IAA is more than 50 percent international enrollment Jeni Sponseller, English as a Second Language chair at Idyllwild Arts Academy, is the next speaker at the academy’s Spotlight on Leadership talk. This series, sponsored by the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation, is designed to familiarize townspeople with the academy’s academic and arts curricula and how they…
While Social Security’s cost-of-living increase for 2017 was 0.3 percent, the federal government is about to raise the price of a lifetime senior pass (for those ages 62 or older) by 700 percent — from $10 to $80. For those with current senior passes, they do not need to do anything. The current passes will…
70 years ago – 1947 Fern Valley Garage advertised “Expert Repair Service, Greeting Cards, Gift Wrappings.” • • • Electric power was on its way to Pine Cove. Plans for a line from the Idyllwild Substation had been started prior to the war but were curtailed because of shortages. 65 years ago – 1952 “Tony…
Town Hall Recreation Director Bob Lewis gave this report on recent Adult Coed Softball games. On Monday, July 31, Ajax beat Idyllwild Arts 12-4. The next night, Idyllwild Arts lost to Creekstone 16-11. On Wednesday, Aug. 2, Patty Perez beat Forest Lumber 12-7. The next night, Ajax beat Forest Lumber 14-5 On Friday, Creekstone beat…
Erec VonSeggern, son of Paul and Merrie VonSeggern of Idyllwild, has been named to Lawrence University’s 2016-17 dean’s list for maintaining a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade point average for the entire academic year. He is a 2013 graduate of Hemet High School. Founded in 1847, Lawrence University in Appletown, Wisconsin, integrates a college of liberal…
Scored a top-25 last week; will play in PGA Championship next Brendan Steele’s university alma mater paid tribute to his athletic prowess by inducting him into its Athletics Hall of Fame this year. The Idyllwild native graduated from University of California, Riverside, in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. At UCR, Brendan…
For more than 25 years, the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation has hosted Musicale, an annual fundraiser featuring live classical music in an intimate setting. Funds raised will support the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program Scholarship Program. This year’s concert is being held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3. With a maximum…
Jazz as a form is delicious, surprising, exciting and inspirational — oh yes, and fun. This year’s menu, as crafted by festival gastronomists Marshall Hawkins and John Newman, has power, praise, passion and persuasion. And this musical mélange happens on all three stages — the main stage Holmes Amphitheatre for festival headliners, Stephens Hall for…
Grupo Bohemio returns to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series serving up a variety of Latin musical beats and styles, including Spanish rock, Cumbia, Reggaeton and Tejano. Cumbia and Reggaeton have Caribbean and African roots, with Reggaeton taking a more contemporary form with hip-hop influences. Tejano was born fusing Mexican vocal traditions, and Czech and German…
Riverside County Code Enforcement and Sheriff’s deputies closed two medical marijuana dispensaries Tuesday afternoon for violations of land-use codes. One is located at the corner of Highway 243 and Pine Crest Avenue, and the other is located in the Village Lane. The group arrived at both locations and found enough evidence to shut them down…
