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PHOTOS: Beer for a cause
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Retired Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Commander John Metroka Jr. has always been a writer. As a child, he and his older sister Martha created fantasy stories. Later, even while serving in RCSD, he wrote short stories for his own pleasure. And professionally, he wrote many training documents and protocols for the sheriff’s department and for…
Once again, the Idyllwild Town Crier has been recognized by its national brethren. In the 2016 National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Editorial Contest, the Town Crier received three awards for non-daily publications with circulations of less than 5,000. Jenny Kirchner, freelance photographer, earned all of those. When told, Kirchner’s reaction was, “Wow! I’m shocked.” She…
What could be better than an outdoor summer concert with the big band hits of the Dorsey Brothers and vocals made famous by the Pied Pipers? And it’s not just nostalgia for another time. This music swings. The smooth sounds of clarinets, saxes, trumpets and trombones in recognizable ’40s harmony, driven by a walking bass…
It’s the 2022 PGA Tour post-season, and this year the FedExCup Champion will be determined after three tournaments: the FedEx St. Jude Championship (played this week), next week’s BMW Championship and the Tour Championship played the week after next. Idyllwild native Brendan Steele qualified for this week’s $15 million St. Jude, which will be played…
Three singers lead a tour through the history of America’s music The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts FoundationContributed The influence of women on the evolution of jazz will be highlighted by a special performance presented by the Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation at 2 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the William M. Lowman Concert…
It was when the guns stopped to signal the end of World War I — the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Originally called Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, the annual observance was established by President Woodrow Wilson and first commemorated on Nov….