

Mountain Folk: Kelsey Sandborn catches internship
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Kelsey Sanborn, a senior at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, is an intern at the Pacific Aquaculture Research Center this fall. Here, she is displaying one of her projects. Photo courtesy of Bill Sanborn

Wheaton College student Micah Hitchcock of Idyllwild was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester. To earn Dean’s List honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 gpa or higher on the 4.0 scale. Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois) is a coeducational Christian liberal arts…
Idyllwild resident and member of the American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard, Danielle McKnight, at right standing in military formation with her fellow midshipmen, was sworn in as a Naval Midshipman at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, after completing a demanding orientation session at which candidates were judged as suitable officer candidates for…
Caitlin Burns, daughter of Maureen Jones, will be competing this year for the Junior Miss California International title, Sept. 8 to 10, representing Idyllwild. If she is crowned she will tour California speaking on her platform, “A New Path, Parents for Addiction Treatment and Healing.” While on tour, she will also be representing the youth…
Don and Juli Gary celebrated their 45th Wedding Anniversary in the clouds. Here they are sky-sailing from Warner Springs Airport.
Hemet High School senior Erec VonSeggern received a $2,000 performance grant from the Hemet Community Concert Association. He performed the second movement from John La Montaine’s “Sonata for Solo Flute.” Erec will attend Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., as a music major.
Shawn Trento of Idyllwild has received his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree from Western Governors University. The online, nonprofit university held its commencement ceremonies earlier this year to celebrate the recent graduation of more than 15,000 students from across the country. WGU pioneered competency-based education, which measures learning rather than time spent in…