

Esther Kennedy retires from Spirit Mountain Retreat
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Trisha Clark (left), president, and Kathy Halkin (center), secretary, thank Ester Kennedy for her stewardship as director of Spirit Mountain Retreat at a retirement party honoring her Sunday, June 2. Photos by Francoise Frigola

Institut Edeline in Croix-des-Bouquets, (Beudet) Haiti, is built of concrete and lots of rebar to fortify it against the destructive earthquakes and hurricanes that menace the Caribbean island. The 200 students of the K-6th grade school sit on benches at long wooden tables to study math, science, social studies, French and Creole. Asked what their…
New Year’s Eve in Idyllwild will be crisp and cold, with snow and ice likely to remain on the ground because of nighttime temperatures in the 20s. Snowfall dusted Idyllwild in crystalline white on Monday night, Dec. 28. That night was picture-postcard beautiful with temperatures in the high teens. New Year’s Eve will be a…
Pine Cove resident Laura Caster had given up on marathon running — that is until she met a blind dog named Ella in July 2015. Caster had run the Los Angeles Marathon in 2002. “It was the worst experience of my life,” she recalled. “I started too fast, and it was very hot, and I…
Idyllwild Actors Theatre (now in its 20th year) announces its upcoming annual Christmas show “Ho! Ho! Ho! Our annual Christmas Show! From heartwarming to hilarious!” The event offers all new stories, poetry and music with stories from John Cheever, David Sedaris, John Updike and others. Music Director Brian Parnell (Throw the Goat) is putting together…
“Louie, Take a Look at This! My Time with Huell Howser” is the subject of a talk Luis Fuerte will give at the Idyllwild Library from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8. David Duron wrote the book based on what Fuerte told him. Howser, the exuberant, popular host of “California’s Gold” and other California…
As the autumn season progresses here on the Hill and elsewhere, more opportunities arise to hear live music performances and as a rule tend to improve with the advent of cooler weather, at least from the viewpoint of this reviewer. The latest of these occasions took place last week and was as equally rewarding as…