Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats visited with the ARF canines. Little Girl: Some good news. Al found his forever home. So now we have Taz and Winter. Pepper: Good news, so let’s focus on the felines today, OK? Little Girl: Great idea. The new kittens are so very adorable, and…
At 10 a.m., students at both Idyllwild Arts and Idyllwild Middle School walked out of their classrooms for 17 minutes. This “protest”took place across the country from Maine to Florida to Texas to California. Below are some photos of the two local actions.
Artist Gerald Clarke sends a message within his Beer and Soda Can Basket art that is contemporary, traditional and universal. It all started with Clarke noticing that the shape of a satellite dish was about the shape of a Cahuilla Indian basket, but of course, a lot larger. He envisioned this out-sized modern basket base…
It’s almost noon, a hazy sunlight abounds, yet, the stars are already out in front of the Rustic Theatre in Idyllwild. This day, March 11, is awards day for the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema that has been reviewing and showing independent films since March 6. Which films, filmmakers and actors will receive awards has…
On Thursday evening, March 8, Dr. Christi Barrett, superintendent of the Hemet Unified School District, prepared and distributed a video message to parents of HUSD students. She shared two major points with parents. First, was to assure them that the district has been and is taking actions to address threats, such as the ones received…
During the week of March 12, Cal Fire will be conducting its annual air-tanker refresher training to the pilots assigned or currently working at Ryan Air Attack Base in Hemet. This training is an annual requirement; typically held in Sacramento but due to current winter weather conditions and the fact that the base is open…
“Town and gown” is a common phrase describing the distinction between local residents, and the students and faculty of higher-level educational institutions located in the town. Issues and differences often arise between the two populations. Almost from the beginning of the “town” of Idyllwild, the “gown” — the Idyllwild Arts Academy — has been present….
Malka Drucker is rabbi at Temple Har Shalom. She has deep roots in Idyllwild, having owned a home here for more than 40 years. Although many of those years were part-time, she and her family spent the summers and weekends in Idyllwild, her kids went to camp here and her husband also did accounting work…
The smARTS Exhibition, featuring the artwork of all Idyllwild Elementary School students, and those Middle School students who elected for art in the PTA smARTS project, will be held upstairs at the Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery beginning Wednesday, March 14, and continuing to Sunday, March 25. A reception will be held from 2 to…
At 2:57 p.m. Sunday, March 4, John Devon, 50, of Palm Desert, was traveling westbound on Highway 74, east of Vista Point, on his 2010 BMW motorcycle, when he drifted into oncoming traffic. Devon was pronounced deceased at the scene by the coroner, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. For reasons…
