At left, Jim Newcomb, president of the Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, presents a check for $31,500 to Idyllwild Arts Foundation Chair Faith Raiguel (center). At Raiguel’s left is Head of School and Dean of Arts Doug Ashcraft and to her right is Idyllwild Arts Vice President and Director of the Summer Program Steve Fraider. The check represents profits from this year’s Jazz in the Pines. Associates also contributed an additional $7,000 to the foundation.

I had my first COVID vaccine shot Monday. I qualify now because I’m 75 plus. Becky made an appointment for me at a county facility down in Beaumont, and I’m set for my second shot as well. I’m relating this so you’ll know vaccination is becoming available. But the vaccination doesn’t quite come to us,…

Dear Spiritual Workout: How do I trust other people when I am so used to being betrayed? It seems like I don’t even notice it in the moment and find out later that my friends weren’t being nice to me. How can I distinguish when to trust and when not to? Dear Reader: If you…