Idyllwild Town Crier
Holiday closings
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 25, to observe Christmas:
• Area post offices
• BBVA Compass Bank
• Fern Creek Medical Center
(Also...
Readers write: Suggestions for Tree Lighting
Editor:
A recent letter to the editor expressed a desire to make the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony more child-friendly. I completely agree, but it could...
Readers write: Items for class project
Editor:
Each member of our class is working on a project called the “Parade of States.” We are responsible for gathering as much information as...
Readers write: Did you hear what he said?
Editor:
Did you hear what he said, he being Nelson Mandela?
From his hospital bed in 2011 he announced, “I am not sick, I am old.”
Being...
Creature Corner – December 19, 2013
Dear, Santa Paws
ARF four-leggeds heard you were coming to town soon. So we put our furry little heads together and came up with our...
Past Tense – December 19, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
The Banning Water Company reported that 10 inches of surface water was added to its supply after the earthquake. Officials...
News of Record – December 19, 2013
Fire log
Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Monday, Dec. 9 to Sunday, Dec. 15:
Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance
Dec. 9 — Medical aid,...
Casey Abrams at Idyllwild School
Idyllwild’s own American Idol (season 10 contestant) Casey Abrams entertains students at Idyllwild School on Monday, Dec. 16.
Sports – December 12, 2013
Golf
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, reported on the Friday, Nov. 15, golf tournament at the Morongo Tukwet Canyon Champions...
Bald eagle count volunteers needed
The U.S. Forest Service needs help counting bald eagles in the San Bernardino National Forest. For the 36th season, the annual winter bald eagle...