Dr. Richard MacNeal, a co-founder of MSC Software and former Garner Valley resident, died at age 94 on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.  A one-hour memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Lake Avenue Church, 393 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena. MacNeal was important in the history of Idyllwild Arts, especially during the…

Erec VonSeggern (right) of Idyllwild received a Bachelor of Music, Flute Performance, cum laude and a Bachelor of Arts, French, cum laude from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, on June 10. VonSeggern has been accepted into the U.S. Army as a musician. He left for Basic Combat Training June 24 …

Hemet High School senior Erec VonSeggern received a $2,000 performance grant from the Hemet Community Concert Association. He performed the second movement from John La Montaine’s “Sonata for Solo Flute.” Erec will attend Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., as a music major.