
Photo by Halie Wilson
Santa’s Mail Box is back
By Wilson, Johnny & Halie
Evelyn Teel, 3, is the first to drop her letter to Santa in the North Pole-bound mail box at the Idyllwild Post Office. Helping Santa are post office employees Julie Stanford and Christina Reitz (front), Kelsi Lehman, Postmaster Kelly Gates, Mom Theresa Teel and John Aussenhofer. The mail box will be in the Idyllwild Post Office lobby until Friday, Dec. 12, for children to send Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa allows the Town Crier to print the letters in the Christmas edition for readers to enjoy. Photo by Halie Wilson” width=”720″ height=”480″ /> NORTH POLE MAIL: Evelyn Teel, 3, is the first to drop her letter to Santa in the North Pole-bound mail box at the Idyllwild Post Office. Helping Santa are post office employees Julie Stanford and Christina Reitz (front), Kelsi Lehman, Postmaster Kelly Gates, Mom Theresa Teel and John Aussenhofer. The mail box will be in the Idyllwild Post Office lobby until Friday, Dec. 12, for children to send Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa allows the Town Crier to print the letters in the Christmas edition for readers to enjoy.

David JeromeCorrespondent Over the last year-and-a-half the Hill has seen unprecedented circumstances and needs in these communities. Many people have experienced food insecurity, some for the first time. Fortunately, the Hill is home to many dedicated volunteer groups working to make sure no one here goes hungry. Most of these groups distribute free grocery boxes….
During the Idyllwild Garden Club’s first meeting of the year Sophia Dean (left) and Pat Hughes, both master gardeners, shared information about the master gardener’s program and how you can become one …
General public invited This winter, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild will host several premier art events showcasing original pieces acquirable directly from local artists plus opportunities to see “art in action.” The Winter Solstice Art Show features more than 100 unique holiday gifts, including jewelry, ceramics, paintings, mixed media, photographs, wearable art and many other…
Late last week, the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014 (H.R. 3304), which included language that Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) submitted transferring 22 military aircraft to the Forest Service to battle major wildfires. Under the defense bill passed Thursday night, seven surplus HC-130H Hercules aircraft…
U.S. Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz’s widlfire funding bill passed the House of Representatives (251-169) before the holiday recess. Ruiz’s bill, which would change the way Congress funds the expenses to fight wildfires, was part of the $81 billion disaster-aid bill. This includes funds for victims of recent fires in both Northern and Southern California, as…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture-U.S. Forest Service announced its expansion of the Every Kid Outdoors program to include fifth graders. The program already gives fourth grade students and their family members “fee-free access to more than 2,000 sites on national forests and grasslands for the remainder of the 2020/21 school year.”Vouchers are available now through…