PHOTOS: Lemon Lily Festival Fun
Photos from the Lemon Lily Festival.

Photo by John Drake


Photo by John Drake

Photos from the Lemon Lily Festival.
Locals will gather Aug. 20 for a potluck social and an outdoor screening of Elvis Presley’s boxing ring romantic musical …
Thursday night, Aug. 18, the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series will bring Aretha Franklin and Friends featuring Gino Walker to the Butterfield Amphitheater. The music starts at 6:15 p.m. with Idyllwild’s Miles Thomas and friends Jac Jacaruso and Eric Lindgreen. The concerts are free to all, a gift to the community funded by donations from the…
Brian Smith, the father of Wildcats’ team member Adam Smith, gave this update on Adam’s recent game. Last week, the age 14-and-under Wildcats faced off against the higher-level AA Lady Ducks in a pre-season exhibition game in Orange County. The Lady Ducks started the scoring about six minutes into the first period. They scored their second…
Parade blossomed from small-town patriotism …
In Idyllwild, businesses come and go, but few return after an extended absence. Robert Carie’s The Elephant Walk Home Store held a grand “reopening” on Saturday, May 27 after an extended hiatus. Carie said the store, The Laughing Elephant, had previously closed in 2007 and that he was excited to have returned. On Memorial Day,…
Cinco de Mayo event benefits Idyllwild School’s smARTS project Cinco de Mayo comes to Idyllwild with a free Sidewalk Chalkfest to benefit Idyllwild School’s PTA smARTS project on Sunday, May 5, from noon to 3 p.m. The entire town is invited to Idypark to celebrate an event that will bring together generations. The co-sponsors,…