

Idyllwild Francophonies celebrate Bastille Day
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Idyllwild Francophonie, a local French-speaking group, met at Café Aroma on July 14 to celebrate Bastille Day. Enjoying the camaraderie, from left, Hubert Halkin, Karen Fina, Claudine LaForce, Francoise Frigola, Bronwyn Jones, Summer Brown and Marie-Charlotte Henderson. Photo by Cid Castillo

By Larry BrookIdyllwild Resident “B-110” the announcer calls. “F-89” They’re calling out numbers at the Hemet, California Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Juanita and I are here to get our California driver’s license and Real ID. To reach the DMV in Hemet, we drove down the twisting, turning mountain road from Idyllwild to Hemet. It…
By David Pelham Contributed Looking back at our first presentation of “The Art of the Guitar in Mexico” at the William M. Lowman Hall in 2017, many will remember Mariana Gómez. She was one of the two guitarists, both natives of Paracho, Michoacán, who performed. The other, Juan Pablo Sixtos, continues his successful studies in…
Tatyana Kut is one of the new teachers coming into Idyllwild School this fall. A long-time resident of Hemet, Kut has been in the community for 23 years. Originally from Ukraine, Kut moved to Hemet with her family when she was 10 1/2 years old. Neither she nor her parents spoke English. She depended on…
Idyllwild has always been a resilient town. Tiny — but mighty — business owners are getting creative to keep a stream of revenue. Many have taken advantage of Zoom and other video conferencing apps to hold meetings, classes and discussion groups. Mary Morse, of Spirit Mountain Retreat, has been using Zoom to connect with those…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center Idyllwild Community Center Co-ed Volleyball season wrapped up with an exciting playoff weekend. Team Village Hardware turned its season around, winning all of the last seven games and continuing its roll all the way to the championships. Team Red Kettle gave Team Village Hardware a challenging championship…
Idyllwild resident Erec Von Seggern won the California Federation of Woman’s Club Young Musicians’ 2012 Music Competition. Erec is a sophomore at Hemet High School. His band director, Dan Bolton, informed him about the scholarship opportunity which the Hemet Woman’s Club sponsors. Three awards on the state level were presented — one to a vocalist,…