Editor: What a joy it was for us to attend the Viva Vivaldi concert last evening.  Those of us who are close to these types of performances should take full advantage of these superb events.  Dwight Holmes and his crew were masterful and the acoustics of the William Lowman Concert Hall were excellent. DeWitt and…

For as long as anyone can remember, and even longer before that, humans have been at war with Earth’s environment. It hasn’t been a “garden of Eden” since it was a garden of Eden, and we weren’t there. So nobody knows if it was ever a garden without plenty of snakes and bugs. Bugs. What…

Editor’s note: Peter Hermanson shared his daughter Clare’s essay about Idyllwild with the Town Crier. She is a 5th grade student in San Diego. My special place is Idyllwild. Idyllwild is a mountain about two hours away from San Diego. It is special to me because while I am there, I like walking in the…