Photos: This week in Idyllwild: December 3, 2015

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In a rare weather event, Garner Valley had about an inch of snowpack Friday morning near Fobes Ranch, while the distant hills toward Idyllwild (May Valley area) had only a dusting. Photo by Halie Wilson

A magnificent buck graced Tom and Karen Higgins with his presence in their front yard in Fern Valley a few days ago.Photo by Karen Higgins — A magnificent buck graced Tom and Karen Higgins with his presence in their front yard in Fern Valley a few days ago. Photo by Karen Higgins

Tara Rose Davison performed at Cafe Aroma Saturday afternoon, bringing classical guitar to the patrons as they dined. Photo by Jenny Kirchner — Tara Rose Davison performed at Cafe Aroma Saturday afternoon, bringing classical guitar to the patrons as they dined.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Kinsey Kretsinger and Archer Scott enjoy Idyllwild Library volunteer Virgina Lumb’s seasonally themed story time reading Monday at the library. Photo by John Drake — Kinsey Kretsinger and Archer Scott enjoy Idyllwild Library volunteer Virgina Lumb’s seasonally themed story time reading Monday at the library.
Photo by John Drake

Evelyn and Carter Johnson are the first to drop their letters to Santa in the box bound for the North Pole. Santa’s helpers are (from left) Sherry Kaufman, John Aussenhofer, Postmaster Kelly Gates and Christina Reitz. The mailbox will be in the Idyllwild Post Office lobby until Friday, Dec. 18, for children to send Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa allows the Town Crier to print the letters in the Christmas edition for readers to enjoy. Photo by Halie Wilson

Penelope Smrz, visiting the Wonderland of Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park for Thanksgiving, cannot resist catching up on the latest news in the Town Crier. Photo by Alois Smrz — Penelope Smrz, visiting the Wonderland of Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park for Thanksgiving, cannot resist catching up on the latest news in the Town Crier.
Photo by Alois Smrz

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Idyllwild CinemaFest launches year four
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The Idyllwild Cinema-Fest returns invigorated for its fourth year, with new features designed to seal its steady progress toward becoming a major U.S. showcase for independent filmmakers. New venues, more films and film categories, expanded filmmaker submission processes, an upgraded website featuring online audience film previews and voting (Viewers Choice) in addition to links to…

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Reading to our children matters
ByTown Crier Contributor October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Flavia Mangan ColganContributing Correspondent Whether a child is drawn to tales of medieval wizards or stories about the simple lives of everyday children or animals — Storytime encapsulates the way books can channel the young imagination into intellectual growth. Most of us are familiar with the experience of watching a child’s curiosity expand with…

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Scholarships for local students
ByIdyllwild Town Crier March 29, 2022June 7, 2022 Reading Time: 1 minute

Over the next few weeks, the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund board is requesting community donations to support scholarships for area 2022 high school graduates. The Idyllwild Scholarship Fund goes back to 1969 when three students were awarded “scholarships.” One was for $250, another for $100, and one student received a dictionary. In April 2021, six high…

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Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013 now playing: Many Idyllwild writers and filmmakers involved
By January 8, 2013May 9, 2013 Reading Time: 3 minutes

The fourth Idyllwild CinemaFest opened Wednesday morning, Jan. 9, with 100 films to be screened over the festival’s five-day run. The 50 percent increase in number of films scheduled (67 last year) is a huge leap forward for the festival, as is the addition of a large new venue, the Astrocamp Galaxy Theatre. This year…

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Brother, sister duo part of Idyllwild School winning spellers
By December 24, 2015April 2, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Fifth-grader Michael Stroud and his sister, fourth-grader Mei Li Stroud, are two of four Idyllwild School students who will represent the school at the Hemet Unified District Spelling Bee Tuesday, Jan. 12. Michael and Mei Li will represent Idyllwild Elementary. Michael finished first after correctly spelling “sonar.” Jessica Ruelas and Grace McKimson, both sixth graders,…

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Idyllwild Dog Park dedicated in Rick Barker’s honor
By June 14, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Rick Barker, much-loved Idyllwild author and community volunteer, served on the Idyllwild Community Center board and was an advocate for the Idyllwild Dog Park, now under ICC management. Preston Sparks, local actor, craftsman and community volunteer, recently installed a memorial bench he created to honor Barker, who died this year on Jan. 20. Sparks said…

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