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Idyllwild resident Holly Braaten entered her homemade jams, pickles, salsa’s and baked goods to the Home Arts Department Food Competition at the Southern California Fair in Perris, CA. Braaten walked away with an astonishing 21 first place awards, nine second place awards and three first place gift basket awards. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Monica Eileen Smith, daughter of Bob and Adele Smith of Idyllwild, passed the California State Bar exam and was sworn in recently by Northern California District Judge Edward J. Davila. She graduated from Hastings College of Law in San Francisco in 2013 and lives in Mountain View with her husband and two children. A frequent…
Several services and events to honor and to celebrate Maggie Morphett’s beautiful life have been planned. A bagpipe concert and dinner will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 3. Traditional Scottish food and bangers for those that do not have a taste for haggis, neeps and tatties, will be available. On Wednesday, July 4, the…
Idyllwild Arts Academy student Shukhrat Turdikhodjaev is one of 112 southern California high school semifinalists in The Music Center’s 33rd annual Spotlight Program.Turdikhodjaev is a semifinalist in the jazz instrumental category.“Each semifinalist will audition virtually again before a new panel of judges, who will then select the top two finalist performers in each category for…
John Graham of Idyllwild received the 2022 California Teachers Association (CTA)/National Education Association (NEA)-Retired Ellen Logue We Honor Ours Award in June. Graham was a member of the Hemet Teachers Association for many years, holding various positions. He served on CTA State Council, was an alternate NEA director and has been president of the San…
After her 80th birthday, Marge Muir said, “Think … only in Idyllwild can you have a surprise birthday party when you turn 80 and it makes you feel young. … It did, and I do! “I got a birthday wish from Arizona and France, today folks read it in the Town Crier!” she exclaimed …
A memorial service for Harry and Mary Sigworth is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Idyllwild Community Church.