PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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Photo by J.P. Crumrine
Riverside is one of two counties selected for $1 million Literacy Partnership Grant By the Office of the Riverside County Superintendent of SchoolsContributed In 2017, results for English Language Arts (ELA) on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, 51.44% of all K–12 students did not meet the standard for ELA. In order to…
Marshall Hawkins — musician, educator, mentor … Idyllwild icon. His contributions to the lives of others are legendary. Student after student, year after year, his accolades amass. What they’ve learned from him about music, jazz, character — life in general — would fill a thousand films. The life work of a rare few is preserved…
Q. Is Scottish poetry fashionable? -Kenzie, Rancho Mirage A. Yes. I recommend verse by Hamish MacDhughaill. He is Scotland’s greatest, living, one-armed poet. Q. Recently, I heard on NPR that cargo shorts are clunky, unsleek and now out of style. Is this true? -Andy, Desert Hot Springs A. Yes, that most definitely is true. And…
Fourth-annual Paws for Rhythm and Brews The fourth-annual Paws for Rhythm and Brews is Saturday, June 2, at the Idyllwild Nature Center. The event has become the major fundraiser for Idyllwild’s Animal Rescue Friends, said ARF Director Janice Murasko. “It keeps the doors open.” Again this year, ARF has attracted 16 breweries and one winery…
The Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region team that provided Incident Command System training to officials of Vanuatu