Making lemonade out of lemons
“The Idyllwild Area Historical Society and museum used to have a beautiful, old, but healthy large pine tree in front of our garden facing North Circle Drive,” wrote IAHS Vice President Marlene Pierce. “However, several months ago, a Southern California Edison crew topped the tree, leaving a huge pine trunk.”
One IAHS board member stepped up and volunteered to fund turning the old tree trunk into a carving.

PHOTO BY TOM PIERCE
The IAHS board hired Cory Lavy of Beard-A-Bear to carve a bear into the trunk. “The latest plan is to have the bear finished by Wednesday evening,” Pierce said.

PHOTO BY TOM PIERCE
IAHS plans to hold an opportunity sale of $1 a ticket to name the bear. A table will be set up at the Idyllwild Post Office soon for the Name the IAHS Bear opportunity.