Thirty-six mountain folk and a well-behaved service dog traveled on a Town Hall Recreation bus outing to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 21. Recreation Manager GeGe Beagle and Amy Righetti accompanied the group. As the trip was winding down, Beagle, in true hostess fashion, passed through the cabin passing out mints…

Dr. Richard MacNeal, a co-founder of MSC Software and former Garner Valley resident, died at age 94 on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.  A one-hour memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Lake Avenue Church, 393 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena. MacNeal was important in the history of Idyllwild Arts, especially during the…

Bill Whitman of Idyllwild finished 15th out of 39 in his age group 55-59 males in the spring draft legal race of the International Triathalon Union’s Duathlon World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, on Saturday, April 27. His time was 01:09:15. He finished 232nd out of 628 overall. Then on Saturday, May 4, he finished third…