The 10th-annual Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema will present its sixth-annual Children’s Film Festival. The CFF is the brainchild of Andrea Charles, IIFC filmmaker liaison. “This year’s films are amazing. We have four animated films and all are so well done,” she said. “There’s also a short film that is a spoof of ‘Superman.’” In…
Mr. Gray: Let’s have a little meeting here to come up with good adoption strategies for us cats. Thomas: OK! Maybe we could each talk about what great family members we would be. Mr. Gray: That’s a good start. I am very handsome and very affectionate. What about you, Thomas? Thomas: I like to be…
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) Tuesday’s games were canceled due to inclement weather. Friday, Feb. 8, had the Idyology Celtics playing the Village Market Clippers in the first game. This was an exciting game from start to finish with several lead…
Businesses now, residential customers will shift in 2020 Microwave dinners will become more expensive beginning in October 2020. That is when Southern California Edison will begin shifting all its residential customers to time-of-use electric rates. And evening electricity will cost more than lunch time. Beginning next month, new time-of-use periods will be applied to business…
In the past week, 6 to 8 inches of snow and rain have fallen in town, much of the snow accumulating. More snow fell on the communities to the north. And the bitter cold weather helped snow fall in Garner Valley, the eastern edge of Anza Valley and as low as about 3,000 feet. As…
Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz shared with the Town Crier his thoughts about President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. Ruiz acknowledged that the inconsistency between the president’s actions and statements creates a basic skepticism about the intent of the speech. Nevertheless, “There are some topics we’re very willing to work with him,” Ruiz…
Kate Dennis is such a hot commodity as a director these days that she needs an administrative assistant to schedule time for her to breathe. Yet the Australian-born Dennis’ respect for the Idyllwild Arts Academy Film and Digital Media Department will bring her up to inhale the fresh air of the mountains on a…
Caltrans maintenance crews will be clearing drains between the Old Control Road and Keen Camp Road along Highway 74 near Mountain Center today, Tuesday, Feb. 12. There will be one-way traffic control in the area. #Quickmap
In less than a month, the 10th-annual Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema opens its door for another week of exciting and new motion pictures, from full-length and shorts to documentaries and animation. More than 800 films from all over the world were submitted for inclusion in the 2019 IIFC. “There are more than 15 foreign…
Mark Davis is the next speaker at the Spotlight on Leadership series, sponsored by the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The talk is at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in the Fireside Room in Nelson Dining Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The event is free to the public. Davis became director of Summer and…
