
Photo by John Drake

Photo by John Drake
PHOTOS: Second Saturday Art Fair …
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Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit member and Town Crier columnist Helene Lohr creating art in front of her booth “Windwoodstone.”


Hill resident Dave Pelham numbers the guitars he builds. Number one was completed in 1975 after an encounter with master guitar builder David Santo. “He was finishing a guitar for Kenny Loggins. He gave me quick verbal instructions [on building a guitar], said I probably didn’t need power tools for construction and that was it….
I received a few responses to last week’s question. First, let’s get this irreverent one out of the way. Jim Marsh, famous as the architect for the Idyllwild Community Center, wrote, “Not much to explain. I’ve always had low self-esteem, but you can’t really blame me. How would you feel if you had to stare…
Artists interested in designing and making a banner for the 2014 Lemon Lily Festival are being asked to submit a mock-up on Wednesday, March 5. The LLF Banner Committee Chair Mimi Lamp is organizing this year’s banner display and wants to have the community more involved in the effort. Artists should submit a 6-inch-by-10-inch color…
60 years ago – 1956 The Riverside County Board of Supervisors denied two liquor license applications from Idyllwild businessmen who sought to break the barrier against sales of alcoholic beverages on the Hill. It was not the first time the supervisors had denied a liquor license to a Hill business. 55 years ago – 1961…
Many talented musicians played for hours Sunday during the first ever Midsummer Music Festival in Idyllwild at the Quiet Creek Inn. Proceeds from the event benefited the Earthwitness Foundation.
By Jim Crandall Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair Palms to Pines Golf Association (PPGA) President Pete Capparelli recently presented the awards to the group’s two Club Champions. Steve Olson won the championship for the A-flight and Dan Morgan won for the B-Flight. They played in the Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) Tournament of…