More than 200 Idyllwild residents came to the open house held by Fern Creek Medical Center on Saturday, June 2. The medical center festooned its premises with half a dozen gazebos housing live entertainment by the Bill Sheppard & Max Gringo Ensemble, wine by local vintners Middle Ridge Winery, BIA testing, musical entertainment by violinist Dottie Goldfarb and delicious catering served by local Gary’s Deli.

New Year’s Eve in Idyllwild will be crisp and cold, with snow and ice likely to remain on the ground because of nighttime temperatures in the 20s. Snowfall dusted Idyllwild in crystalline white on Monday night, Dec. 28. That night was picture-postcard beautiful with temperatures in the high teens. New Year’s Eve will be a…

‘What’s new? 21st Century Education’ This month’s Spotlight on Leadership Series features Pamela Jordan, Idyllwild Arts Foundation president and head of school, speaking to a topic germane to leadership: “What’s New? Education in the 21st Century.” When a visionary educator leading a premier independent boarding arts school focuses on the horizon, what does she see?…

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program is offering scholarships sponsored by the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians to bring teachers to Native American Arts workshops at the campus. These funds are intended to benefit both the scholarship recipients themselves as well as their students and communities when they return home. The expenses covered by the…