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With a mission to raise scholarship money for Idyllwild Arts, the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation are banking that magic will fill the coffers. Celebrated magician Dean Apple will perform at a fundraiser at the IAF Theatre on the IA campus on Saturday, Jan. 28. Touted for his approach that makes the audience stars of…
To: Santa I love Santa. May I please have a Frozen Tea Party. Emily Jones Dear Santa I’ve been a very good boy and I’m doing well in school. I want new mittens, vr gogles for ps4, golden p24 controller.. A. great game to go with vr. Demolisher, Ice Centurion Blaster, Doomlands Double Dealer…
This year marks the 120th anniversary of probably the most famous Christmas newspaper editorial of all time. It was written by Francis P. Church in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon. It was published on Sept. 21, 1897, in the New York Sun. We reprint it each year for the enjoyment of our…
Idyllwild Librarian Shannon Houlihan Ng said her nearly five years in Idyllwild have changed her in ways she never expected. “I’ve always been focused and running at full speed,” she observed. “My concept of home has always been where my family and my people are.” But even with her children and grandchildren living off the…
One of the great pleasures of Idyllwild’s independent film festival is seeing new works by up-and-coming filmmakers. The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema year eight will not disappoint with an expanded schedule, new offerings and celebrity appearances. As to what’s new, the IIFC website (www.idyllwildcinemafest.com) has a partial list of festival films with a new…
In the higher regions of Idyllwild and Pine Cove, a light dusting of snow still covers the ground just days before Christmas – an unexpected present following last Friday’s heavy rainfall. As it does especially in the cool winter air, the mountain sparkles with sunlight dappling its pines during brilliantly clear days and smoke from…
Two permanent residents of Lake Hemet were counted in the 2016-17 census. The local pair of bald eagles, whose permanent nest is near Lake Hemet, was easily seen in Saturday’s bald eagle, one-hour count. During Saturday’s count, 11 bald eagles were spotted at four different lakes in the region. Bald eagles are usually found close…
