
At the May 11, Southern Section prelims, she finished fourth in the triple jump and 27th in the long jump.
Mountain Folk: Hitchcock makes finals
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Danika Hitchcock stretching on her winning long jump. Photo by J.P. Crumrine

At the May 11, Southern Section prelims, she finished fourth in the triple jump and 27th in the long jump.
Idyllwild’s own Casey Abrams and gal pal Haley Reinhart, both American Idol season 10 finalists, are releasing a holiday single, the Frank Loesser standard, “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” Available for download on iTunes on Monday, Nov. 21, with a video to follow. Advance reviews are that it’s “too cute for words.” To get a listing…
Twenty-two-year-old Wesley Kell, son of 20-year part-time Idyllwild resident Paul Kell, will graduate from Navy Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Ill., on May 26. Prior to boot camp, Wesley attended a 10-month training through the Navy SEALS P.U.D.S. program. Upon graduating from boot camp, Wesley plans to begin SEALS training at Coronado Island. Wesley attended…
Matt Lutz shot a 4-under-par 68 in the final round of the Tucson NCAA Regional in Marana, Arizona, to finish third and advance to the NCAA Championships, May 27 to June 1 in Eugene, Oregon. Lutz is the grandson of Ralph Lewis, who owned a cabin in Idyllwild for some 40 years. He also is…
Marge Muir, one of Idyllwild’s most iconic and esteemed residents, who has lived on the Hill for 53 years, and been involved as a volunteer in more boards and service organizations than most can remember, turns 80 years young on Sunday, Nov. 13. Happy Birthday Marge!
Wheaton College student Micah Hitchcock of Idyllwild was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester. To earn Dean’s List honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 gpa or higher on the 4.0 scale. Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois) is a coeducational Christian liberal arts…
Erec VonSeggern, a sophomore from Idyllwild, won the Wisconsin State Flute Festival held in Madison. He was awarded a first-place prize of $350. It was the third straight year a Lawrence University student has won the state flute festival competition. For his 15-minute finals performance, VonSeggern played Georges Hüe’s “Fantaisie Pour Flûte et Piano,” “Night…