The Reverend Sharon Hudson, regional support coordinator of the Centers for Spiritual Living, will be in Idyllwild on Sunday, Sept. 24, for the ordination of the Rev. Helen Henderson. Before becoming eligible for ordination, Henderson was required to complete at least 6,000 hours of active service as a licensed minister, and pass a review by…

Matt Lutz shot a 4-under-par 68 in the final round of the Tucson NCAA Regional in Marana, Arizona, to finish third and advance to the NCAA Championships, May 27 to June 1 in Eugene, Oregon. Lutz is the grandson of Ralph Lewis, who owned a cabin in Idyllwild for some 40 years. He also is…

Kaziah Wood of Fern Valley is in Mrs. Kyris’ third-grade class at Idyllwild School. She is a mini-member of the Pleasant Valley 4-H club. This year, she entered the Southern California Fair for the third time.   Kaziah entered her dog Matilda in the dog showmanship class. Kaziah’s friend Ben, owner of Mountain High Pet…

Idyllwild’s Temple Har Shalom is pleased to announce the appointment of Malka Drucker as its new rabbi. Rabbi Malka, as she asks her congregants to call her, returned to Idyllwild from Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she is the founding rabbi and rabbi emerita of HaMakom: “The Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism.” “What I…

Pine Cove resident and Idyllwild Town Crier Correspondent Debra A. Varnado has been awarded an all-expenses-paid 2019 California Fellowship from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. Each year, the center trains competitively selected professional journalists to participate in workshops, seminars and field trips, and to receive a stipend to defray costs associated with an…

Kezia Manchester, of Idyllwild, was one of the more than 1,500 students named to the Biola University Dean’s List in spring 2020. The honor is given to those with a term GPA of 3.6 or higher, enrolled in 12 or more credits and have at least a 3.2 overall GPA.“Inclusion in Biola University’s Dean’s List…