Mountain Folk: Anna Bielecki passes
On Sunday, Jan. 13, Idyllwild resident Anna Bielecki, owner of Nature’s Wisdom Restaurant, passed away.
Our condolences extend to Anna’s family and friends.
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Mountain Folk: Davison stays on hill, skips music awards
Nominated for two Hollywood Music in Media awards, local composer Peter Davison had planned to go the Nov. 15 event. In an earlier interview he stated that once moving to Idyllwild last fall he hated leaving the Hill. “It was an honor to be nominated amongst such talented composers, but I’ve done so much glitz…
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Mountain Folk: Kaziah, Matilda do well in 4-H contest
Kaziah Wood of Fern Valley is in Mrs. Kyris’ third-grade class at Idyllwild School. She is a mini-member of the Pleasant Valley 4-H club. This year, she entered the Southern California Fair for the third time. Kaziah entered her dog Matilda in the dog showmanship class. Kaziah’s friend Ben, owner of Mountain High Pet…
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Mountain Folk: Goodbye Pat Parish
Longtime Idyllwild resident Pat Parish, devoted wife to Bob, passed away on the evening of Sept. 11. Pat had been a member of the Peace Corps, a Rhodes Scholar and dedicated her life to education. Plans are being formulated for a service 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. As these…
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Mountain Folk: Opliger then and now
Brandon Opliger (son of Rocky Opliger, retired US Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest) in the left photo, taken approximately in 1989. Opliger was in an IFPD engine. His mother Lori (Friemoth) Richter worked for IFPD and Brandon was four or five years old. The right-hand photo is Brandon now, age 26, employed with the U.S. Forest Service, Cleveland National Forest, on the Palomar Hotshot Crew, out of Oak Grove Station.
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Mountain Folk: Wohlman finishes vet school
On June 15, Cody Wohlman, Idyllwild School from kindergarten through eighth grade and a Hemet High School graduate, earned his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis. While there, he focused on large animal treatment. He and his wife Silvia, who also graduated last month, have passed their state and national licensing…
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Mountain Folk: Remembering our friend Steve Hudson
On Saturday, July 7, Idyllwild resident and Idyllwid Arts faculty member Steve Hudson unexpectedly passed away. Among his many talents, such as teaching and lecturing about art history, Steve created a cartoon strip for the Town Crier. He had several collaborators who did the drawing and Steve provided the humor. He will be missed…
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Mountain Folk: Johnson gives family tour of Vinson
Last weekend families of U.S. Navy servicemen and women stationed on the San Diego-based aircraft carrier Carl Vinson had the opportunity to greet their loved ones, board the Vinson and go 40 miles out to sea and watch carrier-based aircraft take off and land. Steve and Margie Johnson and family members met up with son…
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Mountain Folk: McKnight to attend Naval Academy
Danielle McKnight, Hemet High School 2011 graduate, will enroll Thursday morning, June 28, as a member of the U.S. Naval Academy’s class of 2016, is majoring in marine engineering technology.
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Mountain Folk: Local qualifies for Boston Marathon
On Sunday, June 3, Pine Cove resident Mark Dean qualified for the Boston Marathon. He ran the San Diego Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in a time of 3:41:44. He needed to finish in less than 3:55 to qualify in his age category. Dean could be seen running around Idyllwild while he trained for the past…
