

Idyllwild Arts song writing students perform at Creek House
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Idyllwild Arts songwriter classmates Alex Keller (right) and Elias Sedimayr at piano appeared at Creek House Friday evening, May 25. Photo by Marshall Smith

“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” in Spanish, was what started Eduardo Santiago on his career path. “I was confined in bed for two months with hepatitis when I was 7,” said Santiago remembering his boyhood in Cuba. “It felt like two years.” The gift of the book from his uncle not only helped Santiago through…
Nathan Masters is a recent Idyllwild transplant. He and his wife KseniyaMelnik are both writers. Master’s just won the Mystery Writers ofAmerica Edgar Allan Poe Award for “Fact Crime” for his first book,Crooked:The Roaring ’20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a CrusadingSenator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal. The book isnon-fiction, but…
Idyllwild Garden Club The Idyllwild Garden Club will offer the Mountain Garden Tour Saturday, May 21. It will include five unique and lovely home gardens throughout Idyllwild, plus the club’s garden at the Idyllwild Area Historical Society and Museum. The price per person has been kept at $15, (under age 12 is free). Tickets will…
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A long search for an executive director to replace Esther Kennedy has ended with Spirit Mountain Retreat landing in the good hands of Terri Sena. The path leading to her arrival seems spiritual itself to Sena. While she has been to Idyllwild many times to visit friends — Debbie and Bill Shepherd — in less…
Rick Barker, much-loved Idyllwild author and community volunteer, served on the Idyllwild Community Center board and was an advocate for the Idyllwild Dog Park, now under ICC management. Preston Sparks, local actor, craftsman and community volunteer, recently installed a memorial bench he created to honor Barker, who died this year on Jan. 20. Sparks said…