



Library centennial celebration kicks off
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Idypark was the location for the kick-off of the Idyllwild Library’s 100th anniversary. Here are four of the many organizers (from left to right) Susan Judkins, Jean Stein, Joye Schiemdt, and Marcia Krull. Photo by Peter Szabadi




Last Friday, Nov. 11, Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Visual Arts program held an opening reception for this year’s Visual Arts Student Theme Show, “Identity.” Students submit candidate themes each year; teachers then narrow the field to three on which students vote. The works are thus conceived and completed in about two months. The show’s statement lays…
Idyllwild’s traditional Pumpkin Carnival and Parade will begin at 4 p.m. at Fern Valley Corners …
“Turtle Don” Davis is no stranger to thru-hiking. At the age of 70, he completed the entire Appalachian Trail. His wife hiked parts of the trail with him and helped resupply him in that hike. And he has hiked, in smaller sections, all but 200 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in upstate Washington. Passing…
It’s here: season 15 of Ken Dahleen and his Idyllwild Summer Concert Series board’s gift to the community. This free event, designed for locals and presented under the stars at the Idyllwild Community Center site throughout the summer, kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3, as the inaugural event of the Fourth of July…
Art Alliance of Idyllwild Vice President Gary Kuscher said the 2012 Art Walk & Wine Tasting was the biggest yet, surpassing 2011 by several hundred visitors …
A local man, Bill Niedzwiecki, discovered that the rescue dog he adopted two years ago has a strange and terrible back story. The black Labrador, now known as Abby, was rescued by animal rights activists from an illegal South Korean dog meat slaughterhouse along with a number of other dogs. Members of that rescue team…