Sports: May 19, 2016



Photo by Chandra Lynn

Photo courtesy Bob Lewis

Photo courtesy Bob Lewis
This year marks the 124th anniversary of probably the most famous Christmas newspaper editorial of all time. It was written by Francis P. Church in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon. It was published on Sept. 21, 1897, in the New York Sun. We try to reprint it each year for the enjoyment…
As diners look forward to a summer of travel and outdoor activities, OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group, recently unveiled the 100 Best Al Fresco Dining Restaurants in America for 2016. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by…
Nine students from high schools across the country were selected as winners of Bennington College’s 2018/2019 Young Writers Awards, including Kali Puhnaty of Idyllwild Arts Academy, who won second place in fiction for “Moon Fever.” This annual competition, which accepts entries in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, is free to enter and open to high school…
A long search for an executive director to replace Esther Kennedy has ended with Spirit Mountain Retreat landing in the good hands of Terri Sena. The path leading to her arrival seems spiritual itself to Sena. While she has been to Idyllwild many times to visit friends — Debbie and Bill Shepherd — in less…
By Idyllwild Actors TheatreContributed Idyllwild Actors Theatre is thrilled to be back in production after the long Covid hiatus. The upcoming play “SLOW FOOD,” a comedy by Wendy MacLeod, is coming to The Rustic Theatre and Entertainment Center, 54290 N. Circle Dr., Idyllwild, Aug. 6 and 7. Doors open at 7 p.m. and curtain is…
This weekend, “Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls” will be the next production of the 2012-13 Idyllwild Arts Theatre season.