This coming week brings a variety of events to our Idyllwild Library. On Wednesday, April 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Maria Reyes will offer her...
Past Tense: April 10, 2014
65 years ago - 1949 More tracks of the mountain lion previously sighted around Ernie Maxwell’s cabin were spotted. The visitor seemed to be more curio...
Before our time: Libraries in Idyllwild: past and present …
Like a growing number of Hill residents, I’ve been spending more time lately at our public library. Its move to Strawberry Plaza in 2012 was truly a r...
Tax Tips: Survivor — tax audit island episode …
When taxpayers receive a tax audit notice, they often feel as if they are stranded on a hostile island and danger awaits. If their record keeping is s...
Out Loud
One of my recent columns urged folk to pick out a local good nonprofit cause to receive their volunteer time and monetary donations. The Town Crier ha...
Creature Corner: April 3, 2014
Hurray and paws up for Chelsea, our shepherd-mix, and Twiggy, our gray cat, who have both been adopted this week. Here we have Lord Archibald (Archie)...
Lola’s Kitchen: Business and pleasure …
On March 19, from 4 to 6 p.m., the Town Crier hosted a get-together at the Grand Idyllwild Lodge. The reason for this party was to promote our new Pal...
Science and Reality Today: Gravitational waves detection: science and The Big Bang …
As I was getting ready to write about “Cosmos” — a 13-part series that originally aired on PBS in 1980 — coming back on air and why astrophysicist Nei...
Out Loud: Party animals …
Jack and I recently observed the massive number of events and causes such a small town produces, sometimes so massive that people may just sit back an...