When you think of snowflakes, you think of the picture below. But did you know that only about 1 in 100,000 snowflakes ends up looking like the idyllic snowflake? Snowflakes form WAY up in the cloudy cold atmosphere with a spec of dust that water vapor attaches to. As the dust spec with water attached to it falls at different speeds through different densities of water vapor, the crystals build up and form a hexagon shape . From here, as it continues to fall, the arms of the hexagon continue to grow (See diagram above). It takes about 15-40 minutes for a complex snowflake to form as it falls through the atmosphere at 1-4 mph. Most end up being just a blob of ice crystals, but 1 in a 100,000 are beautiful perfect, never the same beautiful flakes.

In 1885, a 20 year old farmer named Wilson Bentley in Vermont, photographed the first snowflake. He took more than 6000 photos of snowflakes over his lifetime and was known in his community as “Snowflake Bentley”. Ironically, he died from phenumonia that he got in a snowstorm at the age of 66. His photographs are now in the Smithsonian Museum. The photo on the left in the black is one of his photographs.

If you’d like to watch a short video on how snowflakes are formed, click here.

Friday Jan. 19th
Idyllwild Arts
Visual Arts Junior Arts Show
Parks Exhibition Center
6:00 pm

The annual Junior Show celebrates the evolving creativity and talents of the 11th grade Visual Arts majors at Idyllwild Arts Academy. 

Order by Monday Jan. 22nd, 2024
Next Food Delivery Jan. 25th, 2024

MOUNTAIN AID
Need food or other items?
Want to help those who do?
Twice monthly food boxes for every budget.

Pick-up will be at the Camp Maranatha
www.MountainAid.net

Wednesday Jan.24th.
Idyllwild Library
Kid’s Story Time
“Penguins“
NEW TIME – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for storytime, followed by a theme-related craft.

Wednesday Jan. 24th
Faces & Places Reading Group
Adult Activity
Idyllwild Library
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us for our new reading group, “Faces & Places” where we will discuss interesting lives and locations.  For our first meeting, we will be discussing Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh. 

You may choose to read or watch any material on the subject. This meeting will be held at the library’s Community Room. There will be a ZOOM option for those who are unable to attend in person. To receive the optional Zoom link please email colleen.tell@rivlib.net or call the library.

Thursday Jan. 25th
Full Wolf Moon

The very first full moon of the year is known in many cultures as the Full Wolf Moon, which is appropriate given the deep, ancient ties between wolves and January’s full moon. The Wolf Moon is the perfect time for you to reach out to loved ones and reaffirm your connections, in preparation for deepening your bonds and taking on new challenges together over the upcoming year.

Did you know that this alternative School program is available to Idyllwild Students K-12?

The Academy of Innovation is a K-12 alternative school that is part of the Hemet Unified School District.  We offer flexible scheduling options for families who may not want to send their children off the hill for high school or are looking for a nontraditional option for their K-8^th graders.  

If you and your student are interested, contact the school at 951-765-5193, or apply here: Academy of Innovation

Locals…
Buy your ticket now for the entire Film Festival for only $25.
Festival is March 5th – 10th
All films included with your “Locals Pass”

26890 Hwy. 243
951-659-1122

Eeyore is a approximately 10 months old and a very sweet boy. He is looking for a forever home.

If you’d like to meet Eyesore, please give ARF a call. 951-659-1122

The New Bathrooms are OPEN!
Next door to the Idyllwild Gardens Nursery – Across the street from the Rustic Theatre.

Thank you to Shane & Ashley Stewart for donating the land for these bathrooms and to Stephanie Yost with ICC for her persistence with the County of Riverside to FINALLY get us public bathrooms. Thank you to the County of Riverside and Supervisor Manuel Perez for making this happen. It’s been a LONG time coming! Bathrooms will be locked at night. I’m not sure what time yet.

Hotel Information
Upcoming Weekends
www.IdyLodging.com

Idyllwild Churches

Body & Soul

Click Here for a list of Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics, & Meditation in Idyllwild.

All events, venues & programs run by
Idyllwild Community Center

Fit after 50
Free Exercise Class
Town Hall

Mondays
12-pm – 1pm

Tue/Wed/Thur
10am – 11am

Fridays
12-pm – 1pm

Kids After School Program
Mondays – Fridays
2:00pm – 6:00pm

Wednesdays 12pm – 6pm

Al-Anon Meetings
Tuesdays
7:00 PM
Town Hall