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Grammy-nominated songwriter Brett Perkins of Pawnshop Preachers and Denmark’s Grammy-winning Tamra Rosanes are donating all download profits of their song “Corona Christmas” to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The creation of the song included both Perkins’ and Rosanes’ children. Perkins’ 11-year-old daughter, Liva September Riis Perkins, contributed ideas and sings on the…
There are many inns, lodges and Airbnb’s in Idyllwild, but not many that are run by a family, three generations deep, at the same time. The Root-Stone Lodge has been a tucked away lodge in the forest near Strawberry Creek for years. The lodge was originally bought as a single-family residence by Don Baldwin in…
Idyllwilders may know Kathy Harmon-Luber for her art deer in front of the bank, her fine art photography, her participation in the Art Alliance and other community groups, or her performances as a flutist. She has now published a book, “Suffering to Thriving,” based on her own experiences with health challenges and self-healing. TC: “The…
Idyllwild School has a new reading intervention teacher. This is Inh Chomthanath’s first year as a reading teacher, but she has 13 years experience as a classroom teacher. This is also Chomthanath’s first year with the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD). She moved to California from North Carolina to be closer to her husband’s mother,…
Marianne Kent-Stoll has been in education for decades, melding together academics and the arts as she teaches young minds. Kent-Stoll has had a passion for the arts ever since she was a child. “I came from a family with three other siblings and a single mom, but she always made sure we were exposed to…