Maureen McElligott of Idyllwild reently completed a master’s degree in Consciousness Studies at Holmes Institute in Goldon, Colorado. She is now a licensed minister with Centers for Spiritual Living.

Town Crier learned that Tawny Crist, 71, of Banning, formerly of Idyllwild, died in a two-vehicle collision after her car drifted off the roadway, hit a tree, flipped and slid into an oncoming vehicle. Two people in the other car suffered minor injuries. The crash occurred near Lagunitas in Marin County, California, Friday evening.

Kelsey Sanborn, a senior at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, is an intern at the Pacific Aquaculture Research Center this fall. Here, she is displaying one of her projects.