The Idynomes are coming!“May the Forest be with You”
Local artist, Darcy Gerdes would like to invite you to attend a morning premiere of a long time dream, at the artists first Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Sat Morning Art Café, Sept 22 to introduce a whimsical collection of illustrations that the essence reflects the spirit of Idyllwild. Each character so far has been based on local townsfolk. One Idynome is selected for each cabin & business (of course, their families live there too along with the Forest Idy’s & their many adventures.)
I’m looking for new faces, all shapes & sizes. Come by the AAI’ Saturday Morning Art Café, 10am-12pm. at the Flying Pigment Studio Art Gardens located at the Mile High Plaza. Get your photo taken to be included as an Idynome. Eventual prints, 3-D Sculptures & Book will be available at a later date. To view the Idynomes ©2002 Collection, visit Flying Pigment Studio website at flyingpigmentstudio.com

By DIANE A. RHODES

Special to The Press-Enterprise

 

When Annmarie Padula was asked to make a fabric banner to hang in the St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Idyllwild, she sewed from her heart.

 

Her labor of love turned out so well it has won numerous awards in various competitions. Most recently, the banner won first place at the 2007 California State Fair in the Creative Arts — Fiber Arts Division.

A couple of years ago, vicar Jerry Reynolds approached Padula’s friend, Nancy Borchers, to create a new banner for their church.

 

“Nancy is a very good artist,” said Padula. “She has a really good eye for design.”

Borchers designed the banner’s front, which includes a cathedral and the swan that St. Hugh, of Lincoln, England, kept as a pet. Borchers knew Padula was a quilt maker, so they collaborated on the 52-inch-by-30-inch double-sided fabric art.

“It was a joint effort,” said Reynolds, who has been at the church for five years.

Padula said a depiction of the cathedral St. Hugh built in Lincoln is tucked under the wing of the sewn swan.

“There is also a Star of David, which commemorates the time when he refused to allow the populace to persecute the Jews of Lincoln,” said Padula, of Idyllwild.

The background’s deep purple muted tones set off the swan’s white 3-D wing.

“The back side shows all the seals and emblems of the Idyllwild Church,” said Padula. These include the seal of the Diocese of San Diego, the emblem of the Episcopal Church of the United States, St. Hugh’s personal crest and the emblem of the local church.

The cross that separates the four designs comes from the pattern of floor stones in the Lincoln Cathedral in England.

The final work was machine sewn and appliquéd, but Padula and Borchers bonded the two sides together using tiny pearl beads.

Padula bested 11 entries in her class to take the blue ribbon at the 154-year-old state exposition that runs through Monday in Sacramento.

The judging criteria for fiber art projects includes workmanship, level of difficulty, design, technique appropriate for design, color and texture, and finishing or presentation.

The banner was awarded first place and best of show at the Southern California Fair in Perris and has received other first- and second-place ribbons since it was created in 2005.

When not entered in competitions, the banner hangs on a side wall of the church. It also is used in processions and many church functions in Idyllwild and elsewhere.

Padula began quilting in 1994 after taking a class in San Diego.

“I kind of got the bug,” she said. “It’s a nice hobby.”

Reach Diane A. Rhodes at 951-763-3454 or dianealease@hotmail.com

Press Enterprise 

Firefighters are expected to fully contain the Snow Fire burning west of the Coachella Valley this weekend. The fire has burned 100 acres but it’s now 95% contained, the US Forest Service reported late Friday.
The Snow Fire which started around 12 Noon Tuesday was reported in the San Bernardino National Forest northeast of Idyllwild.
The Forest Service along with CalFire and the Bureau of Land Management have used at least 500 firefighters to attack the flames from air and ground, reported the USFS.Fire crews said that the six abandoned structures burned in the blaze at Camp Lackey, a barely used campsite.
Fire crews said they expect to stay on the scene for several days until they can assure full extinguishment. No injuries were reported. Firefighters expect full containment by August 27.  KESQ.com

 

MICHELLE MITCHELL • THE DESERT SUN • AUGUST 24, 2007

 

The Snow Fire burning in the San Jacinto Mountains is holding at 100 acres and about 75 percent contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The blaze will likely not grow significantly before firefighters have it surrounded, Forest Service spokesman Jim Wilkins said.

“In this particular case, everything was in our favor,” he said.Aircraft was immediately available to create a line of retardant around the lightening-sparked fire and the wind blew against the fire, helping to prevent spread, Wilkins said.The Black Mountain and Boulder Basin campgrounds are still closed and officials are evaluating the Pacific Crest Trail to determine if it can be reopened for this weekend.There are no restrictions to any roads to Idyllwild.

Continued in The Desert Sun 

 

By JOHN ASBURY and KHALIL ALHAJAL

The Press-Enterprise

 

Video: Snow Creek fire update

Video: San Jacinto mountains fire on Tuesday

A wildfire continued to burn for a second day Wednesday in rugged San Jacinto Mountains terrain with about 30 percent of the 80-acre fire encircled, fire officials said.

It will likely take five days to surround the Snow Fire, said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Valerie Baca. No structures or communities were immediately threatened, Baca said. No injuries were reported.

The fire is named after its location southwest of Snow Creek Village, a desert hamlet off Highway 111 at the base of Mount San Jacinto.

Continued in the Press-Eterprise 

The Snow Fire began about 12 noon on Aug. 21, 2007 and is burning in heavy brush and timber at a slow to moderate rate of spread. The

 fire began at the top of Mt San Jacinto in the Snow Creek area northeast of Black Mountain Group Campground in steep and rugged wilderness terrain. Six abandoned structure at Camp Lackey has been burned, but no communities are threatened. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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A wildfire in the tinder-dry wilderness of the San Jacinto Mountains was reportedly 90 percent contained Tuesday night after charring nearly 100 acres and destroying eight structures at an abandoned camp.

However, late Tuesday officials declined to release additional containment figures, saying only that the blaze would be allowed to burn through the night and crews would resume an air attack this morning.

The Snow fire began just before noon Tuesday, burning heavy brush and tinder northeast of the town of Pine Cove about 6,000 feet up the parched mountain side.

The cause remains under investigation, U.S. Forest Service officials said.

Continued in MyDesert.com 

By J.P. Crumrine, Assistant Editor

At Monday evening’s Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce meeting, three officers unexpectedly resigned. The mass resignation cost the chamber President Bill Triplett, 2nd Vice President Louis Bacher and Treasurer Hubert Halkin.

    

Continued in The Town Crier 

By J.P. Crumrine, Assistant Editor

 

As of mid-morning, Wednesday, Aug. 22, the Snow Fire has remained stable. In the 24 hours since it was first called in, the fire has spread to 80 acres, but the U.S. Forest Service has reached about 20 percent containment, according to John Miller, Snow Fire information officer.

 

Continued in the Town Crier 

    

6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 —

 

By J.P. Crumrine, Assistant Editor &

Marcia E. Gawecki, Staff Reporter

 

As of 5 p.m., a wildfire burning out of control in the Camp Lackey area up Black Mountain Road has reached 80 acres.  It has burned through Camp Lackey, an abandoned YMCA camp, and destroyed all eight of the old boarded-up structures at the camp, said Capt. Julie Hutchinson, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) public information officer.

    

The fire is burning in heavy timber downhill, in a northeast direction down Snow Creek. Idyllwild is in no danger at this time.

 

Continued in The Town Crier