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
Marilyn Hansen Weare, once Town Crier owner, passes
Marilyn Hansen Weare, who with her husband Luther, purchased the Idyllwild Town Crier from founders Ernie and Betty Maxwell in 1971, died at the...
With regulations easing, Cuba beckons: Idyllwild residents discuss visits
With President Obama’s Dec. 17 announcement of the United States’ intention to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba, many U.S. residents and companies have begun...
Idyllwild Arts panel explores the artist as social activist
Idyllwild Arts Academy President Pamela Jordan spoke to an enthusiastic audience of students and community members at the first in a series of public...
Art Alliance offers workshop on silk scarf making
Martha Lumia, Art Alliance of Idyllwild member, is a self-described “fiber” artist, with expertise in sewing, knitting, crochet and mixed-media paper making.
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A man, his son, a fire and an uncertain future
“The smoke woke me up,” said Andrew Luke of the early morning of Friday, Jan. 30. “I walked out onto the deck off the...
HUSD Spelling Bee is serious business
Some of the students were so little their feet did not reach the floor as they sat waiting for their chance at the microphone....
Los Angeles Music Center names Spotlight Award semifinalists: Four area students...
The Los Angeles Music Center announced 108 semifinalists from Southern California high schools as part of its 27th annual “The Music Center Presents Spotlight...
New AAI officers will communicate only as a board: Members cite...
Patrick Barry, Art Alliance of Idyllwild member and volunteer, with extensive experience with other off-Hill nonprofits, cited communication difficulties with and lack of response...
Volatile Art Alliance membership meeting raises key questions
The newly installed board of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild, one of the leading and most visible nonprofits in Idyllwild, faced a divided room...
New e-waste fees could discourage proper disposal
Hans Kernkamp, general manager and chief engineer of the Riverside County Waste Management Department, observed that additional fees could have the unintended effect of...