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On Thursday evening, Idyllwild Awhile Wine Shoppe held a beer tasting, hosted by Jared Dillon. Guests were treated to five different kinds of beer and hors d’oeuvres. In front, Karen Smith (left) and Paul Newkirk enjoy selections of beer and good conversation. At the back table, Dillon (standing) talks about the beers with Brad Rechtfertig, Jim Keifer and Ben Cardell. Photo by Barbara Reese

By Stephanie YostPresident, Idyllwild Community Center Fall in the mountain communities welcomes two major traditional events, which in recent years the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) has put on. The first is Idyllwild’s annual Great Pumpkin Carnival. With no sidewalks, few streetlights and many second homes, door-to-door trick-or-treating isn’t done much on the Hill. Instead, for…
Margarat Nee will speak about nutrition and feeding options for pets as the next speaker in the ARF series. But she touts a resume filled with many other pet treatments and health options in which she is trained as part of her lifelong interest in animals. Nee states her objective in her work as a…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s (AAI) fourth Call of the Wyld Festival Saturday, June 11 feature some of Idyllwild’s favorite performers. The festival, which runs from noon to 7 p.m., will be held outdoors at the recently renovated Town Hall. Bring a chair and enjoy food from Dog-o-Dog, Amelia’s Donuts and El Buen Cacao, as…
The Cranston Fire affected lives on the Hill. It burned seven homes. It also threatened the Hill’s biggest entertainment and education event of the year.
“Louie, Take a Look at This! My Time with Huell Howser” is the subject of a talk Luis Fuerte will give at the Idyllwild Library from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8. David Duron wrote the book based on what Fuerte told him. Howser, the exuberant, popular host of “California’s Gold” and other California…
Holly Guntermann, Idyllwild School’s longtime physical education teacher may be retiring but the race goes on — the Idyllwild 5 & 10K Run and Fitness Walk will be Saturday, June 2. Guntermann acknowledges there is some confusion over how long ago the race started since it was very informal in its first years. But she…