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Idyllwild Arts Academy held its graduation Saturday for the many talented students in the outside Holmes Amphitheater, under the parachutes in the trees. Photo by Careena Chase




Beat Nite at Middle Ridge Winery will include a special guest on Monday,September 23, singer/songwriter Shana Halligan. Shana is currentlyteaching songwriting at the Idyllwild Arts Academy and will be singingsome of her original songs at the end of the evening. The program willstart with “ten Evolutionary poets” who will read their work accompaniedby Paul Carman…
A proposed ordinance to regulate commercial cannabis activities in the unincorporated areas of Riverside County moved forward. The Planning Commission voted to send the proposed ordinance to the Board of Supervisors and to further examine the possibility of commercial cultivation within several rural land-use zones. After its June meeting, the commission asked staff to review…
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Beloved husband and father, and longtime Little Lake School principal, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, surrounded by his family. Born in Washington, D.C. May 22, 1922, he was the youngest son of Rubin and Lillian Acton. His beloved wife, Jane, of 65 years, passed way in 2007. Sidney had 11 children: Penni, Jodi,…
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As of Friday afternoon, June 6, about 97 percent of the expected ballots from the June 3 primary election had been counted. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has announced that about 5,000 provisional ballots are left to count, but further results will not be released until Wednesday evening, June 11. State Senate District…