On Thursday, March 21, the Idyllwild Community Fund Youth Grantmakers made presentations to five local recipients in a ceremony at Idyllwild School. YGM is a group from Idyllwild Middle School being sponsored by ICF. Any young person between sixth and eighth grades can participate. The program gives the youth a chance to learn about how…
Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program announces its spring 2019 off-site student performances, catering to Idyllwild Arts’ family of supporters in the desert cities. On April 17, the student showcase will be held at the Rancho Mirage Library, a cultural oasis for the desert. This evening of dance, music, theater, fashion and creative writing will…
Both native and non-native plants, and two greenhouses Kenny and Eva Gioeli will open what promises to be a marquee business in Idyllwild — a beautifully designed and staged nursery with plants, flowers, herbs and vegetables for all seasons and occasions, open year-round — Idyllwild Gardens. And it will be a family run enterprise, with…
A year-long program of celebratory events The Idyllwild Library celebrates its centenary on July 27, 2020. The library staff are planning a year-long schedule of celebratory events to mark the 100-year anniversary. The current library in Strawberry Plaza is the sixth iteration of Idyllwild’s public reading center. The first was in Claudius Emerson’s historic Idyllwild…
First there was the July fire with five days of evacuation, and then a February weather apocalypse that closed two of three major roads into Idyllwild. Even though January through March is normally a slower time for Idyllwild businesses, the two unforeseen events have significantly impacted local tourist traffic. With spring weather, and little rain…
Will discuss charitable giving, common nonprofit myths Ian Schoenleber, Idyllwild Arts Foundation director of Development, will discuss charitable giving, and how best to support and advance one’s favorite charitable causes. Schoenleber’s talk is part of the Associates of IAF’s sponsored series Spotlight on Leadership. The purpose of the series is to familiarize Associates and town…
The winter rains caused local highway closures, which have now caused the Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild to cancel its annual Brewfest. The Brewfest is ARF’s largest fundraiser each year, but conditions were too difficult for success this year. Plans are already underway for the next Brewfest on June 6, 2020. However, the homebrew contest…
The Valentine’s Day storm that dumped historic levels of rain with accompanying wind and snow, caused massive damage to Hill infrastructure closing two of the main arteries into Idyllwild — highways 243 and 74. Continued post-Feb. 14 rain and snow complicated Caltrans’ efforts to repair both roads, causing setbacks that, until Monday, Feb. 18, caused…
Three generations of the Ewing family returned to Idyllwild to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the original Ewing home. “This weekend, as has been happening for over 45 years, the Ewing clan will get together and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,” wrote daughter-in-law Camille Ewing before the event. “Most of the grandkids, now with families of…
