Spring Break a time for Town Hall festivities
Town Hall hosted a Spring Break festival last week
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New director Terri Sena guiding Spirit Mountain Retreat
A long search for an executive director to replace Esther Kennedy has ended with Spirit Mountain Retreat landing in the good hands of Terri Sena. The path leading to her arrival seems spiritual itself to Sena. While she has been to Idyllwild many times to visit friends — Debbie and Bill Shepherd — in less…
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Matter of fact: April 10, 2014
In the March 27 issue on page 13 regarding Chris Trout, she was mistakenly reported to have a doctorate in technology and strategic planning. Trout said she completed the studies but did not do the dissertation to earn the degree. In last week’s story about the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s community social potluck on page…
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Idyllwild Scholarship Fund application deadline
Local high school seniors need to submit applications for the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund to the Idyllwild School office by the end of the school day Tuesday, April 15. The criteria are: 1) parent or legal guardian and student have lived in the attendance area served by Idyllwild School for three or more years of their…
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Local arrested on robbery charge
Michael Darrenger Kellner, 20, of Idyllwild, was arrested on charges of robbery, terrorist threats and receiving stolen property and two charges of violating probation. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department would not release the identity of the victim or target of the terrorist threats. The arrest was made at the corner of Ridgeview and Village Center…
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Dean returns to Boston race
Mark Dean is nearly finished preparing for his second Boston Marathon, but the 51 weeks since his first Boston run have been depressing, discouraging and deceiving. As many remember, the 2013 Boston Marathon was disrupted and damaged when bombs ignited near the finish line. Three people, including an 8-year-old boy, were killed and more than…
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Highway 74 open
Highway 74 is open from Idyllwild to Hemet. Earlier this morning, Monday, April 7, the road was temporarily closed in both directions. According Terri Kasinga, Chief, Public and Legislative Affairs, for Caltrans District 8, provided the following information,the abutments constructed in recent weeks at the site, “… held up most of the slide.” Caltrans was…
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Before our time: Libraries in Idyllwild: past and present …
Like a growing number of Hill residents, I’ve been spending more time lately at our public library. Its move to Strawberry Plaza in 2012 was truly a return to its roots at the heart of the community. In 1920, Claudius Lee Emerson made a library an integral part of his plan to develop a family-friendly…
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Stone ramps up fundraising
Three Republicans have announced their intentions to fill the vacant state Senate District 28 seat, representing Idyllwild. Locals will recognize 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone. Some will remember Bonnie Garcia. From 2002 through 2008, she represented Assembly District 80 (eastern Riverside County and all of Imperial County). The third candidate is Glenn Miller, a current…