Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema Founder and Director Steve Savage said of his friend’s movie before it played Saturday afternoon, “It is very special, very poignant, very moving,” and left the stage for the audience to witness themselves. “A Man Called God” is the story of a handsome, 14-year-old American boy who lost his innocence…
At Saturday’s Award Ceremony for the 2015 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, Allan Katz received the Lifetime Achievement Award. “He was genuinely taken aback and surprised by the honor,” said IIFC Chair and founder Stephen Savage. Katz’s career included several years writing for “M*A*S*H”, which Savage says was enough alone to qualify him for the…
Marshall Hawkins — musician, educator, mentor … Idyllwild icon. His contributions to the lives of others are legendary. Student after student, year after year, his accolades amass. What they’ve learned from him about music, jazz, character — life in general — would fill a thousand films. The life work of a rare few is preserved…
UPDATE 12:57: Power is back on, at least in some areas, in Garner Valley. UPDATE 12:55 p.m.: Power is back up in Idyllwild and Pine Cove, but not Mountain Center or Garner Valley. UPDATE: Both the Town Crier office and the Avon Lady’s house (she rang) are back up in Idyllwild! UPDATE: The outages extend…
Ken Dahleen is not happy with a significant rent raise for use of the Idyllwild Community Center site. The founder and promoter of the well-attended Idyllwild Summer Concert Series, said, “We have done a lot to bring people to the Idyllwild Community Center site.” He said his series has increased the profile of ICC and…
Jo’An’s Restaurant & Bar is in phase 1 of a four-phase renovation, according to new owner Mo Jacob, and was expected to re-open the middle of this week. The restaurant closed at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4. Heading the renovation is contractor Brad Rechtfertig, owner and builder of the boutique inn The Grand Idyllwild Lodge….
The seats were filled at the Rustic Theatre. The graphics had sheen. The trophies sparkled. Presenters hit their marks. After their names were called, award recipients walked to center stage, hugged presenters, spoke briefly, thanked the people “without whom the award would not have been possible,” walked to stage right for a photo op, then…
Recently enforced e-waste disposal fees at the Idyllwild Transfer Station, ($25 per electronic waste item for televisions, computer screens or similarly covered electronic items) are not the only fees local residents desiring to responsibly recycle and dispose of electronic waste will have to pay. Consumers may actually be paying twice to recycle certain items. As…
A new countywide ambulance service contract was approved 3-1 at the Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s Tuesday morning meeting. Only 1st District Supervisor Kevin Jeffries opposed it, because he favored new competition for the contract. In the new contract, effective July 1, the county ambulance provider, American Medical Response, will take over emergency medical service…
