odern Dance BFA and Communication BA, was named to University of Utah’s Spring 2020 Dean’s List.   To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 graded credit hours during any one term. Have a Mountain Folk story? Email it to Melissa Diaz Hernandez at…

Thirty-six mountain folk and a well-behaved service dog traveled on a Town Hall Recreation bus outing to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 21. Recreation Manager GeGe Beagle and Amy Righetti accompanied the group. As the trip was winding down, Beagle, in true hostess fashion, passed through the cabin passing out mints…

Attorney Rebecca “Becky” Gunn of Idyllwild was honored at the Human Relations Council’s 20th-anniversary celebration on Oct. 24, in San Jacinto. Gunn was honored as one of the founders of this nonprofit, being praised for her courage, foresight and commitment to such a high ideal. The mission of this organization is to promote cooperation and…

Audrey Carver of Idyllwild has joined more than 1,500 undergraduate students from around the world as they begin their academic careers at Tufts University, located in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts. In all, only 14.6 percent of a record-breaking 21,501 applicants were admitted to the university, the second-lowest acceptance rate in university history. “We often talk about creating…

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 …

Danielle McKnight, Hemet High School 2011 graduate, has been selected to attend the U.S. Naval Academy, class of 2016. After her graduation from the Maine Maritime Academy in early May, she will return to Idyllwild for some rest before begin her duties in Annapolis in late June, according to her grandfather, Jim Kent. To get…