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The nonprofit Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) has donated two automated external defibrillator (AED) units to the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) for placement at Idyllwild Town Hall and Butterfield Amphitheater. Before moving off the Hill, volunteer MDP board member and Co-Chair Medical Director Dr. Dick Goldberg contacted ICC in May 2022 about emergency preparedness needs ICC…
For the fourth year, the Idyllwild Library is holding a Children’s Film Festival in conjunction with the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. This year, mirroring the extended IIFC screening schedule, the Children’s Festival will be held on two weekends rather than one — from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 and 14, in the…
Idyllwild has a general store focused on local needs. With over 1,500 items, Miss Sunshine’s General Store has everything from paper towels and toilet paper to tissue paper and back to school items. The store has items for tourists who may have forgotten to pack a toothbrush or just want a puzzle to do while…
Ken Dahleen, founder and impresario of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series, has done it again — created a summer lineup with something for everyone. For 16 years, Dahleen and his board have provided a Thursday-night summer series of music under the stars — free. He contracts the acts and begins each summer with insufficient money…
The lovely gardens at the Rustic Cabin (54380 N Circle Dr) have been selected as Idyllwild’s Garden of the Season. The Idyllwild Garden Club bestows this honor once a quarter to s business that goes that extra mile to beautify Idyllwild. Owners, Ken and Eva Gioeli, of Idyllwild Landscape Co. (951-961-4428) have created a lovely…
On Saturday, Sept. 29, the Friends of the Idyllwild Library will present a performance of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.” Familiar to Idyllwild audiences, Duffy Hudson is bringing Steinbeck’s classic to the Hill. The Friends of the Library feel honored that he again appears. Many considered Steinbeck, a Nobel Prize-winning author, the best portrayer…