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
‘Action!’ Idyllwild film fest begins: Opening day Thursday, Jan. 5
It’s opening day and opening weekend for year eight of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. And this audacious upstart festival that Stephen Savage...
Mike Feyder talks MDP at MEMSCOMM meeting
Mike Feyder, Mountain Disaster Preparedness president, discussed his organization at the Thursday, Dec. 8, Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting.
Established in 1986, MDP is a...
Idyllwild warming center activation protocol different from off-Hill
The Idyllwild Warming Center, located at the American Legion Post 800 at 54360 Marian View Drive, has an activation protocol different from those used...
Sabo not charged in July 11 traffic incident
In our July 14 edition, we reported on a number of traffic incidents. The reports were taken directly from narratives provided to us by...
Kathy Sacher Wilson resigns from CSA 36 Advisory Committee
Kathy Sacher Wilson posted a resignation from County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee on Facebook. Posted on Monday, Jan. 2, the resignation is lengthy...
Idyllwild Arts opens ‘Spotlight on Leadership’ series: Speakers are department chairs...
Mary Aebischer, department head of the modern language department at Idyllwild Arts Academy, opens “Spotlight on Leadership,” a new IA speaker series.
As part of...
State sales tax drops three-quarter percent on Jan. 1
In 2012, voters approved Proposition 30, a temporary rise in California sales tax to fund education initiatives. With voter approval, the sales tax rose...
Lyle works the details of recreation management
With the award of the County Service Area 36 recreation contract, the nonprofit San Jacinto Mountain Community Center is set to manage parcel-tax-funded community...
Two incidents reported on Hill roads over weekend
Two crashes, both on Christmas Day, were reported by the California Highway Patrol on Hill roads over the last week.
At about 11:55 a.m. Sunday,...
Snow visitor issues – call sheriff: No confrontation
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, at a Nov. 21 all-agency meeting convened in Riverside to address potential snow visitor issues, counseled “no...