Karina Li, the daughter of Anna-Karin Li of Idyllwild, graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota on Saturday, May 17, with a liberal arts degree in biology. Li is a graduate of Idyllwild Arts Academy.

Macalester College, founded in 1874, is a liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 2,011 students …

 

Zachary Johnson, son of Becky and Jack Clark of Idyllwild, was promoted to petty officer first-class in the U.S. Navy in Pt. Mugu last week. Johnson is an aviation technician and calibration specialist, and the husband of Mandy Johnson and father of their two kids, Carter and Evelyn.

 

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