

Soroptimist event raises nearly $2K, draws more than 60
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Mary Morse makes a presentation on human trafficking at the Soroptimist International of Idyllwild’s March 15 event. The evening event raised $1,900 to fight human trafficking. The evening of art, music and information featured Marge Muir (back left) as emcee. Donated art, which local women created, was featured in a silent auction and — along with the admission fee — accounted for the money raised. Local musicians provided entertainment and local businesses donated food and beverages for attendees. The event drew more than 60 attendees. Photos by Annika E.S. Kay


By Art ConnorMusic Reviewer In recalling the past few months of both fateful and less world-shaking events, it comes as almost a relieving reprieve for this reviewer to reflect on the missing opportunities for live music in a community so favored and well-respected for those causes. So at a particularly salient moment, here at the…
The County Service Area Advisory Committee conducted business at its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 27. Key agenda items included review of the public survey regarding the future of Town Hall and what agency would manage CSA 36 recreation starting in 2017. Mike Franklin, CSA project manager for the county’s Economic Development Agency, facilitated the…
Piano man and arranger Keith Droste and jazz chanteuse Sherry Williams wrap the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series’ 13th edition with some sounds sweet, stirring and swinging.
War Horse Creek (WHC) at Living Free Animal Sanctuary just completed the pilot phase of its veteran transition program and is seeking an initial $150,000 of funding to build out the facilities veterans stay at while they are in the program. Camp Harris, the facilities, will be named after the late Randall Harris, military veteran…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild plans to stage a fundraiser to help pay mounting medical and rehabilitation expenses for local artist Hiroko Momii, seriously injured in a May 2014 car accident on Highway 243.