Poet Terrance Hayes recently spent a week at Idyllwild Arts Academy as a guest poet, just prior to being named The New York Times Magazine’s new poetry editor. Author of six distinguished collections, Hayes’ gift for process distills language into its combustible form, garnering his voice a host of distinguished accolades including an NAACP Image…
Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery, is once again introducing a new art exhibit in its 4,000-square-foot gallery. “The Idyllwild Collection: Wanderlust” features a variety of works that capture the many wonders of adventure and the creative, inquisitive mind. Defined as an irresistibly strong desire to travel or explore, the word wanderlust conjures up romantic visions…
Adult Coed Softball Town Hall Sports Coordinator Mike Holato gave this report on recent Adult Coed Softball games. 2018 Town Hall CoEd Softball season started with Patty Perez defeating Forest Lumber 17-9 and defeating Ajax 12-6. The other game last week was Creekstone flexing their bats with a 26-5 win over Ajax. Idyllwild Arts and…
Shawn Trento of Idyllwild has received his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree from Western Governors University. The online, nonprofit university held its commencement ceremonies earlier this year to celebrate the recent graduation of more than 15,000 students from across the country. WGU pioneered competency-based education, which measures learning rather than time spent in…
Brendan Steele again takes up the challenge of The Open Championship this week, hoping for a better result than in the past. The Idyllwild native played three times (2014, 2016 and 2017), but missed the cut each time. Often in the past referred to as the British Open, The Open Championship is the oldest of…
IWD aware of the problem back in September Last week, the Idyllwild Water District announced that the chlorine needed to remove iron and manganese from its well waters has created an excess of potentially dangerous byproducts. Sometimes the chlorine in the water also interacts with naturally occurring organic matter and produces these byproduct chemicals. The…
The lawsuit brought by Cal Fire and other plaintiffs in Riverside County Superior Court regarding the 2013 Mountain Fire has been set for an Order to Show Cause why some or all of the matter should not be dismissed following settlement. The hearing is set for Aug. 30, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 1 in…
Despite vehement opposition from several Pine Cove speakers The Idyllwild Water District’s Consolidation Committee held its first public meeting Monday night and, despite the stern warnings from Pine Cove residents, it will not be the final meeting either. Chair Peter Szabadi acknowledged that the committee did not have a plan with steps or goals to…
Singer and bandleader Ginger Pauley does not just perform popular music of the flapper and big-band eras, she embodies the style, elegant insouciance and zest of those popular periods. She is, to quote a popular catch-phrase of the times, the “Bee’s Knees.” She brings music of the ’20s and ’40s to her appearance on Thursday,…
