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Idyllwild Francophonie, a local French-speaking group, met at Café Aroma on July 14 to celebrate Bastille Day. Enjoying the camaraderie, from left, Hubert Halkin, Karen Fina, Claudine LaForce, Francoise Frigola, Bronwyn Jones, Summer Brown and Marie-Charlotte Henderson. Photo by Cid Castillo

Idyllwild has two Girl Scout troops. One is Troop 367, which was started last year by Denise Jones and Jennifer Lozano with the hopes of changing young girls’ lives for the better. The other troop is on a winter hiatus. The Girl Scouts of America was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon, according to the…
This year marks the 120th anniversary of probably the most famous Christmas newspaper editorial of all time. It was written by Francis P. Church in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon. It was published on Sept. 21, 1897, in the New York Sun. We reprint it each year for the enjoyment of our…
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Pelham brings gifted classical guitar players to Lowman Hall Guitar builder, player, artist and teacher Dave Pelham has for many years gone to Paracho, Michoacán, Mexico for the art and artistry of the classical guitar for which this small city is world renowned. More than 200 guitar builders are within the 2 square miles of…
Lineups announced, planning complete In less than four months, the sounds of music — and clapping, dancing, singing — will fill Strawberry Valley. The 24th-annual Jazz in the Pines starts Aug. 11 and ends Aug. 13. Once again, the magic of jazz — America’s music — will excite the mountain and fill the town with…
Ryan Zwahlen, new chair of the Idyllwild Arts (IA) Music Department, is shaking things up a bit in the music curriculum. He has added a songwriting concentration for the first time this year. Seven students in the class taught by Zwahlen and Don Reed will debut some of their work from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m….