Brendan Steele has fired a 13-under-par 72-67-67 -- 216 to currently place 6th going into tomorrow's (Sunday's) final round of the SBS Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, Mauai.
The TOC is a tournament consisting of only 32 players, each of which has won on the PGA Tour during the past year. Brendan qualified by winning the Sony Open in October, his second win on the Tour.
The Idyllwild native tees off tomorrow at 11:45 a.m. PST. He currently stands 5 strokes off the lead.
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head brewer at the Idyllwild Brewpub. He describes the various beers to guests.
Idyllwild Assembly of God is celebrating its first year of ministry in Idyllwild.
At 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, Town Hall will be the site for IAG’s special service with guest speaker Fred Rodriguez and a home-style lunch to follow, marking the first year as a congregation in Idyllwild. The entire community is welcome.
IAG began services Jan. 10, 2016, at the Idyllwild Pines chapel and has been holding Sunday services at Town Hall since March 2016.
Beginning Jan. 17, IAG will offer a midweek service on Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m. and Celebrate Recovery will be launched that same week at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, both at Town Hall
“It has been a busy year and we look forward to continued service in our community in 2017,” said Pastor Mark Garrett.
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Dec. 9, monthly golf tournament held at Palm Desert Resort Country Club.
It was a perfect fall day in the desert with mild temps, and the course was in good shape.
Lee Lanfried, (course handicap 24) took first place with a net 72; Pete Holzman (15) took second with a net 73; John Newman (22) took third with a net 75; and Gary Brown (14) and Crandall (12) tied for fourth with net 77s to round out the top five finishers.
The closest to the pin winners on the four par 3 holes were Brown on holes no. 4 and 6, Crandall on hole no. 12, and Lanfried on hole no. 16.
For the 2016-17 season, which started in August and runs through July, here are the current point standings:
Place Golfer Points
1 Barry Wallace 15.5
2 Pete Holzman 11.5
3 Dave Robb 8.5
tied Jim Crandall 8.5
Lee Lanfried 8.5
6 Dave Hiemenz 8
7 Chuck Alkire 7.5
8 Chris Kramer 6
9 Pete Capparelli 4.5
tied John LoGiudice 4.5
11 John Brower 4
tied Bill Ragland 4
Lev Sanford 4
Barry Zander 4
15 John Newman 3.5
16 Scott Schroeder 3
17 Jerry Daquila 2.5
18 Don DePalma 2
tied Gary Brown 2
20 Bob Baker 1.5
tied Dennis Chavez 1.5
Tom Flanagan 1.5
23 Dave Curl 1
tied Chris Davis 1
Ken Garelick 1
Jeff White 1
27 Dale Calderon 0.5
tied Tony Viola 0.5
James White 0.5
Les Widerynski 0.5
Points are awarded at each tournament as follows: first place, 6 points; second place, 4 points; third place, 3 points; fourth place, 2 points; fifth place, 1 point. Also, one-half point is awarded to everyone who participates.
A member has to compete in at least five regular-season tournaments to qualify for the playoffs.
The club is a member of the Southern California Golf Association and is sanctioned to establish SCGA handicaps for members.
If interested in joining the club or playing as a guest, contact Crandall at [email protected] or 951-265-5732, or Capparelli at [email protected] or 951-452-5552.
Brendan Steele tees it up Thursday of this week in the $6.1 million SBS Tournament of Champions on the Plantation Course at Kapalua on the island of Maui. The Idyllwild native earned entry into this tournament by virtue of his win in the Sony Open in October, the very first tournament of this 2016-17 season and the second career win for Brendan on the PGA Tour.
After day one of this tournament, Brendan stood in 22nd place. B tees off today, Friday, at 1:00 p.m. PST.
The California Highway Patrol, San Gorgonio Pass Station, reported two traffic crashes over the last week.
At 3:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, Versie Carpenter, 60, of Hemet, was driving her 2006 blue Nissan Maxima eastbound on Highway 74, 3 ½ miles west of McCall Park Road, when she began to experience a diabetic emergency, according to CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. As a result of the medical emergency, she crossed the double-yellow lines into the opposing lane of traffic, and the vehicle crashed into the mountain, overturned and came to rest on its wheels.
Idyllwild Fire responded and gave Carpenter sugar, according to Meyer. Carpenter was not injured, had no passengers in her car and no other vehicles were involved.
At 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, Kathy Toms, 58, of Banning, was driving her 2009 blue Toyota Matrix southbound on Highway 243, 1 mile north of Mt. Etna Rd., when, during rain and on a wet roadway, she came around a corner, began to skid and put on the breaks, causing the car to spin out of control. The vehicle crossed into the opposing lane of traffic and went 175 feet over the right embankment. Toms was not injured, had no passengers and no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
It’s opening day and opening weekend for year eight of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. And this audacious upstart festival that Stephen Savage started as a valentine to his hometown of Idyllwild has grown into a preeminent indie film event.
While Founder and Festival Chairman Savage is increasingly involved writing and directing major feature films, including his upcoming 2017 epic, “The Wind of Heaven,” day-to-day management of IIFC is under the helm of Executive Festival Producer Trinity Houston.
With a background in entertainment, publishing, event planning, trade show management and public relations, Houston is a natural to manage the multifaceted aspects of a film festival.
Houston optioned Savage’s script of “The Wind of Heaven,” and will produce it, along with Martina Webster and David Minasian. As a major component of the 2017 project set to begin filming in the spring, the theme song for the film has been written by the Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward and Minasian. Houston has produced and directed a music video of the theme song that rock legend Hayward performs. Hayward has named his upcoming live tour “The Wind of Heaven Tour, 2017.” The tour will precede a landmark 50th anniversary international tour celebrating the release of the iconic 1967 album “Days of Future Passed.”
As a lead up to “The Wind of Heaven” music video screening, Moody Blues keyboardist Julie Ragins will perform live at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Creekstone Inn, festival social headquarters. Ragin’s appearance at IIFC will kick off her nationwide tour with her musician husband Curtis Brengle, concluding just in time to join Hayward’s “Wind of Heaven” tour beginning in February.
One of the showcase moments of this festival occurs at “High Noon” on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Rustic Theater, when some of the sheen and sophistication that is now a hallmark of this festival is on display.
At noon Houston airs “The Wind of Heaven” music video featuring Hayward, guitar virtuoso Mike Dawes and David Minasian. Then, Savage will hold a Q&A with Joan Benedict Steiger, actor, author and widow of film great Rod Steiger. Steiger will talk about her own Hollywood career in television and film working with such legends as Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney, and about her relationship with her late husband.
Wrapping up the “High Noon” festivities, “Tucker’s War,” a Savage-written and directed TV pilot, will screen.
With the support and participation of celebrities such as Hayward, Steiger and Academy Award nominee Ann Archer, and a growing catalogue of award-winning films, IIFC has grown into an independent festival of consequence. As Savage recently observed, “It’s no longer a question of ‘if’ we’ll have a festival. It’s an established and highly regarded event for independent filmmakers.”
Houston confirmed that Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington will attend the awards ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 15, to assist in presenting awards. “The EDA [Economic Development Agency], and the Riverside County Film Commission will also be in attendance,” said Houston. “They are trying to bring more film production to the county to increase business and revenue for the area.”
Tickets to IIFC 8 are available at the Rustic and online on the IIFC site (www.idyllwildcinemafest.com). Locals’ tickets are $35 for the entire festival, and available at www.idyllwildcinemafest.com/town-crier or at the Town Crier.
Editor's note: A prior version of this story had the "Winds of Heaven" music video event on Saturday.
