Seventeen Idyllwild and Pine Cove residents took advantage of free county transportation to the Mission Inn’s Festival of Lights in Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 7. The outing, suggested by the Forest Folk committee of active older adults and provided courtesy of Town Hall Recreation, began at 2 p.m. from Town Hall and returned all attendees…

Erec VonSeggern (right) of Idyllwild received a Bachelor of Music, Flute Performance, cum laude and a Bachelor of Arts, French, cum laude from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, on June 10. VonSeggern has been accepted into the U.S. Army as a musician. He left for Basic Combat Training June 24 …

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…

Hemet High School senior Danika Hitchcock advanced the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Finals in the triple jump. At the May 11, Southern Section prelims, she finished fourth in the triple jump and 27th in the long jump.