Marshall Smith
Marshall Smith has been writing for the Town Crier since 2005. His favorite quote is: '"Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not." Robert Kennedy quoting George Bernard Shaw
Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times celebrates 35 years of healing
On Saturday, June 3, at a small gathering of Camp Ronald McDonald’s most loyal supporters, founder Dr. Stuart Siegel and Fran Wiley, RN and...
Labor Day on the Hill is a treasure and a tribute
Labor Day on the Hill has its own quintessentially small-town vibe. Although conceived as a federal holiday to acknowledge and honor the American labor...
Stratford Players present ‘Will in the Woods V’
What’s in a name? Well, if the name is Shakespeare, the answer is some of the greatest, if not the greatest writing in the...
Town Hall afterschool program likely to continue
Bob Lewis, recreation director for County Service Area 36 recreation, said that the afterschool program at Town Hall is likely to continue this fall....
Lake Hemet Water District approves Halloween Haunt
At its monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 17, the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District board approved Young Idyllwild’s Halloween Haunt, the Haunted Village on the...
Idyllwild Actors Theatre presents ‘The Gin Game’
Conversations over gin rummy in Pulitzer Prize-winning play
Who wants to wind up in a nursing home and how does one adapt to the stasis...
Bud Wellman, grandson of early Hill settlers, dies
On Monday, July 31, James Frances Wellman Jr., “Bud,” as he was always known, died surrounded by loved ones. He was 95. With his...
Halloween Ghost Town finds a prospective home on the lake
Local nonprofit Young Idyllwild has a new prospective venue for its Haunted Ghost Town. And it looks as if it will be at Lake...
Dahleen and his Big Band Staff wrap up concerts
Ken Dahleen and his Big Band Staff wrap the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series on Thursday night, Aug. 24.
Dahleen and his board produce...
Real jazz was front and center at festival’s 24th year
In returning to its straight-ahead jazz roots, Jazz in the Pines year 24 will be remembered as the year innovative and compelling jazz...