PHOTOS: Lemon Lily Festival - Idyllwild Town Crier

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LL1 — On Saturday at Jo’An’s Restaurant on Park Lane, a crowd enjoys an afternoon of traditional bluegrass music. From left, Don Reed on mandolin, Waverly Reed on vocals, Dennis Reed on guitar and vocals, and Kevin Gore on banjo and vocals. Photo by Grace Reed

LL2 — Artist Gerry High (center) accepts first place in the Lemon Lily Festival Banner contest from Lemon Lily Festival officials Shelly Kibby, County Parks, and Pat Hughes, Lemon Lily Festival banner program coordinator. Photo by Barbara Reese

LL3 — The Lemon Lily Festival offered lot of different things to do in Idyllwild and at the Nature Center where one of the fun things was pony rides. Photo by Barbara Reese

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A portrait of the artist as a young man
By May 16, 2017 Reading Time: 4 minutes

In talking with Idyllwild Art Academy senior Quincy Ryan, one is struck by his brooding restlessness and his struggle of coming to grips with philosophical contradictions — of finding his unique voice and identity through rigorous introspection and self-examination. It was surprising to find a young man working through existential issues that many older people never choose to examine or consider.

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Join the Ghost Town cast
ByIdyllwild Town Crier September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Idyllwild Haunted Ghost Town Halloween event has been going on for over 16 years and is a great family activity. For participants, it is a wonderful opportunity for adults to mentor and teach younger ones basic theatrical techniques, special effects makeup, audio and lighting, costuming, set design, animatronics, and special effects. The themes of…

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Rustic Cabin gardens awarded
By August 30, 2011January 23, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

Idyllwild Garden Club President Harold Voorheis (left) and Vice President Michael Feyder install a sign announcing the selection of gardens at the Rustic Cabin as the club’s Garden of the Season. The Idyllwild Garden Club bestows this honor once a quarter to a business that goes the extra mile to beautify Idyllwild.

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An eye for design, hard work, perseverance and seizing the moment
By June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Idyllwild has been a seminal player in Kenny Gioeli’s career Hard work, perseverance and recognizing opportunities others failed to see characterize Idyllwild resident Kenny Gioeli’s career. Idyllwild has been a seminal player in the way Kenny’s personal and professional journey has unfolded. “Landscape design is my passion,” said Kenny, whose garden and family compound on…

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A small-town Thanksgiving out of Currier and Ives
By November 14, 2017 Reading Time: 3 minutes

There is something quintessentially quaint and picturesque about holidays in Idyllwild. And situated above 5,000 feet on a mountain, Idyllwild is an alpine respite from the sun and palm trees of adjacent communities in Southern California. The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are often celebrated with dustings of snow on the mountain ridges, the last of…

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Glissading in the San Jacinto Wilderness
ByIdyllwild Town Crier May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Mark DeanContributor I’ve lived in Idyllwild for much of my life, but never in my wildest dreams imagined the amazing extreme adventures hidden in our mountains.Recently, I started a hike from Humber Park to San Jacinto Peak, a normal hike for me, but only to hear along the way from other hikers how crowded…

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