Weather:
Highs of 42 – 61 & Lows of 31 – 40
Clouds
During the last few weeks, you’ve probably been noticing a lot of clouds with all the crazy weather we’ve been having. So I thought I would learn about them and teach you what I’ve learned. They are amazing and complicated.
Clouds are groups of minute water or ice particles and 80% of them come from evaporation of the ocean. The other 20% come from rivers, lakes and vegetation. About 2/3 of the planet is, at any given moment, covered in clouds. Clouds are the way the water gets moved around the earth. Water evaporates, forms clouds, moves around, and finally rains or snows back into other bodies of water or into the ground. Clouds come in 3 basic types: Cirrus are high, wispy hair looking clouds. Cumulous are big, thick fluffy cotton ball looking clouds. Stratus are layered clouds. All of these basic types can be combined with each other to make combo names like cirrus-cumulous, etc. They are all just giant floating globs of air and water…mostly air. But did you know that the volume of water a cloud holds can actually be calculated and most are gigantic. They don’t look like it to us because most of them are so far away and spread out. A typical Cumulous cloud can be a cubic kilometer thick. That’s about 1/2 a mile tall, wide and thick. A cloud that size weighs appx. 1.1 million pounds! It holds appx. 131,894 gallons of water. It’s so large and so spread out that the dense air next to the earth holds it up in the air until the amount of water in the cloud gets so heavy that it rains.
Clouds are actually moving all the time; up, down and with the wind. Clouds are the earths temperature keepers. They can hold heat in like a blanket around the earth if they are down closer to the ground, or they can cool the earth if they are very high up and they reflect the suns rays. They are mostly white because the sun is reflecting off the water droplets in the clouds and the light is dispersed evenly so it appears white (no one color). But in the early morning or late evening at sunrise or sunset, if there are clouds present, the sun is closer to the clouds in our sky and the sun goes through at different angles producing all sorts of beautiful colors in the clouds.
We aren’t the only planet with clouds. Both Jupiter and Saturn have clouds as well.
If you want to read and learn more about clouds, Click Here.
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Live Music Around Town This Week
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Friday Jan. 26th
Idyllwild Arts
New Plays Mini Production
Rush Hall
7:30 pm
This special showcase will feature the four outstanding plays that were selected from the original performance, each one a testament to the exceptional talent and creativity in our community.
Saturday Jan. 27th
Vaccine Clinic
Town Hall
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Saturday Jan. 27th
Comedy Show
Rustic Theatre
7:30 pm
Sundays
Farmer’s Market
Town Hall
9am – 2 pm
Tuesday Jan. 30th
Sing & Dance Class
Ages 2-5
Town Hall
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
FREE Books for Newborns to 1 Year olds
Idyllwild Library
$5 Certificate
If you have a baby that is 1 year old or younger, you can get a FREE $5 Gift Certificate to use in the Idylwild Library Book Store. Most books average around .25 cents so your certificate will go a long way. You don’t even have to use it on kids books.
Wednesday Jan.31st
Idyllwild Library
Kid’s Story Time
Hibernating Animals & Groundhog Day.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us for storytime, followed by a theme-related craft.
Thursday Feb. 1st
Community Emergency Response Team Meeting
Idy Fire Dept. Training Room
6:00 pm
All are Welcome!
Friday Feb. 9th
Idyllwild Arts
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Parks Exhibition Center
The InterArts Department is pleased to present a special collaboration with the UK-based interactive theatre company, Stan’s Cafe. Of All The People in All The World is an internationally-acclaimed performance installation that turns abstract human population statistics into emotionally gripping stories using grains of rice.
Saturday Feb. 17th
Idyllwild Arts
7:00 pm
Lowman Concert Hall
The event is the brainchild of Idyllwild Arts iconic Jazz Program founder Dr. Marshall Hawkins, together with Dr. Daniel Bassin (IA Director of Orchestras)
Kids Camps at Town Hall:
MLK Holiday
President’s Holiday Week
Spring Break
Memorial Day Holiday
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”
Wednesday March 13th
Mountain Area Safety Meeting
Idy Nature Center
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Art in the Park
Dates have been set
Moving to the Idyllwild Community Center Playground
Starting May 4th
What’s Playing at the Rustic?
The Iron Claw (Rated R)
Friday 6:00 pm
Saturday: 1pm show only due to Comedy Show.
Sunday 1pm, & 6 pm
$15 ADULTS & $12.50 SENIOR/ CHILDREN
Matinee $12.50 (12:00 Show)
Monday – Thursday 6:00 pm $10 for Everyone!
(Tuesday Closed Captions)
(Run time:132 min.)
Saturday Jan. 27th
Comedy Show
Rustic Theatre
7:30 pm
Coming soon: The Boys in the Boat
26890 Hwy. 243
951-659-1122
Sadie, a beautiful young Queensland Heeler is still available but probably not for long. She is about 1 1/2 years old, very playful and great with people and dogs. She’s even OK with cats. If you think you can’t live without her, please call us soon.
