David Pelham just returned from a special education conference in Hermosillo, Mexico. As a member of the Speech and Language Developmental Center, Pelham and his colleagues organized the first ever conference in partnership with the Instituto Angel de la Guarda. … The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce filled a vacancy and chose new officers Monday, March…

There is no repeat this year of a Hill contestant moving forward to American Idol’s final 10 and fame. Neither Suzanne Tufan, once an Idyllwild resident, nor Christina (Christy) Barrett of Anza survived Hollywood Week, actually held in Pasadena. Both were eliminated. So for all those who hold fond remembrances of the “Casey” season, there…

Jack Clark, Idyllwild Town Crier co-publisher, has been donating blood to LifeStream for years. He had no idea that he was entered into a sweepstakes for donating. In a phone call he received earlier this month, LifeStream informed him that he was the Southern California winner of two tickets to every Los Angeles Rams home…

Savannah and Herb Jeffries, the Buckaroo Cowboy of old-time movies and crooner of  “Flamingo” with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, arrived in Idyllwild Monday night to celebrate Herb’s 100th birthday on Tuesday. The Jeffries are former residents who now live in the Midwest … A former Idyllwild Arts Academy bassoonist was featured in the Sept. 15…