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Concert raises funds for scholarship fund …
Idyllwild School has a new reading intervention teacher. This is Inh Chomthanath’s first year as a reading teacher, but she has 13 years experience as a classroom teacher. This is also Chomthanath’s first year with the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD). She moved to California from North Carolina to be closer to her husband’s mother,…
Editor’s note: throughout the year, we will cover events and write articles celebrating IAF’s 70th anniversary. Idyllwild Arts began in the early 1940s with one man’s dream of a peaceful mountain idyll where people could experience the civilizing influences of art and music in extended summer sessions. The Idyllwild Arts Foundation will celebrate its 70th…
Chris Thile (pronounced ‘thee-lee), who came of age in Idyllwild playing mandolin, already has a career life of honors and accolades — and he is only 34. He is about to add one more — hosting a storied radio program that has been on the air longer than Thile has been on the planet….
Whenever the occasion arises for a live music concert here in the various set locations in Idyllwild, hope issues forth for a glorious outpouring of sound which, given the opportunity, should be able to roll down the mountain ridges with the fluid ease of the many creeks and rivulets now in evidence. Thus, Monday, May…
Brendan Steele fired an excellent 6-under-par 73-65-71-65 — 274 at The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on the PGA Tour last week to finish tied for third place. The Idyllwild native posted an eagle and 16 birdies against 10 bogeys and a double while belting drives averaging 326-yard drives into 66% of the…