Members of the American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard stand at attention and the crowd salutes the flag during Monday’s Memorial Day service. Photo by Tracy Maholland
Members of the American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard stand at attention and the crowd salutes the flag during Monday’s Memorial Day service. Photo by Tracy Maholland The American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard fires volley over the crowd attending Monday’s Memorial Day service. Photo by Cid Castillo Cid Castillo, of American Legion Post 800, blows “Taps”. Photo by Tracy Maholland The burning of the list of names of legion members who have passed away “or, as we call it, went to Post Everlasting,” was part of the Memorial Day service at Post 800. Photo by Cid Castillo Native plants on display during the annual Wildflower Festival. Photo by Barbara Reese The Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Judged Artist Members Show and Gallery Working Artists Tour brought artist’s into the galleries to show how they work. Here, Cher Townsend works on one of her sculptures at the Courtyard Gallery Saturday afternoon. Photo by Barbara Reese Ron Singerton of Singerton Gallery works on a painting while greeting customers in his gallery during the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’ Judged Artist Members Show and Gallery Working Artist”s Tour last weekend. Photos by Barbara Reese Darcy Gerdes paints outside the Spruce Moose in the Fort during the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Judged Artist Members Show and Gallery Working Artist”s over the weekend. Photo by Barbara Reese Ribbons of first-, second- and third-place winners are strewn about the Art Alliance of Idyllwild show at the Idyllwild Nature Center during the Judged Artist Members Show and Gallery Working Artists Tour. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Art Alliance of Idyllwild President Gary Kuscher (left) presents a second-place award and the Artists’ Choice Award to Gwen Novak for her piece “Across the Bay,” Sunday at the Idyllwild Nature Center following the Judged Artist Members Show and Gallery Working Artists Tour. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Brenda Underwood wins first place in the multimedia category for her piece “Red Tail,” completely drawn with water colors and ink, at the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Judged Artist Members Show and Gallery Working Artists Tour at the Idyllwild Nature Center Sunday. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Clothes were a hot item at garage sales around the mountain over Memorial Day weekend. The traditional garage sales had locals up early combing the neighborhoods for bargains. Photo by Barbara Reese Realtor Kay Jennison held a yard sale in front of her office during Memorial Day weekend. Bright, red-checkered table cloths caught the eye and brought people over to check out what she had for sale. Photo by Barbara Reese Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company held a yard sale at the fire station over Memorial Day weekend to raise money for the volunteer fire company. Photo by Barbara Reese The Satellite Band, John Phelps, bass and vocals, Mike Romaine, drums, and Lyle Wellington, guitar, performing Friday night, May 24 at Jo’An’s. Photo by Dolores Sizer
The day could not have been more beautiful. A few clouds danced through an otherwise brilliant sky, a light wind ruffled the lake surface, several kites flew nearby and people clustered around picnic tables as an expectant crowd of mostly young swimmers waited to be the first to swim in the lake. Top brass of…
Donna ElliotContributed Despite the heat Saturday, July 10, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s (AAI) “Eye of the Artist” event was well-attended and provided joy for the artists who won ribbons and those who bought raffle tickets and won these valuable pieces of art. This is the AAI’s second largest fundraising event and raises thousands of…
A pack of letters that Kris Kringle himself let the Town Crier borrow. Instead of bringing you the usual news stories that fill the following page each week, we like to take a breather each year and let you look at the season through the eyes of the children in our community.
Harold Wherry returns to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series with his Motown, R&B and soul band Blue Breeze. A favorite of ISCS audiences, especially the dancing contingent, Blue Breeze sends up a high-energy mix of horn-infused, percussion-driven dance music. If your ’60s and ’70s songbook includes hits of Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Al…
