Editor:
This cute town could be even nicer if everyone who walked around town picked up one piece of trash. What happened to the sign that said “America’s Cleanest Forest?” Could we please tidy up this town?
Mim Andrews
Idyllwild
Readers Write: Help clean up the town
By Idyllwild Town Crier

Editor:
This cute town could be even nicer if everyone who walked around town picked up one piece of trash. What happened to the sign that said “America’s Cleanest Forest?” Could we please tidy up this town?
Mim Andrews
Idyllwild
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