Mountain Folk: McKnight makes dean’s list
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Danielle McKnight of Idyllwild receives an award for being the outstanding 4th class Midshipman (Freshman) at the combined Naval ROTC units of Maine Maritime Academy and University of Maine at Bangor Maine. She received the pictured certificate and a $1,500 check for her achievements. McKinght was honored at the Maine Chapter of the Military Officers Association banquet on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Bangor, Maine. Photo courtesy of James Kent
Danielle McKnight, Hemet High School 2011 graduate, was named to the dean’s list at the Maine Maritime Academy for outstanding academic achievement in the first semester of the 2011-12 academic year. McKnight , a member of the class of 2015, is majoring in marine engineering technology.
Kelsey Sanborn, a senior at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, is an intern at the Pacific Aquaculture Research Center this fall. Here, she is displaying one of her projects.
Several services and events to honor and to celebrate Maggie Morphett’s beautiful life have been planned. A bagpipe concert and dinner will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 3. Traditional Scottish food and bangers for those that do not have a taste for haggis, neeps and tatties, will be available. On Wednesday, July 4, the…
Two Idyllwild violin students of Anna Ancheta will be playing and learning Saturday, Jan. 28. Joana Chukleva, a freshman, will play Prokofiev’s Concerto no. 1 and Elena Minkova will perform Bruch’s Concerto no. 1 for the renowned violinist, Elena Urioste. The performances are part of a master class which Urioste leads and to which the…
David Pelham just returned from a special education conference in Hermosillo, Mexico. As a member of the Speech and Language Developmental Center, Pelham and his colleagues organized the first ever conference in partnership with the Instituto Angel de la Guarda. … The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce filled a vacancy and chose new officers Monday, March…
The Town Crier congratulates photographer and part-time Idyllwild resident Gina Genis for the award she was given for the Best Art Show of 2011 from Orange County Weekly for “Economy Portraits.” Images of her work can be viewed at http://ginagenis.photoshelter.com/gallery/Economy-Portraits/G0000DPlc.RPPI.I/… Wishes for a speedy recovery go out to Idyllwild resident Frank Gorzny, who is recovering…
“The Kind of Girl” is the winner of the seventh-annual Rose Metal Press Short Short Chapbook Contest. The author is Idyllwild Arts Academy teacher Kim Henderson, right, who originally is from New Mexico and is a graduate of the University of Montana’s master of fine arts program. Henderson’s work has appeared in Tin House, Cutbank,…
