I was lucky to attend camp in the Idyllwild area during the years from 1967 through 1972. Camp Roosevelt was nestled about seven miles from Idyllwild in Garner Valley located right next to the Hurkey Creek campground. I was 10 ½ when I began attending the camp, which had been in existence for over 30 years. It was then owned and managed by Dan Slater. It was a co-ed camp that my brother Steve and I attended during the 60’s counter-cultural revolution. We had hippies as counselors and no parents at the camp, and seldom on parents’ weekend. It was an overnight camp where you could stay from three to eight weeks.

Town members joined with representatives from Mt. San Jacinto State Park, the U.S. Forest Service and the Idyllwild Fire Department in Remembering 9/11. Paul Reisman, superintendent of the state park, and Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz alternated presenting 9/11 information and statistics. The flag was borne and posted by all of the parks and fire…