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Week of Jan. 23rd – Jan. 29th, 2025
Lunar New YearJanuary 29th starts the Year of the Snake. You were born in the Year of the Snake if you were born in 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, or 2025. The Year of the Snake occurs every 12 years in the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Snake is a year in…
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Week of Jan. 16th – Jan. 22nd, 2025
ICC is Opening Town Hall for Extended Hours….until 6 pm SCE did NOT make arrangements for Town Hall to be open today like they have in the past, but ICC who manages Town Hall has pulled together staff to open Town Hall today (Tuesday) from 10 am – 6 pm for anyone that needs a…
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Week of Jan. 9th – Jan. 15th, 2025
Photo by Janice Murasko Weather: Highs of 46 – 53 Lows of 25 – 29 Northern Flicker – Photo by Jim Brock My favorite bird in Idyllwild is the Northern Flicker. It’s just so BIG and so beautiful, and kind of elusive. You don’t see them regularly like the Stellers Jay (which is also big…
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Week of Jan. 2nd – Jan. 8th, 2025
Photo by Frank Colosi Photography Weather: Highs of 52- 65 & Lows of 28 – 34 The Palm Springs Tram: I often get asked by visitors how they can get to “The Tram” thinking it comes up here to Idyllwild. I tell them they can drive just over an hour to the Tram station in…
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Week of Dec. 26th – Jan. 1st, 2025
The New Year is Wednesday! Weather: Highs of 54- 63 & Lows of 33 – 39 New Years Around the World… Did you ever wonder how people in other parts of the world celebrate the New Year? Here are some of the more interesting traditions around the world. In Scotland, Christmas was banned for 400 years…
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Week of Dec. 19th – Dec. 25th, 2024
“Getting Ready” by Norman Rockwell – 1948Christmas is Wednesday! Weather: Highs of 56- 71 & Lows of 34 – 43 Painted Deer around Idyllwild One of our readers suggested I tell you the history of the painted deer you see all throughout our town. In the late 90’s 2 local art gallery owners, Chris Trout…
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Week of Dec. 12th – Dec. 18th, 2024
Photo by Angela Bruno Weather: Highs of 47- 58 & Lows of 24 – 34 San Jacinto Peak & Mountains San Jacinto Peak (10,834 ft.) is the highest point on our mountain range which is the San Jacinto Mountains. The range was named after Saint Hyacinth (San Jacinto in Spanish) in 1878 by The Wheeler…
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Week of Nov. 28th – Dec. 4th, 2024
Photo by Al Matta Weather: Highs of 58 – 64 & Lows of 36 – 44 Thanksgiving Traditions Most people associate Thanksgiving with the pilgrims, but most don’t know the whole story. The pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in the winter of 1620. About 50% of them perished from malnutrition and other ailments during that…
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Week of January 5th – 11th: 2024
Photo by Frank Colosi Change is inevitable… I love doing Good Morning Idyllwild, but I’m a bit worried about running out of interesting things to write about since I have to come up with 2 wonderful ideas a week. So I’ve decided to try something new and I HOPE you, my loyal readers, will not…