This weekend, Friday through Sunday, June 24 to 26, Middle Ridge Winery celebrates the official debut of its Tasting Room at 54301 N. Circle Drive. The doors to the 4,000-square-foot space opened in February with rotating gallery exhibits from artist members of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. The eagerly anticipated grand opening realizes the full…

The Idyllwild HELP Center’s annual Angel Tree is up and decorated with the names of many children. Helping this year are (from left) Teagan White, Brynnley Meyer, Caden Meyer, Peyton Manchee and Colleen Meyer, at the HELP Center. This year, two Angel trees are available. Besides the tree at the Library (shown here), the second tree is at Fairway Market. “We have the most kids on the Angel Tree that we have ever had,” wrote Colleen, the HELP Center’s client services administrator.