PHOTOS: Last Week in Idyllwild

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BEER TASTING: At left, part-time Idyllwild residents Gladys and Tom Flanagan enjoy the Octoberfest beer and food pairing Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Idyll Awhile. Pourer and beer expert Jared Dillon is standing. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
BEER TASTING: At left, part-time Idyllwild residents Gladys and Tom Flanagan enjoy the Octoberfest beer and food pairing Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Idyll Awhile. Pourer and beer expert Jared Dillon is standing. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
LEMON LILY PLANTING: Jyoti Kintz, Toni Berthelotte, Sue Nash and Neill Bell displaying the lemon lily bulbs they are planting in the streambed behind the Nature Center. Photo by Gina Genis
LEMON LILY PLANTING: Jyoti Kintz, Toni Berthelotte, Sue Nash and Neill Bell displaying the lemon lily bulbs they are planting in the streambed behind the Nature Center.
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The Idyllwild Arts Theatre Department celebrated the early 1900s with a musical cabaret at Rush Hall on campus Sunday afternoon. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
The Idyllwild Arts Theatre Department celebrated the early 1900s with a musical cabaret at Rush Hall on campus Sunday afternoon. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
IFPD OPEN HOUSE: Idyllwild Firefighter Nelson Escobar saws at the steering wheel demonstrating life-saving equipment at the Idyllwild Fire Department’s open house Saturday. Photo by John Drake
IFPD OPEN HOUSE: Idyllwild Firefighter Nelson Escobar saws at the steering wheel demonstrating life-saving equipment at the Idyllwild Fire Department’s open house Saturday. Photo by John Drake

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PHOTOS: Holiday fun in Idyllwild last week

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Town Hall Volunteer and Santa Prasad Peebles helps Ashenara Pilkington and the rest of the Town Hall kids with a tour of the IFPD ambulance. The kids received a tour of IFPD as part of a Town Hall field trip Tuesday to deliver toys to the “Spark of Love” toy drive conducted by Southern California Firefighters and sponsored by ABC News TV.

Childhood summers at camp

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I was lucky to attend camp in the Idyllwild area during the years from 1967 through 1972. Camp Roosevelt was nestled about seven miles from Idyllwild in Garner Valley located right next to the Hurkey Creek campground. I was 10 ½ when I began attending the camp, which had been in existence for over 30 years. It was then owned and managed by Dan Slater. It was a co-ed camp that my brother Steve and I attended during the 60’s counter-cultural revolution. We had hippies as counselors and no parents at the camp, and seldom on parents’ weekend. It was an overnight camp where you could stay from three to eight weeks.

Stephanie Yost wins EMax award
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Stephanie Yost wins EMax award

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This year’s Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award goes to Stephanie Yost. “I am humbled and honored by this community recognition,” said Yost. “As president of the Idyllwild Community Center, there is much we’ve been able to accomplish, but many more important projects and programs still lie ahead. Since coming to Idyllwild 33 years ago, I’ve…