Local high school seniors need to submit applications for the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund to the Idyllwild School office by the end of the school day Tuesday, April 15. The criteria are: 1) parent or legal guardian and student have lived in the attendance area served by Idyllwild School for three or more years of their…

The Town Crier’s founder, Ernie Maxwell, noted the changing seasons and the tides of history in editorials and occasional items. Maxwell’s Thanksgiving thoughts are as apt and meaningful today as the day they were written. In 1948, under the headline “Cause for Thanksgiving,” he wrote: “First, for the precious privilege of living in these mountains;…

The Cranston Fire has burned more than 13,000 acres east, south and west of Idyllwild. Fortunately, the only two injuries so far have been minor and no fatalities. Unfortunately, several homes have been lost. The fire burned along Doubleview Drive, Highway 243 to Mountain Center and along Highway 74 into Garner Valley. The following photographs,…