

Idyllwild vigil remembers victims of Orlando mass shooting
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About 40 people attended a vigil in Idyllwild Monday evening, June 13, to honor the dead from the mass fatal shooting in Orlando. The attack in Florida, the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, took place at a club frequented primarily by LGBT adults. In this photo, a U.S. rainbow flag is the centerpiece emblem of inclusion. The United States is now one of many countries where gay marriage is legal and LGBT rights are protected. Even so, attendee and Idyllwild resident Eduardo Santiago said, “Even now I don’t feel safe. Someone at the next restaurant table could overhear my conversation and make an ugly scene.”

The Community Foundation serving the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino is currently accepting proposals for grants from the Idyllwild Youth Grantmakers Fund through April 30. The Idyllwild Youth Grantmakers Fund provides grants to nonprofits in the Idyllwild community for projects, programs or activities that address issues facing youth such as alcohol and drug use,…
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You Town Crier Members have been crucial to the TC’s operation. We have done about all the internal economizing we can do now, so your Memberships are all the more important to us.Many Hill businesses likely will reopen or extend their hours during the next few weeks, and, of course, they will want to let…
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