Call. 951-659-1122
Idyllwild Historical Museum
Open Saturday & Sunday 10am – 3pm
54470 N Circle Dr.
Stop by the museum and check out all the displays about the logging era, early tourism, & rock climbing history. We would LOVE for you to join the Historical Society. Annual memberships start at just $15. Click here to join.
New Hours
Friday 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday CLOSED
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 11 am – 7 pm
Wednesday 11 am – 7 pm
Thursday 10 am – 6 pm
The Idyllwild Library – 951-659-2300
Chess Club
Saturdays
12:00 Noon – 4 pm
Tuesdays 4 pm – 7 pm
Tuesdays
Mah Jongg
12:30 – 3:30pm
Wednesday Jan.31st
Idyllwild Library
Kid’s Story Time
Hibernating Animals & Groundhog Day.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us for storytime, followed by a theme-related craft.
Meet our New Librarian…
James!
New Library Hours Closed Sun. & Mon.
Waning Gibbous
Moonrise / Moonset
Fri. 6:14 pm / 7:42 am
Sat. 7:12 pm / 8:11 am
Sun. 8:08 pm / 8:37 am
Mon 9:03 pm / 9:02 am
Tue. 9:58 pm / 9:25 am
Wed. 10:53 pm / 9:48 am
Thur. 11:51 pm / 10:13 am
Next Full Moon -Saturday February 24th
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.
Town Hall Happenings:
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
San Jacinto Trail Report
Snow, weather, & trail conditions for the San Jacinto Mountains
Order by Monday Feb. 12th, 2024
Next Food Delivery Feb. 15th, 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
Need To Know Stuff…
Idyllwild POST OFFICE HOURS:
Closed Christmas Day & New Years Day.
Open Monday – Friday
9 AM – 5 PM
Package pick-up only
Sat. 12 Noon – 1 PM
Mountain Center Post Office Hours:
Closed Christmas Day & New Years Day.
Open Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 12 Noon & 1:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Closed Saturday & Sunday
Mayor Max & Deputy Meadow
We will be in our usual spot in front of Wooleys:
Friday 4:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday 2:00 pm
Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays – Off
Thursday 4:00 pm
Idyllwild Nature Center
Open Friday 9am – 4pm
Open Saturday 9am – 4pm
Open Sunday 9am – 4pm
Closed Monday
Closed Tuesday
Open Wednesdays 9am – 4pm
Open Thursday 9am – 4pm
Nature Center Banquet/Meeting Room available to Rent for your group activity.
951-659-3850
The Help Center is Open:
Monday 10-4
Tuesday 10-4
Wednesday 10-4
Thursday 10-4 (Donations accepted 10-1)
Friday 10-5 (Donations accepted 10-1)
Saturday 10-5 (Donations accepted 10-1)
Sunday 10-5
Call 951-659-3000 to schedule donations outside normal donation hours.
Idyllwild Community Church
Thrift Store
Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday
10:00am – 3:00pm
Behind the Church at 54400 N. Circle
Donations accepted Thur/Fri/Sat 10:00 – 1:00
Is The Dump Open Today?
Friday – Yes – 8 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday – Yes – 8 am – 4:30 pm
Sunday – Yes – 8 am – 4:30 pm
Monday – Yes – 8 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday – Closed
Wednesday – Closed
Thursday – Yes – 8 am – 4:30 pm
Idyllwild Laundry
Laundromat/Wash & Fold/Dry Cleaning
Open 8 am – 8pm EVERY DAY!
Idyllwild Shuttle
Idyllwild Shuttle Service – FREE
Monday – Palm Desert
Tuesday – Around Idyllwild
Wednesday – Hemet
Thursday – Around Idyllwild
Friday – Not in Service
Saturday – Not in Service
Sunday – Not in Service
Call for more details: 951-426-9688
The shuttle is available to rent to outside groups when available.
Idyllwild Community Center Events
FEEDING AMERICA
First Tuesday of each month.
Idyllwild Pickleball Court
26375 Hwy. 243
Behind Skate Park
Open Daily 7 am – Dusk
First come-first-serve basis
More info call: 951-659-2638
Idyllwild Community Playground
Open Daily 7 am – Dusk
54195 Ridgeview Dr.
Idyllwild Dog Park
26375 Hwy. 243
Open Daily 7 am – Dusk
Idyllwild Skate Park
26375 Hwy. 243
Open Daily 7 am – Dusk
Skateboard & safety gear required.
Un-supervised – Ride at your own risk.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Idyllwild Cinema Fest – March 5th – 10th – Rustic Theater
PCT Season starts in March even though April is recommended!
If you run across someone and they want to find out which restaurants are open but they don’t get Good Morning Idyllwild delivered to their inbox, they can always go directly to the website http://www.GoodMorningIdyllwild.com and find the Restaurant Chart. You don’t HAVE to sign up to see the most recent newsletter or see the restaurant chart. Just go to the website.
If you would like some business cards to hand out with Good Morning Idyllwild, please message me back at the bottom of your email and I will get you some to hand out personally or at your business.
We do our best to get days and times correct but sometimes we make mistakes.
Questions: Please contact us at P.O. Box 1171 Idyllwild, CA 92549
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