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…
Several services and events to honor and to celebrate Maggie Morphett’s beautiful life have been planned. A bagpipe concert and dinner will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 3. Traditional Scottish food and bangers for those that do not have a taste for haggis, neeps and tatties, will be available. On Wednesday, July 4, the…
Twenty-two-year-old Wesley Kell, son of 20-year part-time Idyllwild resident Paul Kell, will graduate from Navy Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Ill., on May 26. Prior to boot camp, Wesley attended a 10-month training through the Navy SEALS P.U.D.S. program. Upon graduating from boot camp, Wesley plans to begin SEALS training at Coronado Island. Wesley attended…
Don and Juli Gary celebrated their 45th Wedding Anniversary in the clouds. Here they are sky-sailing from Warner Springs Airport.
“Alpacas as an Investment” was featured on the CBS News Sunday Morning March 25. Included in the segment were Anza resident, Julie and Don Roy. They were chosen because of their published material on alpacas as a business and the strength of their Internet presence about alpaca farming.
Danielle McKnight, Hemet High School 2011 graduate, has been selected to attend the U.S. Naval Academy, class of 2016. After her graduation from the Maine Maritime Academy in early May, she will return to Idyllwild for some rest before begin her duties in Annapolis in late June, according to her grandfather, Jim Kent. To get…
On Friday, Feb. 24, Idyllwild resident Maureen Jones entered a lottery to win tickets to Oprah Winfrey’s Lifeclass in celebration of her 68th birthday. On Sunday, Feb. 26, Jones received an email she thought was spam. Instead, it was notification that she’d won a ticket for herself and a guest to attend that class at…
David Pelham just returned from a special education conference in Hermosillo, Mexico. As a member of the Speech and Language Developmental Center, Pelham and his colleagues organized the first ever conference in partnership with the Instituto Angel de la Guarda. … The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce filled a vacancy and chose new officers Monday, March…
Danielle McKnight, Hemet High School 2011 graduate, was named to the dean’s list at the Maine Maritime Academy for outstanding academic achievement in the first semester of the 2011-12 academic year. McKnight , a member of the class of 2015, is majoring in marine engineering technology.
There is no repeat this year of a Hill contestant moving forward to American Idol’s final 10 and fame. Neither Suzanne Tufan, once an Idyllwild resident, nor Christina (Christy) Barrett of Anza survived Hollywood Week, actually held in Pasadena. Both were eliminated. So for all those who hold fond remembrances of the “Casey” season, there…
