Brendan Steele turned in rounds of 75 and 68 to post a 1-over-par 143, which missed the cut by three strokes at the WM Phoenix Open last week. For the two days, the Idyllwild native’s drives averaged just under 319 yards while finding only half of the fairways, and he managed to hit two-thirds of…
George Robert “Bob” Gammage of Hemet went home to be with the Great Spirit Monday, Jan. 31, 2022.He was born Jan. 18, 1951, the son of George Ross Gammage and Dorothy Naomi (Nicholas) Gammage.Bob graduated from Montebello High School in 1969 where he went on to Whittier College and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in…
Gordon Austerman passed away at his Fern Valley home Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, at the age of 92.He is survived by his loving wife, Inge, sons Jim and Ace, and daughter Darla and their families, as well as stepsons Jeff, Tim, Chris and David.Gordon served in the Army in the 1950s, then attended college where…
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats met new ARF cat Marcel.Whiskers: Everyone get over here. You won’t believe the news I have!Pepper: We are all here. What is it?Whiskers: Hang onto your hats. Sadie was adopted!!Pepper: Holy cat nip! She has been with ARF for many years. How very…
65 years ago – 1957U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton moved into the Dark Canyon-Pine Flats area to begin a series of winter maneuver operations in the snow. 60 years ago – 1962Noble Allert, of Idyllwild, Hemet Unified School District trustee, accepted an appointment as the combined districts’ spokesman on the area school unification committee. 55…
Wednesday, Feb. 2, the Riverside County Planning Commission unanimously decided to continue the proposal to expand the former Tahquitz Inn, currently the Pine Woods Resort. The commissioners were confused whether the proposal, which owner Shane Stewart submitted, was intended to expand the existing motel usage or to create more long-term rentals in Idyllwild. The confusion…
Marshall Hawkins, popular and renowned in Idyllwild as jazz bass musician, teacher and human being, received an honorary doctor of music performance degree Friday night from California Baptist University (CBU) in Riverside where, with Director of Jazz Studies and professor Dan St. Marseille, he co-led the CBU Jazz Ensemble together with Hawkin’s own Seahawk Modern…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors recently took a major step to change and to improve management of the county’s short-term rental system (STR). At its Feb. 1 meeting, the board unanimously approved (4-0 with 4th District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez absent) a contract with Deckard Technologies of San Diego to upgrade and manage STRs…
This Thursday’s Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) Songwriting Concert, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., presents an excuse to mention an appointment that may have flown under the radar last fall: Kasaan Hammon’s promotion to assistant chair of IAA’s Music Department. Hammon has brought “exceptional efficiency and problem-solving skills” as well as “warmth and humor” to her…
In March, the Idyllwild International Festival Cinema (IIFC) is about to have its 13th opening. And one month later, the inaugural Scotland International Festival of Cinema (SIFC) will showcase new films in Peebles, Scotland, south of Edinburgh. Stephen Savage, IIFC founder, inspired the SIFC over a lunch meeting in London in 2019. Joining him at…
