Idyllwild News

Calvert wins his 17th term in Congress

In the race for California’s Congressional District 41 seat, incumbent Republican Ken Calvert has claimed his victory and his Democratic opponent Will Rollins conceded two days later. The two competed in 2022 and the results similar, although Rollins came closer in the percentage of votes received; but Calvert’s margin of victory increased. In 2022, Calvert…

Local Assembly seats go Republican, statewide Dems still control legislature

While the final vote counts have not been completed, the winners are known. The state legislative races were the latest to be determined. Before Thanksgiving, the Democratic candidates for both local State Assembly Districts conceded to their Republican opponents. Assembly District 36 First, on Monday, Nov. 18, Joey Acuna, the Democratic candidate for AD 36,…

Advent to me

By Flavia Mangan ColganContributor As I filled up the Advent Calendar with chocolates at the start of this week, I was reminded of what a sweet time this season can be. Advent is a time to reflect, a time of preparation, a time to seek stillness. The season has a way of making one feel…

Tree Lighting Festivities

By Stephanie YostPresident, Idyllwild Community Center Idyllwild’s Tree Lighting Ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, November 30^(th), will honor traditions old and new. This year’s traditional festivities will include two live entertainment stages, numerous activity and gift booths managed by local nonprofit organizations, roaming costume characters, three food vendors, and a sleigh for family…

Thanksgiving History

The modern celebration of Thanksgiving commemorates the first harvest festival of the Pilgrim colonists at Plymouth, Massachusetts, but that was one of many days of Thanksgiving observed by early European settlers, and only became the center of one of our foundation myths in the late 19th century. Days of Thanksgiving were decreed by the Spanish…