

Mountain Folk: In the clouds
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Don and Juli Gary celebrated their 45th Wedding Anniversary in the clouds. Here they are sky-sailing from Warner Springs Airport. Photo courtesy of Juli Gary

Shawn Trento of Idyllwild has received his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree from Western Governors University. The online, nonprofit university held its commencement ceremonies earlier this year to celebrate the recent graduation of more than 15,000 students from across the country. WGU pioneered competency-based education, which measures learning rather than time spent in…
By Stephanie Yost– Idyllwild Community Center president– Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commissioner I was honored to have had the opportunity to attend President Biden’sState of the Union speech as our representative’s [Ken Calvert] oneguest. It was very exciting to be there for such a historic event. Additionally, while in town, I had the opportunity…
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…
Marge Muir, one of Idyllwild’s most iconic and esteemed residents, who has lived on the Hill for 53 years, and been involved as a volunteer in more boards and service organizations than most can remember, turns 80 years young on Sunday, Nov. 13. Happy Birthday Marge!
The New York International Wine Competition awarded Idyllwild’s Middle Ridge Winery Temecula Valley Red Wine Winery of the Year for 2023. It also awarded gold to its 2017 Mourvedre; silver to its 2017 Cinsaut and 2020 Pinot Noir; and bronze to its NV Ranger Red. Chris Johnston is the wine maker.
Peter Davison of Idyllwild won another silver medal for New Age with the Global Music Awards for his CD “Blooming Memories of Springs.” His CD “Iris — Bringer of Dreams” won silver June 5, 2018, for the same award. “Idy is a wonderful place to compose music and make CDs,” he said.