

Jazz in the Pines proceeds presented to Idyllwild Arts
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An $80,000 check representing the proceeds from the 2011 Idyllwild Jazz in The Pines Festival was presented to the Idyllwild Arts Foundation at a reception held at the Quiet Creek Inn offices on North Circle Drive this weekend. Celebrating the occasion, from left, Marsha Lytle, Chair of Jazz in the Pines 2011 and Jim Newcomb, President of the Associates of Idyllwild Arts, present a check to Linda Twitchell, Idyllwild Arts chief advancement officer and Theresa Teel, Idyllwild Arts director of special events. Photo by Cid Castillo

As John Newman and Idyllwild Arts continue to add spice to the Jazz in the Pines menu, one of the most unusual and eclectic of first-time festival acts is Besos de Coco. Arguably the act with the most interesting name (translation from Spanish, “coconut kisses”) Besos also has perhaps the most unusual instrumentation and genre…
Miki Pandya, 3, of Long Beach enjoys his ice cream and cookie Saturday afternoon at the annual Ice Cream Social at the Idyllwild Area Historical Society.
Dr. Jenny Rechel, U.S. Forest Service geographer, is the next speaker for the Idyllwild Nature Center’s “Nature of Nature” spring speaker series. For 20 years, Rechel has tracked, mapped and documented the effects of climate change, fire and drought on resident and migratory birds. She will talk about her research conducted on the San Jacinto…
Café Aroma’s most recent owner, Hubert Halkin said, “It was a time in my life when I was an adventurist, primarily paragliding and hand gliding. Case in point, above Black beach is the UC San Diego chancellor’s home and, as chair of the math department at UC La Jolla [UCSD], I felt it my obligation…
The votes have been tallied and the recipient of the 2022 Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award is biologist Jon King. The award is given to recognize those who have demonstrated a tangible, perhaps physical, effect on the community. The honor is given to an individual or group who represents EMax’s spirit of community and volunteerism….
2015 Mary Austin Scholarships and Grants recipients are Emi See (second from left), Carmel Companiott and Kyra Espinosa. Presenting the $1,000 Idyllwild School Charles Dickens Essay & Poster Contest Scholarships are Doug Austin (far left), Rick Foster (second from right), Idyllwild Rotary Club president, and Suzy Capparelli (far right) Mary Austin Scholarships and Grants ambassador.