and happy.I was curious about what and how Idyllwild would celebrate Oktoberfest. My version: The band played and…