Soroptimist International of Idyllwild holds its annual Basket Festival and spaghetti Dinner at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Buckhorn Camp on Highway 243. Themed and wildly decorated baskets containing nearly $8,000 in gifts and certificates go to those with winning tickets, according to Karen Doshier, Soroptimist spokesperson. “Each year we go out into…

Tom Nolan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist, is a frequent presenter as part of the laboratory’s speakers’ bureau. He is a lively and entertaining speaker who has learned from many presentations to K-12 students, as well as family and public talks, how to make science fascinating and easy to understand. “Bringing the ‘Wow! I didn’t know that!’ of NASA Earth and Space Science to both formal and informal education is my passion,” said Nolan.