Nicole Picchiottino returns to her K-6 alma mater Nicole (Hoffman) Picchiottino, along with other first- and second-grade students at Idyllwild School, used to slide her lunchbox down the long hall from the cafeteria to the kindergarten classroom to see whose could go farther. “I’m sure I won occasionally,” said Picchiottino. “I’m very competitive.” The game…
Several months ago, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s board wished to support Idyllwild’s local musicians. It came up with the idea to record and press a CD. The musicians will receive a number of free copies they may sell at their gigs. These CDs also will be for sale through the AAI’s Courtyard Gallery and…
Service, whether as a professional or a volunteer, has been one of the anchors of Christopher Scott’s life. He is neither a native “hillbilly” nor a long-time resident. But Scott’s devotion to serving his community is becoming well known on the Hill, especially as he bestows the Idyllwild Rotary mugs to guest speakers each week….
Danceable music of the 1920s and 1940s Editor’s note: This band was originally scheduled the week of the Cranston Fire. The Idyllwild Summer Concert Series was extended to allow the band to return for the last concert of the summer. Singer and bandleader Ginger Pauley does not just perform popular music of the flapper and…
Violin virtuoso and recent Mountain Center resident Farhoud Moshfegh admits, “I collect beautiful instruments in an almost obsessive way. The history of the instruments and their players are etched in their veneer and tell a compelling story of each instrument’s journey. These represent stories I cherish.” Moshfegh’s intriguing journey began in the walled Jewish ghetto…
The Idyllwild Library is one of the oldest and most respected institutions on the Hill and staff and volunteers there are proud to celebrate its 100th anniversary July 27, 2020. They are planning a series of community events leading up to that date and they have at least 100 ways you can help make the…
Café Aroma’s most recent owner, Hubert Halkin said, “It was a time in my life when I was an adventurist, primarily paragliding and hand gliding. Case in point, above Black beach is the UC San Diego chancellor’s home and, as chair of the math department at UC La Jolla [UCSD], I felt it my obligation…
Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff was the invited speaker at the Idyllwild Rotary Club weekly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 8. Although he is up for re-election in November, he was careful to avoid any semblance of campaigning, prohibited by law and departmental regulations when in uniform. Nevertheless, he is proud of his department and what…
The 25th-annual Jazz in the Pines is barely over and already, another three-day music festival is planned for the following weekend. Brian Parnell of Throw The Goat is organizing Idyllwild Strong, a Cranston Fire benefit festival, from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, at various…
