The Crier met with Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) President Stephanie Yost and ICC’s new Director of Recreation Johnny Wilson at his office next to Town Hall. He has been at his new post since Nov. 15, and spent several weeks shadowing the last director, Bridget Noer. His duties include all of ICC’s recreation portfolio: adult…
Adult Volleyball The competition was hot once again inside Buckhorn Camp’s Peace Center last Tuesday (Jan. 16) as we witnessed Forest Lumber win their second game of the season by defeated the Red Kettle 3 games to 1. It was a well-rounded match and everyone played well. Tuesday’s other match was filled with excitement and…
Local musician Bill Sheppard is enjoying some late-breaking acclaim for work he did more than 50 years ago. Back in the day, his band Stack was prominent in the Southern California area. Stack’s lone 1968 LP “Above All,” re-issued on CD, has been available internationally for 20 years. “They reissue it every time they run…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) honored three former local paid call firefighters (PCF) at an appreciation ceremony at the station Thursday evening, Jan. 18, in the IFPD board room. The honorees are three longtime Idyllwild community members and business owners: Capt. Keith Smith (Harold K. Smith Construction Co.), who served for 40 years (1973-2013);…
Adult Volleyball Local volleyball players braved the icy roads and cold temperatures to gather at Buckhorn Camp’s Peace Center where they resumed their 2023-24 season last week. Idyllwild Brewpub got things heated up really quick Tuesday night as they swept Forest Lumber 3-0. Then followed a firestorm by BBI Construction as they toppled the previously…
The InterArts Department at Idyllwild Arts presents a special collaboration between its students and UK-based interactive theater company Stan’s Cafe. “Of All the People in All the World” is an internationally-acclaimed performance installation that turns abstract human population statistics into emotionally gripping stories using grains of rice. The public is invited to view Idyllwild Arts’…
The Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s next Spotlight on Leadership presentation is at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, at Rush Hall on campus. Assistant Head of School Dr. Jeanette Louise Yaryan, and a longtime member of the piano music faculty, will speak. Yaryan began performing and studying the piano at age 3, winning numerous awards,…
If any one thing can be counted upon for end-of-year entertainment opportunities here on the Hill, the annual get-together at the Idyllwild Public Library, with the blending of women’s voices in Local Color, is a significant fact of life. That, plus the performances of the Idyllwild Master Chorale at the Idyllwild Arts Academy usually make…
