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Photo by Chandra Levy


Photo by Chandra Levy

Photo by Tom Kluzak



Idyllwild’s 50th annual Fourth of July Parade and Family Freedom Festival a hit
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Graham and Gail Sutherland purchased The Rustic Theatre, now renamed The Rustic Theatre and Entertainment Center, Oct. 24, 2020. In the middle of the pandemic, the theater was unable to open to show movies until last weekend. According to the website, the theater was originally opened as a side job for Nina and Glenn Froehlich,…
By Ann SmithReporter In our own backyard is the Western Center Academy (WCA), a charter school, offering middle school and high school education. Among one of their successful programs is the academic decathlon. While the academy is located in Hemet, of particular pride is Idyllwild student Sophia Carver. Sophia was part of WCA’s academic decathlon…
65 years ago – 1950 Angling in the area had never been so good. More than 9,000 catchable-sized trout had been planted in lakes Hemet and Fulmor. 60 years ago – 1955 The Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s educational program was very effective. This year, the number of fire losses on the Hill was fewer than…
The sounds of drums beating began the celebration of the autumnal equinox for more than 70 men, women and children at Idyllwild’s Spirit Mountain Retreat on Sunday …
Idyllwild artist Karla Leopold is modest. She creates edgy art in a variety of mediums — evocative art suffused and deepened through her work as an art therapist treating mental illness and childhood trauma. Leopold exhibits in prestigious galleries and teaches in leading universities. And although her art is strikingly original, and her skill as…