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HOT DOG! Dakota (center) and owner Danny Richardson approach the judges to get their first-place prize Saturday during the Harvest Festival Halloween dog costume contest in Village Lane.

By Hemet Unified School DistrictContributed Cassidy Steenbock, Career Technical Education (CTE) instructor at Hemet High School, found a creative way to engage students enrolled in Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics with a hands-on bird feeder construction project administered in partnership with The Home Depot of Hemet. The entire assignment was executed at no-cost to students, thanks…
Idyllwild CinemaFest Director Stephen Savage premieres his latest feature film, “Vertical,” as a special festival event on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the fourth year of the festival he founded. “It’s the final film in my Idyllwild trilogy,” said Savage, whose previous features “Cosmic Radio” (2007) and “Legacy” (2010) were also shot on location here.
David JeromeCorrespondent Three Anza Hamilton High seniors were selected for this year’s Hawaiian Tiki Bowl. The invitation-only event selects young athletes with the potential to play in college or the National Football League (NFL). Because of COVID-related travel restrictions, the event will be held in Orlando, Florida, as it was last year. The players will…
By Associates of the Idyllwild Arts FoundationContributed The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation continues its monthly series, Spotlight on Leadership. The Spotlight series introduces a member of the Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) leadership team, department chair, or a faculty member to our community. This is an ideal opportunity to learn how the Idyllwild Arts…
Idyllwild Arts Summer Program’s Native American Arts Festival week concludes with a public dance event on Cargill Commons. At 7 p.m. Friday, July 8, on the plaza between Lowman Concert Hall and the IAF Theatre, three dancers from very different traditional backgrounds will perform a collaborative piece and then perform their own distinctive dance styles….
Sandi Castleberrry (right), playing guitar, and Paul Carman, on the saxophone, entertained the students of Idyllwild School on Friday with “Roots of America Music.” Eight students participated playing a variety of musical instruments (from left) are: Madelyn Bueno, Dylan Reinhart, Grace McKimson, Nicola Sabin, Madison Hawkins, Brighten Millhaus, Emily Hill and Pierce Pramuka.