Photos: This week in Idyllwild: April 7, 2016

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From left, Gary Button, Russell Frederick, Dave Fraser, Ron Draper and Tom Visel were among the many Vietnam veterans honored at the Welcome Home remembrance held at American Legion Post 800 on March 30. This annual event commemorates the date that all combat troops returned home from Vietnam. The Mountain Quilters of Idyllwild donated quilts that were raffled at the event and the Idyllwild Bake Shop and Brew provided the cake. Photo by Tom Kluzak — From left, Gary Button, Russell Frederick, Dave Fraser, Ron Draper and Tom Visel were among the many Vietnam veterans honored at the Welcome Home remembrance held at American Legion Post 800 on March 30. This annual event commemorates the date that all combat troops returned home from Vietnam. The Mountain Quilters of Idyllwild donated quilts that were raffled at the event and the Idyllwild Bake Shop and Brew provided the cake.
Photo by Tom Kluzak

The Sage and the Butterfly, the new shop in The Village Lane, was welcomed to Idyllwild with a ribbon cutting the Idyllwild Rotary Club held Monday, April 4. The shop features handcrafted jewelry, accessories, knives and razors by local, national, international and Amazon rainforest artisans. Attending the ribbon cutting were (from left) Thom Wallace, Scott Fisher, Terry Kurr, Chuck Streeter, Chris Scott, The Sage and the Butterfly owners Violeta Vallacorta and Dylan Farnham, Chuck Streeter, John Graham, Dennis Dunbar, Rick Foster, Steve Espinoza and Earl Parker. Photo by Tom Kluzak — The Sage and the Butterfly, the new shop in The Village Lane, was welcomed to Idyllwild with a ribbon cutting the Idyllwild Rotary Club held Monday, April 4. The shop features handcrafted jewelry, accessories, knives and razors by local, national, international and Amazon rainforest artisans. Attending the ribbon cutting were (from left) Thom Wallace, Scott Fisher, Terry Kurr, Chuck Streeter, Chris Scott, The Sage and the Butterfly owners Violeta Vallacorta and Dylan Farnham, Chuck Streeter, John Graham, Dennis Dunbar, Rick Foster, Steve Espinoza and Earl Parker.
Photo by Tom Kluzak

Grandfathers For Golf held its first Volunteers Tournament on Tuesday, March 29, at the Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto. Winners of the four-man scramble format were (from left) Idyllwilder Jim Crandall (Grandfathers board secretary), former Idyllwilder Tony Viola (vice president), and volunteers Bob Wadlow and Gene Slocum. President Ernie Kercmar (far right) presented the Presidents Trophy, which will be inscribed with the golfers’ names. The foursome shot a 16-under-par 56 that included 3 pars, 14 birdies and an eagle on the last hole. Grandfathers For Golf is a nonprofit organization based in San Jacinto dedicated to teaching at-risk kids and others the game of golf. Participating children are given a set of golf clubs, a hat and shirt, and six weeks of instruction at three area golf courses. Photo by David Hiemenz

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Hamilton leads hikes during Wildflower Festival
BySally Hedberg May 29, 2013July 1, 2013 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Hamilton led some informative interpretive walks in the Idyllwild Nature Center forest during the Wildflower Festival over Memorial Day weekend …

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Caretaking and caregiving focus of next panel discussion
By September 3, 2015February 19, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

It is not just the loved ones who need succor but often those tendering care need love, too. No matter how much love and goodwill we offer to a family member — child or elderly — or friend, sometimes, even without being aware, the gift of caring can become an unexpected burden. Coping with and…

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Michael Becerra next at authors series
By May 22, 2012February 8, 2013 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Michael Jaime Becerra, associate professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside, said a sense of place and trust in his characters are the keys to his writing success. Becerra is himself shaped by the place where he grew up, El Monte in Los Angeles’ San Gabriel Valley, and his writing is a product…

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Time and chronology
By April 18, 2012January 31, 2013 Reading Time: 2 minutes

This weekend the Idyllwild Arts Academy Theatre Department presents playwright J.B. Priestley’s “Time and the Conways.”

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Black History Month concert this Saturday
ByIdyllwild Town Crier February 14, 2023August 23, 2023 Reading Time: 1 minute

Dr. Marshall Hawkins, founder of the Idyllwild Arts Jazz Department, and Dr. Daniel Bassin, Idyllwild Arts director of orchestras, are giving a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Lowman Concert Hall in honor of Black History Month. The concert features an 18-piece guest jazz orchestra along with jazz and classical music students,…

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Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013: It’s a wrap
By January 15, 2013January 15, 2013 Reading Time: 4 minutes

ICF 2013 played out with some weather challenges, bitter cold and some snow and fog, but the festival buzz among filmmakers and audience was warm and glowing. Festival Director Stephen Savage at every opportunity credited Chairman Phil Calderone’s many contributions in raising the bar for this year’s festival — from increasing the number of films…

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