There is no repeat this year of a Hill contestant moving forward to American Idol’s final 10 and fame. Neither Suzanne Tufan, once an Idyllwild resident, nor Christina (Christy) Barrett of Anza survived Hollywood Week, actually held in Pasadena. Both were eliminated.

So for all those who hold fond remembrances of the “Casey” season, there will be no Suzanne or Christy repeat …

••••
On a brighter note, local author Joanne Bischof has landed a three-book deal to extend, as a new series called “Cadence of Grace,” the characters from her period Appalachia Christian romance, “Cry of My Heart.”

WaterBrook/Multnomah, with more distribution avenues than were available for “Cry of My Heart,” publishes the first book in the new trilogy, “Be Still My Soul,” in the fall of 2012 …

Similar Posts

  • Mountain Folk: University Graduate and Honors

    By Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Prema Laurence of Idyllwild has received his/her bachelor’s of science degree in business management from Western Governors University. The university held its 27th semi-annual commencement  ceremony in Salt Lake City on July 12 and celebrated the graduation of  more than 5,500 graduates. Graduates reside  in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, as well as…

  • Mountain Folk

    ByIdyllwild Town Crier Reading Time: 1 minute

    Zachary Lattin of Idyllwild, a senior bachelor of science mechanical engineering student, was named to the fall 2017 President’s List at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. The President’s List recognizes students who have achieved a perfect 4.0 gpa to receive this honor. LeTourneau University President Dr. Dale A. Lunsford said being named to the President’s…

  • Mountain Folk: March 14, 2019

    By Reading Time: 1 minute

    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…

  • Mountain Folk

    ByIdyllwild Town Crier Reading Time: 1 minute

    Erec VonSeggern (right) of Idyllwild received a Bachelor of Music, Flute Performance, cum laude and a Bachelor of Arts, French, cum laude from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, on June 10. VonSeggern has been accepted into the U.S. Army as a musician. He left for Basic Combat Training June 24 …

  • Mountain Folk: April 30, 2015

    By Reading Time: 3 minutes

    Erec VonSeggern, a sophomore from Idyllwild, won the Wisconsin State Flute Festival held in Madison. He was awarded a first-place prize of $350. It was the third straight year a Lawrence University student has won the state flute festival competition. For his 15-minute finals performance, VonSeggern played Georges Hüe’s “Fantaisie Pour Flûte et Piano,” “Night…

  • Mountain Folk: March 7, 2019

    By Reading Time: 2 minutes

    The Music Center named 110 of Southern California’s most talented high school students as semifinalists in The Music Center’s 31st-annual Spotlight (Spotlight) program, a free nationally-acclaimed scholarship and arts training program for teens. An important part of The Music Center’s fundamental support for arts education, Spotlight is more than a competition. The program provides Southern…