
Photo by John Pacheco

Photo by John Pacheco

Photo by John Pacheco
Art Walk and wine
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Great seeing the list of Town Crier Members in last week’s paper — 767 strong! We’re five months into our third membership year and still growing. It’ll be wonderful if we can close in on 800 by the start of our fourth year on Sept. 1. So, if you are up for renewal, please do…
Mark D. Smith is Idyllwild’s new postmaster and follows a proud tradition dating back when Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster of the United States. Smith replaces Ray Wilson, who retired in June. In 2011, Smith began his postal career as the postmaster relief in Donald, Oregon. He was promoted to postmaster in Marylhurst, Oregon…
The Mountain Emergency Services Committee (MEMSCOMM) discussed post-earthquake emergency operations at its Thursday, Nov. 10 meeting — specifically what building or building would serve as the emergency operations center (EOC), the communication hub of local disaster response. Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Chief Norm Walker has repeatedly voiced concern that, given the building materials and…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for Pine Cove Water District, Idyllwild Fire Protection District, Idyllwild WD and Fern Valley WD. The March 17 issue has the FVWD salary information, IFPD was in the March 24 issue and the IWD data was in the March 31 issue. Each district provides…
Six people, Luis Alberto Artieda, David O’Sullivan, Roy Prifogle, Melissa Lane, Lydia “Dia” Abrams and Diana Perez Gonzalez, remain missing. The newspaper contacted the sheriff’s department regarding any updates. The newspaper did not receive a response by press time. Artieda “was last known to be in Idyllwild from June 26 to 29,” according to a…
About 70 people came out to Town Hall on Veterans Day to attend a special veterans presentation. Veterans, who have participated in the War Horse Creek program at Living Free Animal Sanctuary, came out to share their experiences with other veterans and civilians alike. “Sometimes the best way to help veterans is to just listen…