

Lewis and McDonald win Legion’s horseshoe tournament
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Winners of this weekend’s American Legion Post 800 horseshoe tournament are, from left, first place winners Bob Lewis and Matt McDonald, second place winners Jim Nutter and Brian McWilliams, and third place winners David Schnalzer and Sandy Froetschel. Photo by Meghan Carey

At their Jan. 16 meeting, the board of the Fern Valley Water District elected new officers for 2025. Vice President Kevin Scott is the new Board President. He succeeds Director Jon Brown, who served as President for two years. Director Chrissie Teeling is the new Vice President. She had been serving as the Secretary/Treasurer. Director…
By War Horse CreekContributed In his recent book “Tribe,” Sebastian Junger writes, “In humans, lack of social support has been found to be twice as reliable at predicting PTSD as the severity of the trauma itself … No one goes to war and returns unaffected, and these burdens do not belong to the veteran alone…
Five artists’ studios were featured in the Art Alliance of Idyllwild Member Studio Tour held Saturday, July 9.
Since 1992 Idyllwild’s HELP Center has lived by a motto: “neighbors helping neighbors.” Executive Director Colleen Meyer and Client Services Director Deva Taffel gave the Town Crier an update on the Center’s programs. Meyer and Taffel are quick to credit and express gratitude to the many local organizations that support them in their mission. As…
Mark Dean is nearly finished preparing for his second Boston Marathon, but the 51 weeks since his first Boston run have been depressing, discouraging and deceiving. As many remember, the 2013 Boston Marathon was disrupted and damaged when bombs ignited near the finish line. Three people, including an 8-year-old boy, were killed and more than…
Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and the fire commission are concerned, actually upset, over Riverside County’s inability, perhaps unwillingness, to employ the “closest-available unit” policy. The intent of this policy is to send the closest-available medical unit whenever a medical incident occurs that requires first responders. Reitz has stressed that the American Medical Response unit…