By Ken LuberIdyllwild author Editor’s note: This is the third of several installments of a short story local author Kenneth Luber has written. See the last two Town Crier for the other installments. “I know what you’re going to say,” I quickly jumped in. “‘Milton had no idea of its sentimental value,’ but I’m just…
Last Friday, Nov. 11, Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Visual Arts program held an opening reception for this year’s Visual Arts Student Theme Show, “Identity.” Students submit candidate themes each year; teachers then narrow the field to three on which students vote. The works are thus conceived and completed in about two months. The show’s statement lays…
The prospect for the reopening of the Lowman Hall performance space to the expecting public was quite favorable this past Sunday, with mild enough temperatures and despite brisk winds and partial cloudiness. Inside, the stage itself resembled an operating theater, with a scrupulously clean setting, with only chairs and microphones interrupting a whitened, bare and…
Editor’s note: The correspondent has worked with David Pelham for many years, first as guitar teacher and then helping him with his compositions for the guitar, and has been to Paracho, Mexico, with him. At 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, Idyllwild’s “Art of the Guitar” concert series will resume. This year’s concert will feature Alberto…
Ultra endurance runners from across the country gathered in Idyllwild Saturday, Oct. 29, for the second-annual San Jacinto 50k trail race. The course covered 34 miles of rugged terrain including (with intervening descents) over 10,000 feet of elevation gain. The race was again organized by desert physician and running enthusiast Alex Charmoz and his wife…
Idyllwild Rotary Club Idyllwild Rotary Club reported that residents of the hilltop communities generously donated $174 on World Polio Day Monday, Oct. 24, at the Idyllwild Post Office. These contributions will allow Rotary International to administer 3,480 doses of polio vaccine around the world.
This Monday, the new owners of Silver Pines Lodge held a ribbon cutting with the help of Idyllwild Rotary and a special appearance by former owner Chris Perault. Anjali and Rajiv Panchal, or “Raj and Anji” as Idyllwilders have come to know them, created a festive atmosphere combining traditional fall colors with hints of Diwali,…
By Stephanie YostPresident, Idyllwild Community Center Fall in the mountain communities welcomes two major traditional events, which in recent years the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) has put on. The first is Idyllwild’s annual Great Pumpkin Carnival. With no sidewalks, few streetlights and many second homes, door-to-door trick-or-treating isn’t done much on the Hill. Instead, for…
The votes have been tallied and the recipient of the 2022 Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award is biologist Jon King. The award is given to recognize those who have demonstrated a tangible, perhaps physical, effect on the community. The honor is given to an individual or group who represents EMax’s spirit of community and volunteerism….
Idyllwild Garden ClubThe Idyllwild Garden Club is having its annual Discover Mountain Gardening Event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Nature Center.A free speakers event at the Nature Center Meeting Hall begins at 10 a.m. Edith Brix will demonstrate using materials readily found in the forest to create lovely and…
