Soroptimist International of Idyllwild hosts its long-standing tradition of a free spaghetti dinner for the community, followed by a raffle for one of five prize baskets or a cash prize “Money Hat,” next Wednesday. The local Soroptimist club is in its 45th year in Idyllwild, and this is it’s largest and most popular fundraiser. Starting…

Some very lucky Riverside County high school students attended the Student Unity Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Riverside Convention Center. Speakers included Dr. Bernice A. King, Celebrity Teen Coach Jesse LeBeau, and motivational speaker Clint Pulver.  The newspaper reached out to Hemet Unified School District’s Public Information Officer Alexandrea Sponheim to get some…

Lisa and the Country Gents will return to Idyllwild for the third consecutive year. For the 20th Annual Idyllwild Summer Concert Series, producer Ken Dahleen promised popular and favorite groups. Lisa Morgan and her musicians easily qualified. Chairs brought to sit and listen to other performers are often an unnecessary effort when Lisa sings and…

Idyllwild has two Girl Scout troops. One is Troop 367, which was started last year by Denise Jones and Jennifer Lozano with the hopes of changing young girls’ lives for the better. The other troop is on a winter hiatus.  The Girl Scouts of America was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon, according to the…