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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

Bonnie’s Happy Look closes: Bonnie Wolf retires after 37 years

Self-described flower child Bonnie Wolf, gentle, soft-spoken and wide-eyed, said it was time to retire. “There were a lot of good memories and a...

Idyllwild places second in top 10 national list: Survey of must-visit...

The secret is out. Idyllwild is a major travel destination, second in a top-10 list of “must see” small cities “that should absolutely be...

2015 begins yearly Idyllwild Lilac Celebration

“Some people think lilacs are just an Eastern thing,” said Gary Parton, Idyllwild’s lilac patron. But even though most longstanding lilac festivals are in...

Summer Concert Series ICC rent faces major increase

Ken Dahleen is not happy with a significant rent raise for use of the Idyllwild Community Center site. The founder and promoter of the...

Awards ceremony spotlights film fest maturity

The seats were filled at the Rustic Theatre. The graphics had sheen. The trophies sparkled. Presenters hit their marks. After their names were called,...

Hidden charges inflate e-waste disposal fees

Recently enforced e-waste disposal fees at the Idyllwild Transfer Station, ($25 per electronic waste item for televisions, computer screens or similarly covered electronic items)...

Leona McGaugh passes – a way of life remembered

As the family story goes, when Leona Agnes Barton first met her husband to be, Joe McGaugh, in the mid-1930s, she had a .22...

Author Rick Barker questions war’s inevitability as speaker

Philosopher Rick Barker, author of “Transcending Evolution, a Christian Guide to Understanding, Accepting and Transcending Evolution” (Amazon 2014), riffs on complex themes and evolutionary...

Lake Hemet Market to reopen in March

For anyone who travels Highway 74 from Palm Desert to Idyllwild, the Lake Hemet Market is a landmark, one of few commercial respites between...

Important dates in the Rustic Theatre’s history

Idyllwild’s Rustic Theatre has a long history, but might have ceased to exist were it not for a critical development in 2012. On Monday,...
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