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
Business changes continue to redefine Idyllwild
In Idyllwild’s commercial core, businesses come, go, and change ownership and business models. Staying profitable in a small town that depends on both local...
Prop 55 would extend Prop 30 temporary tax hikes for the...
In 2012, voters approved Proposition 30 that temporarily raised two types of California taxes – a quarter percent (from 7.25 to 7.5 percent) increase...
Sky Island presents artist show, reception
Sky Island Natural Foods, in Strawberry Plaza, is hosting an artists’ reception featuring the work of Irena Carlson and Lisa Coffaro.
Carlson and Coffaro are...
Middle school Youth Grantmakers begin year 5
Twenty-one sixth through eighth grade Idyllwild Middle School students attended the first after-school session of the Idyllwild Youth Grantmakers on Thursday, Sept. 15. They...
Three local high school girls in injury crash
Three local female students, on their way to Hemet High School, were injured in an over-the-side crash on Highway 74 west of McCall Park...
Gemini Anderson, IA grad, heads to NYC talent showcase
Gemini Anderson, daughter of the late Pete “Pedro” Anderson and Betty Ginsberg Anderson, is heading to the New York City theater district for an...
Shakespeare wrote about aging: Are there helpful clues for us?
Shakespeare wrote movingly about youth and old age. But it is with his older characters — Prospero, Falstaff, Lear and others — that Shakespeare...
Prop 61, a prescription drug purchase and pricing initiative: Major...
Proposition 61, titled by its drafters as “The California Drug Price Relief Act,” and on the ballot as “State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards....
Local Dravenstatt arrested again on felony charges
Idyllwild local Taylor James Dravenstatt, 24, previously sent to state prison for felony burglary in 2013, was arrested again on Sept. 6 for felony...
Active shooter is subject of local presentation
The Mountain Emergency Services Committee highlighted its monthly meeting with a presentation by Michael Beltran, Imperial Irrigation District, regarding dangers posed by active shooters...