Out Loud: Just one last bite …
The Ye family immigrated from mainland China, Shanghai, specifically, and took up residence in Idyllwild.
In 1988, Freeman Ye took over the iconic Chinese restaurant...
Out loud: A Sacramento trip …
Jack and I took a short trip up to Sacramento last week where the California Newspaper Publishers Association hosted its quarterly meeting Friday.
Having visited...
Out Loud: Kudos to Mr. Buchanan …
Kudos to Jerry Buchanan, Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission president, for speaking up at last week’s IFPD meeting to say that the board intends...
Out Loud: Conserving water …
I’ve come to enjoy washing small amounts of dishes by hand because the window over the sink affords lovely views of the flora and...
Out Loud – A man of his word …
J.P., our news editor, received an unexpected call in December from a man who identified himself as the new captain at the Riverside County...
Out Loud: The Brown Act …
Two Idyllwild Fire groups committed numerous and parallel Brown Act violations on March 18, when both a quorum of commissioners and a quorum of...
Out Loud: Dispatch a critical issue …
I believe that your self-education on, and then involvement in, the future of Idyllwild Fire’s dispatch services is critical to all of us who...
Out loud: Living on the fringe …
“People are my bag,” summed up a Desert Sun School counsellor’s lifestyle in a 1972 Town Crier. He is shown sporting longish hair and...
Out Loud: Pride and prejudice …
Let’s please be clear about something: The Town Crier is not “against” any personnel at any level of any local governmental agency. Nothing would...
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...