Local stuns fair with cooking skills
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Holly Bratten Photo by Marshall Smith
That means out of 45 entries, Bratten took honors in 44, a remarkable success by any standard. “I’ve always enjoyed it [submitting to fairs], “but I’m retiring,” said Bratten. “From now on I’ll just cook for my family.” In addition to the SoCal Fair, Bratten submitted six times to the Indio Fair and twice to the Del Mar Fair. With her SoCal Fair submissions, Bratten covered the table with cheesecakes, cookies, brownies, jams, and salsas. Bravo!
Rick Barker, much-loved Idyllwild author and community volunteer, served on the Idyllwild Community Center board and was an advocate for the Idyllwild Dog Park, now under ICC management. Preston Sparks, local actor, craftsman and community volunteer, recently installed a memorial bench he created to honor Barker, who died this year on Jan. 20. Sparks said…
Soboba Casino in San Jacinto hosts its 21st-annual Inter-Tribal Pow Wow from Friday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 17, at the casino’s arena. Registration for a special contest begins at 4 p.m. Friday. The contest will be announced during the Pow Wow. Competitions also include dancing and drumming. A schedule of events includes Gourd Dancing…
Another COVID-19 testing date has been announced. Riverside County Public Health has scheduled COVID-19 testing in Idyllwild from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Idyllwild Library. The library is located at 54401 Village Center Dr. Register at http://bit.ly/IdyllwildTesting or by using the adjacent QR code.
Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series (ISCS) continues with the USMC Division 1 Concert Band this Thursday, Aug. 17, and next week, on Aug. 24, Nathan James opens for Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs. The Aug. 17 concert will not begin at 7 p.m., as stated in last week’s Crier. At 4:30 p.m, series producer…
The Idyllwild Master Chorale’s spring concert, under the baton of Dwight “Buzz” Holmes, features soaring melodies and heavenly harmonies by some of America’s most revered contemporary composers. It is the first choral concert at the newly opened William M. Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus — a hall specifically designed for orchestral and…
