Paws up to all the four-leggeds who have found their forever homes this week. Canines first: Peeta has new digs and a new name and is now a shop dog in Idyllwild. So we can visit him. Yeah. Maggie, previously known as Catnis, has her new pack, a new mom, and is also a shop…
The TNT team won the kids volleyball championship this year. Pictured here are (from left, back row) Coach Jason Sonnier, Lauren Johnson, Serena Rodriguez, Brooke Taylor, Grace McKimson, Ethan Teeguarden, Kaitlyn Sonnier and Kendra Collis. From left, front row are Landon Collis, Layton Teeguarden and Brian Alderete. Photo courtesy Rachel Teeguarden
At its apex, ancient Rome is believed to have had 1,000,000 inhabitants, monumental architecture and advanced infrastructure. It was also, according to Ron Singerton’s novel “Villa of Deceit” (Penmore Press, 2015), a dangerous labyrinth reeking of arrogance, corruption, abuse of power, and an environment where the fittest survived and others were trampled upon — a…
If one walked outside in Idyllwild 100 years ago, the overwhelming scent of the native Lemon Lily (lilium parryi) filled the air. This lily, known for its tall, stately stems and yellow flowers, numbered in the hundreds of thousands throughout the San Jacintos. Bulb poaching and cattle grazing reduced these numbers greatly and today they…
The California Parks Company, managers of Lake Hemet Campgrounds and Market, formally open their floating water park at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6. Admission is free during the opening day. Ceremonies begin with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. and a cake cutting and champagne toast follows at 1 p.m. Guided tours are available from…
Bert Upson is a lucky man. He recounts how instinct and fortune saved him on multiple occasions on 9/11 in his book “On a Clear Day” (Thunderbird Press 2012). He escaped the South Tower of the World Trade Center in the last express elevator to the ground floor minutes after the first plane hit the…
There are many reasons to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. But one young man, Kyran Young, born in Zimbabwe on the African continent, is hiking the 2,663 miles of the PCT for a cause unfamiliar to his fellow hikers or most people in the United States. Raised in Africa until he was 12, Kyran seeks…
Q. My daughter gave me a really nice sweater for my birthday. We’re having lunch at a fine restaurant later this week. How can I wear the sweater but keep from slopping on it during lunch? — Rudolph, Beaumont A. When you get to the restaurant, put the sweater on inside out and backwards….
CBS, which will broadcast the Memorial Tournament on the weekend, will also feature Steele prior to Sunday’s golf coverage in a video interview show called “Coming Home.” Steele’s portion of that show was taped several weeks ago here in Idyllwild at Restaurant Gastrognome. The show’s moderator is Seth Feder, who brought his west-coast video-sound crew…
Student Scholarship and award Kaylee Dravenstatt :Perfect attendance fourth through 12th grade award, Idyllwild Scholarship Fund Jayden Emerson: Idyllwild Scholarship Fund, HUSD Governing Board, Outstanding Athlete Award, HHS Faculty Award for Citizenship/Uniqueness Kyra Espinoza: Idyllwild Scholarship Fund, Mock Trial team member, HHS Class of 2015 Scholarship Derek Higgins: Joe Sallee Memorial Tennis Scholarship Allison Hitchcock:…
