Last Week In Idyllwild: July 16, 2015
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Photos of the goings on in Idyllwild last week.
The partnership between humanitarians Karla Leopold, art therapist, and Sister Judith Brun, founder of Neighbor’s Keeper, a nonprofit group in Baton Route, Louisiana, has been years in the making. First meeting as child well-being responders after Hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact on New Orleans, they quickly bonded in service of softening the impact on families. Soon…
Idyllwild Arts Chamber Orchestra members tune their instruments to the sound of the lead violinist prior to performing Jean Sibelius’ “Finlandia, Op. 26,” under the direction of conductor Joshua Roach as part of the 2011 Idyllwild Arts Summer program on Sunday, Aug. 21 at the IAF Theatre.
Carlos Reynosa performed blues with Leroy Miracle on bass and Billy Shaw on drums last Thursday at the Lumber Mill.
The Town Crier, the Idyllwild Library and the Idyllwild Area Historical Society have partnered to provide vintage issues of the town newspaper online and free at the Idyllwild Library. Started in November 1946 by Ernie and Betty Maxwell, the Town Crier is one of Idyllwild’s oldest ongoing businesses. Shannon Ng, Idyllwild Library librarian, cited the…
Beginning Oct. 26, the Town Crier will print a special serial story for our readers to enjoy. The story is based on Opal Fleming and how she was taken to the deaf school in the 1930s by her father. Soon after her arrival at the deaf school, Pa was gone and she discovered that everyone…
Six community members completed a family mentoring training program, which Allan Morphett facilitated. Nine began the training in September and six finished this month. The Rotary Club of Idyllwild paid for all training materials. The non-profit organization Family Promise (www.familypromise.org) developed the training course which is designed to train mentors to assist economically vulnerable families….
