James and Michelle Wiesen of Idyllwild are holding a four-man scramble golf tournament as a cancer fundraiser for Idyllwild School Office Manager Beth Swanson and former Idyllwild School student Emma Salter. Participants are asked to create their own teams. Prizes, raffles and lunch are included in the $40-per-player cost. The event begins at 8 a.m….

Iris Davison of Idyllwild choreographed a dance to her husband Peter Davison’s music. The dance is titled “Towards Forever.” They made a dance video on Inspiration Point, videography by Rebecca Frazier and John Drake. It also features Heather Netz, violin teacher at Idyllwild Arts Academy, playing the solo. The video was just selected for the…

Idyllwild’s Temple Har Shalom is pleased to announce the appointment of Malka Drucker as its new rabbi. Rabbi Malka, as she asks her congregants to call her, returned to Idyllwild from Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she is the founding rabbi and rabbi emerita of HaMakom: “The Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism.” “What I…

John Graham of Idyllwild received the 2022 California Teachers Association (CTA)/National Education Association (NEA)-Retired Ellen Logue We Honor Ours Award in June. Graham was a member of the Hemet Teachers Association for many years, holding various positions. He served on CTA State Council, was an alternate NEA director and has been president of the San…

Last weekend families of U.S. Navy servicemen and women stationed on the San Diego-based aircraft carrier Carl Vinson had the opportunity to greet their loved ones, board the Vinson and go 40 miles out to sea and watch carrier-based aircraft take off and land. Steve and Margie Johnson and family members met up with son…