“My problem is I’m too diversified,” smiled Dutch native Jan Jaspers-Fayer. Eighty-six years young, Jaspers-Fayer still creates, still exhibits and is still interested — in everything. From bronze-cast sculptures to pencil drawings to anything in glass, Jan finds something that catches his eye and sparks his interest. His palette ranges from charcoal grays to brilliant…

In 1941, Idyllwild had about 200 buildings with electric meters. Since then, many more have been added. At one time, golfers had their choice of two Idyllwild courses. During WWII, General Patton allowed his tank corps, which was training in the desert for the invasion of North Africa, to spend weekends in Idyllwild because it…

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…

Idyllwild Arts now streams concerts and events on a website www.ustream.tv/channel/idyllwild-arts-live. A calendar of events that will be streamed through the end of the academic year, is also available at www.idyllwildarts.org/calendar-q10523-c10048-Live_Performances.aspx. Darren Schilling, Idyllwild Arts marketing director, said the project was launched in October with donor funding to show off-Hill audiences the vibrancy of artistic…