Editor’s note: Last week, the Town Crier introduced the Idyllwild School Mountain Bike team to the community. This week, Coach Josh White talks about the bikers and their March 10 competition — the Vail Lake Challenge. It rained all morning on Saturday and then at 2 p.m., when the first wave of middle-school girls was…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, March 4 to 10. Idyllwild • March 4 — Unknown trouble, 7:41 a.m., 25000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • March 4 — Alarm call, 9:59 a.m., North Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • March 4…
Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the association’s regular monthly tourney on Friday, Feb. 16, at the Menifee Lakes Country Club. Scott Schroeder (course handicap 20) shot a net 68 for first place; Bob Wadlow (14) took second with a net 69. Ken Garelick (24) earned third…
70 years ago – 1948 Fire quickly burned more than an acre on the mountainside below Suicide Rock. The snow was too deep to allow pumpers to get close to the fire. 65 years ago – 1953 ISOMATA was growing fast. Enrollment was expected to reach 500 students and the 40 faculty members would equal…
By Marsha Kennedy Idyllwild Snow Group The effectiveness of new county road signs and the Idyllwild Snow Group’s Facebook campaign was given a test two weekends ago, as Idyllwild received a large influx of people who came up expecting snow. Here’s a sampling of reports from residents: “I was shocked to see so many snow-play…
By Brian J. Hunhoff Editor’s note: In honor of Sunshine Week, we are running this year’s opinion piece from Brian J. Hunhoff on the subject, as we did last year. “Captain Jack” Crawford was one of the original Black Hills Rangers. He survived many Old West adventures and was called “The Poet Scout.” This is…
Editor: In the 1990s, public-school educators did not think or need to say, “We are not warriors, we are teachers.” No one talked about how to “shelter in place” in the classroom, inside door locks were non-existent, shooting drill practices never occurred and training in “critical incident debriefing” wasn’t necessary. During that time, as a…
Editor: I was hanging out in the gnome shop at The Fort in Idyllwild Sunday morning and it came to me why the president is meeting with the North Korean dictator. It’s obvious, once you think about it. Mr. Trump stated a while back that he wants to have a grand parade in DC to…
Tracy Maholland passed away at home Wednesday, March 7, 2018. She was 59 years young. Tracy was born on June 17, 1958, to Byron and Harriett Purdy in New Jersey. Tracy was the historian of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 800 of Idyllwild for many years. She will be remembered for her pictures that…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats visited with the ARF canines. Little Girl: Some good news. Al found his forever home. So now we have Taz and Winter. Pepper: Good news, so let’s focus on the felines today, OK? Little Girl: Great idea. The new kittens are so very adorable, and…
