

League salutes American Legion
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With visitors again swarming our Hill on weekends, our restaurants need to advertise their hours and fares, inns need to advertise their accommodations and our shops need to advertise their wares.The Town Crier now offers display ads in full-, half-, quarter-, eighth- and even 16th-page sizes. Sign a one-year contract and you’ll save 10%. (Nonprofit…
On its Monday, June 11 meeting, members of Idyllwild American Legion Post 800 elected new officers. From left are Fred Maholland, House Committee member; Cid Castillo, third vice commander; Steve Espinosa, sergeant-at-arms; Jim Kent, first vice commander; Danny Richardson, chairman, House Committee; Ron Draper, post commander; Gary Kuscher, second vice commander; Don McVey, House Committee member; and Dave Fraser, post adjutant. Not pictured is Claudia Posey, finance officer.
In “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” Clement Moore made the phrase “’Twas the Night before Christmas” famous. And Isis Theatre Company will bring that sentiment and feeling of the holiday season alive in Idyllwild during its popular Christmas show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. “’Twas the Night … A Celebration of Christmas Stories…
A 40-year tradition has come to an end. San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) is discontinuing the winter bald eagle count after reports the species’ population has stabilized. “After 40 years of conducting monthly bald eagle counts during the winter at three sites, in recent years with the aid of the public, officials with SBNF are…
Directors of the Idyllwild Water District re-elected Jim Billman for a second term as president last week. John Cook was re-elected vice president. Despite the recent siege of rainstorms, the district’s Foster Lake reservoir remains empty. Although Strawberry Creek has been flowing in various locations, little surface water has passed near IWD’s diversion site to…
The protest hearing on the proposed elimination of County Service Area 60 (Pinyon Pines and Pinyon Flats) attracted no speakers or objections. The Riverside County Local Agency Formation Commission held the hearing on Tuesday, April 24. According to George Spiliotis, executive officer of the commission, no written objections were submitted either. “We will prepare the…