Pine Cove resident Laura Caster had given up on marathon running — that is until she met a blind dog named Ella in July 2015. Caster had run the Los Angeles Marathon in 2002. “It was the worst experience of my life,” she recalled. “I started too fast, and it was very hot, and I…

Kathy Harmon-Luber has called Idyllwild home since 2003. Harmon-Luber is an artist in many forms including sketching and painting. She is also an award-winning photographer. Recently, Harmon-Luber was recognized for another passion in the art realm — poetry. Last month, Harmon-Luber submitted one of her poems “Nature Becomes Me” to the Seventh Annual Ross Andrews…