Teaches mindfulness Monique Zander hosts Idyllwild meditation workshops that help connect and center her participants in the now, in each person’s particular present. “The past is recrimination and the future is what might happen,” said Zander. “What is important is the present. It is important to be mindful of this moment and to live in…
Will discuss the way forward for Idyllwild Arts Every Friday at All School, a luncheon gathering of Idyllwild Arts Academy faculty and students, there is a call and response that is an IAA tradition. “Remember who you are,” is the call. “And what you stand for,” is the response. Pamela Jordan, Idyllwild Arts Foundation president,…
Annual juried show sure to attract collectors “Landscapes of the Mind” is the intended inspiration for artists entering the “Eye of the Artist” juried competition, an annual Art Alliance of Idyllwild event. From noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 15, participating artists’ work will be featured in a show at the Idyllwild Area Historical Society…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild Board of Directors elected Donna Elliot president last week, not long after President Rob Padilla assumed leadership from Shanna Robb on April 22. The AAI announced on May 26 that Elliot had joined the board as vice president and as being in charge of membership. Padilla now resumes his position…
The Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee, continuing work begun when a local couple established the fund in the 1990s, awarded nearly $16,000 in 2017 grants to seven Idyllwild-area nonprofits. Each year the committee awards grants from interest earned from the fund’s principal. The advisory committee, composed of local volunteers, has two primary duties: to grow…
Dwight “Buzz” Holmes, Idyllwild School music teacher, retired after 25 years from a job that has touched and enriched a generation of Idyllwild School students. He taught it all: choral music, instrumental music beginning with woodwinds and brass, then later introducing strings. He produced musical theater productions, often involving every student in the middle school…
At its July monthly meeting, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association announced its annual donations to local nonprofit groups. The single largest gift was $3,000 to the Idyllwild Library for the purchase of a 3-dimensional printer. This was the largest award in the past three years. “This year, we are especially pleased to assist the…
The soundtrack for the July 4 laser show will be available on www.radioidyllwild.org, according to Gary Kuscher, who has been assisting show producer Chic Fojtik. The July 4 Laserium Daystar half-hour projection on the face of Lily Rock, begins at approximately 9 p.m. According to Kuscher, the soundtrack designed to accompany the patriotic show will…
The Manzanita Fire, burning east of Highway 79 in Lamb Canyon, grew to 6,309 acres and was 86 percent contained by 7 a.m. Thursday. Currently, more than 1,300 firefighters, including the Idyllwild Fire Department, are combating the blaze. Three helicopters and eight aircraft are providing air attack. The fire started Monday afternoon. The apparent cause…
Friday, July 1, is when the California tax rate on tobacco products other than cigarettes will increase from the current rate of 27.3 to 65.08 percent of the wholesale cost. The new tobacco products tax rate will stay in effect through June 30, 2018. California voters approved Proposition 56, in November 2016. This proposition increased…
