The Annual Greenwood Award Presentation is one of the highlights of Idyllwild Earth Fair and this year it is being given to the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council to honor their many outstanding contributions to our mountain’s forest health, fire safety, and ecology. Holly Owens (left), organizer of the Earth Fair, Michael Esnard, MCFSC president, and Karen and Richard Greenwood present the award to the MCFSC. Photo by Careena Chase Michael Esnard (left), MCFSC president, with Edwina Scott, executive director, and Blair Ceniceros, past president, is holding the Greenwood Award. Photo by Careena Chase Lucky Lisa Glynne, young resident of both La Jolla and Idyllwild, has four Monarch Butterflies checking her out in the butterfly tent on Earth Day at Town Hall. Photo by Careena Chase Zora Schoner, sporting her new henna tattoo, enjoys the butterfly pavilion during the Earth Fair at Town Hall Saturday. Photo by Careena Chase Kannon Lozano (left), Evelyn Teel (center) and Opal Larkin enjoy petting the baby goats. Photo by Careena Chase Stephanie Denney (left) and Mariam Davies are enjoying the colorful lush native plants at the booth of The California Native Plant Society. Photo by Careena Chase Magician Steve Owens captivates the crowd on Earth Day with his amazing magic tricks, humor and strong sense of presence. Photo by Careena Chase Jacob Lande experiences the feeling of a Ball Python as it intertwines his arms at the Reptilian Booth during Earth Fair. Photo by Careena Chase
Judson “Judd” Andolina, easy-going and affable, brings an international background to his new job as full-time math teacher at Idyllwild Arts Academy. The Sutter Creek, South Lake Tahoe native has taught in Brazil and Chile and has worked in other capacities in Mexico and Panama. He is married to Chilean native Karina who works at…
The Nature Center on Highway 243 continues its new speaker series with Dr. Norman C. Ellstrand, University of California, Riverside, professor of genetics. Ellstrand, an expert on plant gene flow and hybridization, will present the talk, “When transgenes wander, should we worry?” Ellstrand is an international speaker, invited to contribute policy discussions on this topic…
Fireside Book Group A more uplifting title this month, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein, is offered by The Fireside Book Group. “Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively,…
At the July 25 Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington asked his colleagues to approve a $2,500 grant to the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The funds are for the 2017 Jazz in Pines. For the third consecutive year, Washington is making this donation to what he calls “an enriching weekend of…
