Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats met new ARF cats Metta and Triton.Metta: This is a really nice place. It was fun to stay in the warm ARF house and watch the falling snow.Whiskers: This is a wonderful temporary home but forever families are what we really need.Triton: I get it….
70 years ago – 1951Idyllwild Fire Chief Bill Price had his truck equipped with a radio so he could keep in touch with the California Department of Forestry Fire Station in Perris. 65 years ago – 1956Glenn Froehlich, chair of the Chamber Membership Committee, reported that the Hill canvass of local residents netted 101 new…
By Hemet Unified School DistrictContributed Cassidy Steenbock, Career Technical Education (CTE) instructor at Hemet High School, found a creative way to engage students enrolled in Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics with a hands-on bird feeder construction project administered in partnership with The Home Depot of Hemet. The entire assignment was executed at no-cost to students, thanks…
It is with great sadness to convey the sudden passing of Holly Leilani Kenyon, 40, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Idyllwild due to heart complications.Holly was born on Aug. 4, 1980 in Canoga Park, California. She was the youngest of four sisters and was raised for the first several years of her life in…
Ramona, the love of my life, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 a.m. after a more than three-year long fight with osteoporosis in several of her vertebrae as well as Parkinson’s disease.Being native Californians, we traveled through many jobs and locations, with our final move to Idyllwild, spending over 23…
70 years ago – 1951The paper shortage created by the Korean War caused the Town Crier to announce it was limiting the number of copies for newsstand sales. 65 years ago – 1956At a hearing on state highways, John Gilman and Dick Elliott of the Chamber of Commerce Roads Committee presented a Chamber request that…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats met new Harper, ARF’s newest dog.Harper: Hey cats! Are you staying warm and dry?Whiskers: Of course. We are all so glad we are here with ARF instead of fending for ourselves outside!Harper: I understand that.Whiskers: I’m surprised you’re still here. I thought you’d be adopted…
By Jenny Kirchner, Reporter/Photographerand Melissa Diaz Hernandez, Editor The newspaper continues to reach out to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) regarding those who have gone missing in and around the Idyllwild area. Not only has the newspaper been frustrated with the lack of information and progress from the RCSD, family and friends of those…
By Ernie MaxwellTown Crier founder Editor’s note: This originally ran Jan. 29, 1981. Since Donnajean’s interview several weeks ago, there have been requests for me to write a rather complete history of this place. Her interview touched on some of my recollections and opinions covering the last 35 years in the community. Whatever history I…
Mary DeMille, who lived in Royal Pines Estates, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Eisenhower Medical Center.She was known to many in town as Aunt Mary and had a dog sitting business in the past.She is survived by her son Patrick DeMille of Idyllwild.
