The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (IIFC) began in 2009. And the Town Crier reported, “With the critical linchpin of Rustic Theatre owner Shane Stewart’s cooperation, Idyllwild began preparing for a full-fledged film festival, the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema from Jan. 11 through 16, 2010. ‘The Rustic was key,’ said Festival Director Stephen Savage….

Dr. Dick Goldberg, Mountain Disaster Preparedness’ medical director, has long sought an Idyllwild facility in which post-disaster medical treatment could be conducted. Goldberg noted the Idyllwild Fire Department would likely be overwhelmed as an incident command center and the two local medical clinics, if open, would also be swamped with walk-ins. Goldberg is a retired…