Partner Melissa Goddard and Smith create A Sense of Home Each day, most of us see the needs of others. Because of how widespread and overwhelming those needs are — homelessness, poverty, addiction and hopelessness — we often feel powerless to respond. But some do respond. Idyllwild part-timer Georgie Smith and her partner Melissa…
70 years ago – 1947 Town Crier visited the Kretsingers: “In the front room, a rehearsal of the Mounted Music Makers was in process. Jean was strumming his guitar, Evie was at the piano and little George was singing at the top of his voice. Down at Kretsinger Corners, everyone gets a BANG out of…
Guitarist and Motown gentleman of soul Harold Wherry and his Blue Breeze Band return to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series on Thursday, July 27. A favorite of Idyllwild audiences, especially the dancers, Blue Breeze serves up a high-energy musical menu of Motown, R&B, soul, funk and jazz. Wherry and his band have worked with Motown…
(This story came from an AAI press release.) The Art Alliance of Idyllwild held its annual fund-raising event the “Eye of the Artist” on Saturday, July 15. AAI partnered with the Idyllwild Area Historical Society where artists and visitors enjoyed the museum’s gardens, live music and refreshments. N.S. David judged the many creative works art…
Travel Weekly and TravelAge West recently announced that Bob Romano of Idyllwild and Riverside was selected from among hundreds of applicants to attend the fifth-annual Global Travel Marketplace, which took place at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 9 to 11. GTM is a two-and-a-half day appointment-only event for top-producing travel advisors…
Dawn and Keith Finlayson, owners of Village Hair Creation of Idyllwild for 24 years, announce the engagement of their son Kyle Finlayson to Heather Johnson. The two met six years ago as they both worked for their parents in the same courtyard in Palm Desert. They now both work as licensed cosmetologists at Bliss…
Brendan Steele plays this week in the $10.25 million The Open Championship, sometimes known in the U.S. as the British Open. It is the oldest of the four majors on the PGA Tour. The native Idyllwilder hopes to significantly improve on his previous performances in The Open. He played in the tournament in 2014 and…
Hill resident Mark Dean exudes a quiet energy — polite, respectful and always up for a new challenge. He ran the Boston Marathon in 2013 and finished with a qualifying time of 3 hours, 45 minutes, just 40 minutes before the first bombs exploded. Dean’s time qualified him to run again in 2014. Having been…
Last Monday, July 10, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced a legislative package for a comprehensive, statewide program to address air pollution where it matters most — in neighborhoods with the dirtiest air. While this package does not address a major problem on…
The Idyllwild Community Center will break ground for its Phase 1 site development this fall, according to Janice Lyle, president of the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board. Last month, the project was delayed because bids on the project exceeded the budget, according to Chris Trout, advisor to the board for marketing. During the past…
