Dear editor:
Wow! Twenty-seven culverts between Mountain Center and Idyllwild and water still runs across the road near the road leading to the dump.
Bud Hunt
Idyllwild
Readers Write: Culverts
By Idyllwild Town Crier

Dear editor:
Wow! Twenty-seven culverts between Mountain Center and Idyllwild and water still runs across the road near the road leading to the dump.
Bud Hunt
Idyllwild
Editor: As a homeowner, off and on, since 1977, I really must take offense at some of the machinations of the IWD. Being open in its dealings with its constituency would certainly remove some stress. How about having an open house and tour of our plant and facilities some weekend? Using the word “security” as…
65 years ago – 1952 Enrollment when Idyll-wild Elementary School opened in the fall was 72 students. 60 years ago – 1957 Deer season opened on a quiet note with 68 bucks taken on the first weekend. District Ranger John Gillman reported the opener was one of the quietest on the Forest Service record. 55…
The only sustained effort to create a ski resort here in Strawberry Valley began immediately after World War II. In 1946, Jules Berkeley of Los Angeles acquired 37 acres high in Fern Valley below Tahquitz Peak, where he built Hidden Lodge. Taking advantage of a location handy to both the Devil’s Slide Trail and South…
70 years ago – 1948 “Don’t look for the Town Crier next week,” advised the editor. “We’re skipping every other week to do our winter chores.” 65 years ago – 1953 The Marais-Miranda folk opera “African Heartbeat” premiered at the Bowman, but the weather was so cold the audience huddled in blankets. 60 years ago…
Hello from the Idyllwild Association of Realtors®! Before we get too far into 2019, IAOR would like to inform the public about several new California laws affecting homeowner’s insurance and new construction. Let’s dig in: Building permits: expiration period extended A building permit remains valid despite changes in the building code as long as work…
75 years ago – 1947August rainfall was already 3.72 inches. Average for the whole month in recent years had been running 1.23 inches.• • •Lightning struck more than 80 times in this section of the national forest during an August thunderstorm. Only five of the strikes, however, turned into fires. Because of the dampness, all…