
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders in Lenore Sazer’s classes receive awards Friday for their work in math and science. Rocky the mascot jumped in front and was also acknowledged for his contribution.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner
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Sixth, seventh and eighth graders in Lenore Sazer’s classes receive awards Friday for their work in math and science.

Sixth, seventh and eighth graders in Lenore Sazer’s classes receive awards Friday for their work in math and science. Rocky the mascot jumped in front and was also acknowledged for his contribution.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Residents of Idyllwild have organized the first official “Occupy Idyllwild” event today in the center of town. The gathering will be at the Idyllwild Tree Monument and begins at 4:30 p.m. A news release from organizers explained, “Just as the rest of Riverside County California has been hit hard by foreclosures, plummeting real estate values,…
The Idyllwild Lilac Festival Committee held its organizing meeting and began conceiving plans for the May 2015 event. The inchoate committee agreed that its goal is the celebration of the lilac. The festival’s events are intended to generate greater appreciation for the shrub and the place it holds in history. The cultivation of lilacs on…
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The Lily Rock Chamber Music Festival returns for its third year on LaborDay weekend. The festival is a project of the Manhattan Chamber Players,a group that includes two string players with roots in Idyllwild,Brendan and Brook Speltz. This year there will be three concerts: Fridayand Saturday at the Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Lowman Concert Hall, andSunday…