

Photo by Peter Szabadi

Chorale performers.
Photo by Peter Szabadi

Photo courtesy AAI
PHOTOS: Idyllwild Master Chorale’s 2014 holiday concert
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Planning a Lilac Festival in spite of the vicissitudes of climate and weather patterns is a perilous endeavor. Just ask Gary Parton, who has fathered this celebration since 2009 and continues to propagate and promote Idyllwild as a lilac tourist venue. Each year, Parton and his committee set the date for the festival, hoping the…
Bob Leih, Idyllwild Middle School science teacher, continues a distinguished lineage of teachers. Both his mother and father were teachers. Leih is one of five siblings, all of whom have been teachers at one time or another. And Leih’s oldest daughter is a teacher in Orange County. The Hemet Unified School District recently announced Leih…
Submit listings and changes to melissa@towncrier.com. All events are subject to last-minute changes. Note: Some events, meetings and office hours may be canceled or modified due to precautions being taken to limit the spread of COVID-19. Wednesday, Apr. 21• Coed Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp, 26375 Highway 243.• La Leche League, 10 a.m. Call 951-659-8321.• Garner…
The Mountain Quilters of Idyllwild will hold their 12th Annual Quilt Show the weekend of Oct. 17 and 18. More than 120 quilts will be on display for the weekend. The highlight of the show will be a quilt honoring Route 66, said Diana Kurr. “It’s composed of about 50 smaller quilts featuring sites from…