Photos: Last Week in Idyllwild: September 24, 2015

Staff, faculty, students and visitors came out to support the Idyllwild Arts faculty during their Visual Art Reception at Parks Exhibition Center Friday evening. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Wednesday evening, Sept. 16, members of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild enjoyed a Mingle, held at the Idyllwild Bake Shop and Brew this month.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington (center) and his wife, Kathy, talk to Janice Lyle, Ph.D. (right), president of the Idyllwild Community Center board, during ICC’s first event fundraiser Saturday at Ferro. Photo by JP Crumrine

At one of the homes on the 15th-annual Idyllwild Home Tour, which the Idyllwild Area Historical Society sponsors, IAHS docent Pamela Fojtik (center) welcomes old Idyllwild friends Evan Mills (entering) and Charles and Carol Russell.
Photo by John Drake

Kathy Keane kicked off the Idyllwild Community Center Speaker Series for 2015-16. Keane shared stories of her adventures as a biological consultant to the Silver Pines Lodge audience last Thursday. Photo by John Drake

Steve Holldber (left), owner of Idyllwild Heating and Cooling, hands Lee Arnson checks for more than $1,000. Over the weekend, Holldber raised the money for the Idyllwid Middle School cross-country team, which Arnson coaches.
Photo by JP Crumrine

The Idyllwild Middle School’s girls volleyball team defeated St. Hyacinth 3-0 last week. Photo by Jessica Priefer

Jayden Emerson (center, no. 547), of Idyllwild and freshman at California Baptist University, finished 17th in the 8-kilometer race at the Mustang Challenge in Santa Clarita Saturday. This was his first 8K and first race against Division 1 schools. His time was 25:51.87.
Photo by Jessica Priefer

A group of Forest Folk took the Town Crier on the Carnival (Imagination) Cruise to Catalina and Ensenada Sept. 13 to 17. Back row, from left, Janeille Herman and Reba Coulter; second row, from top, Carole Herman, Pat Ruffner and Patricia Runions; front row, from left, Tony Weldon, Sheila Weldon, Brent Miller, Yvonne Smith, Sandi Mathers, Audrey Brown, John Brown, Elaine Weiler and Mel Goldfarb; and seated, Dottie Goldfarb.
Photo courtesy Forest Folk

From left, Shannon Young, Michaele Layng, Meghan Carey, of Idyllwild, and Geneva Pagliai hiked Mt Kilimanjaro recently with the Town Crier. This is Africa’s highest point and the world’s highest free-standing mountain. There are seven established routes to take and they choose the Lemosho route, hiking for seven days.