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Pickleball is the newest racquet and court sport and its popularity is soaring. Its origin is credited to a group of Washington state dads trying to entertain their bored children over the summer. Since March 2010, when the number of places to play was fewer than 1,000, the number of sites has more than…
Making “The Red Pill,” Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema opening-night film, was a difficult and extraordinarily personal journey for documentarian Cassie Jaye. When Jaye founded Jaye Bird Productions in 2008, her goal was to produce feature-length documentaries that would expand the mind and encourage critical thought on politically polarizing issues. But with “The Red Pill,”…
By Lynn PennockContributed Chris Pennock first came to Idyllwild 40 years ago to rock climb with his stunt man. It was then that he fell in love with the beautiful surroundings of the Idyllwild mountains. Chris often came up on weekends to hike with friends. In 1988, he moved here to Idyllwild with his new…
By Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed “Even though I’m super-busy, I had to do this one,” Brooke Manning says. “It’s too important not to do.” The Idyllwild Arts Academy twelfth-grade dance major will give the Friday night, Dec. 13 IDYTalk at the Idyllwild Town Gallery. Manning was talking about her role in the academy’s Environmental Club, of…
Recently, the Town Crier ran a photo of Pine Cove resident Jon Bechtel receiving honors for having donated blood 1,000 times over a 50-year period. Bechtel and his wife, Joan, married 54 years, relocated from Arizona to California, where he served for 16 years on the sheriff’s search and rescue team in Big Bear. They…