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Brendan Steele scored his best finish in one of the PGA Tour’s four major golf championships last week, turning in rounds of 70-72-69-68 to post a 1-under-par 279, which tied for ninth place. He notched an eagle and 13 birdies against 12 bogeys and a double over the four tournament rounds. The Idyllwild native’s drives…
By Stephanie YostPresident, Idyllwild Community Center Fall in the mountain communities welcomes two major traditional events, which in recent years the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) has put on. The first is Idyllwild’s annual Great Pumpkin Carnival. With no sidewalks, few streetlights and many second homes, door-to-door trick-or-treating isn’t done much on the Hill. Instead, for…
At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, Karyn Bearden, a Hemet resident, was one of the biggest winners of Soboba Casino’s “Survive the New Year” promotion. She braved the zombie apocalypse and walked away with the one-day top prize of $50,000 cash. Bearden (shown) was ecstatic as she accepted the payout, musing, “This is life-changing money.”…
Mark D. Smith is Idyllwild’s new postmaster and follows a proud tradition dating back when Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster of the United States. Smith replaces Ray Wilson, who retired in June. In 2011, Smith began his postal career as the postmaster relief in Donald, Oregon. He was promoted to postmaster in Marylhurst, Oregon…
The Idyllwild Nature Center was scheduled to reopen July 8, but on July 1, museums (indoor) were once again ordered to be closed. Park Ranger Steve Perez spoke with the Town Crier about the work he’s been doing while the museum has been closed. “A lot of the exhibits weren’t set up in a coordinated…
Evelina Poghosyan, Idyllwild Arts Fashion Design Department The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s Spotlight on Leadership Series’ next presentation is at 10 a.m. Monday, May 13. In the Idyllwild Arts campus’ Fireside Room, Evelina Poghasyan, fashion design instructor at Idyllwild Arts Academy, will share her excitement about her work for IAA within the Inter…