

Photo by Tom Kluzak

Photo by Tom Kluzak

Photo by Peter Szabadi

Photo by Tom Pierce


PHOTOS: This week in Idyllwild: June 23, 2016
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The first of 2023’s Thursday night free Idyllwild Summer Concerts is set for July 6 at the Butterfield Amphitheater. It will feature series veteran Frank DiSalvo and his classic country band the Sundowners. The Sundowners feature “the good old boys: Willie, Waylon, Cash, Buck, Merle, George Jones … no new country!” Like all the headliners,…
Editor’s note: This is a continuation of the story from last week about Jerry Holldber, Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) general manager who retired at the end of 2021 after more than 35 years. Just last summer and fall, Holldber developed a 10/20/50 Year Plan he took to the PCWD board. This effort, done in…
Idyllwild Garden Club Visitors are welcome at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the Idyllwild Nature Center meeting room, 25225 Highway 243. The planned program is Lauren Owens on growing roses in the mountains. For more information, email idygar@gmail.com … Idyllwild Contemporary Book Club The club is celebrating reading its 50th book. Some of the…
The year of the dragon, Chinese Year 4710, began on Jan. 23 and is considered the luckiest year in the 12-year Chinese Zodiac cycle. Red is the dragon’s color, and wearing red is said to ensure good fortune. Each day of the 15-day holiday comes with its recommended traditions, all designed to bring happiness, prosperity…
When the occasion of the Idyllwild Public Library’s centennial celebration was fast approaching, the people of the Mountain Quilters of Idyllwild (MQI) decided on symbolic celebratory mementos of the event. Their efforts created not one, but two beautiful examples of their specific craftwork to honor both the children and adult readers of the community. Both…
Dr. Marja Kay developed many areas of expertise in her youth – 17 years of dance classes starting at 3, piano beginning at 6, singing and acting in theatre in high school, and all-around academic proficiency with particular strength in math. She performed well in all areas and always hit her marks. “I had always…