Brendan Steele had a rough Deutsche Bank Championship last week, posting a 6-over-par 70-71-74-75 — 290. The Idyllwild native’s driving was off; he found only 55 percent of the fairways. He hit only 68 percent of the greens in regulation and gave away strokes to the field putting as well. Brendan picked up a mere…
Brendan Steele began with a 2-over-par 73 Thursday, then followed with a 1-under-par 70 Friday and a 3-under-par 68 Saturday to claim a tie for 22nd going into the final round of The Barclays on the Bethpage Black course in Farmingdale, New York, the first of four season-ending playoff tournaments. Then Sunday, the Idyllwild native…
Adam Smith, an Idyllwild eighth-grader being home-schooled through Creekside Christian Academy, plays for the Wildcats Hockey Club, with home games in Riverside. The Wildcats are an advanced travel ice hockey team that plays all over Southern California, from San Diego to Ventura. Adam began his hockey career at the L.A. Kings Icetown hockey academy in…
Idyllwild Water District Director June Rockwell asked General Manager Tom Lynch during the public meeting of Aug. 16 whether he indeed had taken and failed the T2 exam three times. Lynch said he would not discuss the matter publicly. Even after the story has been published online by the TC and in print in its…
On Monday, Aug. 15, the Idyllwild Town Crier informed IWD General Manager Thomas E. Lynch that the TC was going to publish a story saying that he had taken the exam for State Water Resources Control Board’s California Water Treatment Grade II Operator Certificate (“T2” certification) three times, had failed it all three times, and…
In February 2014, when Tom Lynch was hired to be general manager of Idyllwild Water District, he was required by the district to obtain a California Water Treatment Grade II Operator Certificate (“T2” certification) from the State Water Resources Control Board within six months as a condition of his employment. This was one of several…
In a study released at the end of June 2016, the AAA auto club found that gasolines with inferior detergents are clogging motorists’ engines. Since 1996, federal rules have required all gasolines to contain detergent additives that clean engines. However, major gasoline brands do not stop there — their gas contains extra detergents. These…
Brendan Steele posted an 8-under-par 70-69-69-64 — 272 in the Travelers Championship in Connecticut to tie for 17th and secure another top-20 finish, his 10th in 22 starts this season. On Friday, the native Idyllwilder just made the cut on the number, needing to birdie his 36th and final hole, a 406-yard par 4, to…
By Jack Clark Fashion Advisor Q. I’m 71. I had a tooth pulled, and I need a bridge or an implant. Which is more fashionable? –Elwood, Hemet A. I’m 71, also. When my dentist told me I needed a bridge or an implant, I asked him, “What’s the difference?” He said, “Well, a bridge will…
Karen Georg’s Idyllwild Massage on North Circle Drive has been the subject of nighttime vandalisms during recent months. In five separate incidents occurring nights or even weeks apart, storefront windows of her establishment have been shattered, apparently during nighttime hours, by the use of a pellet gun, a BB gun and rocks. Georg, who specializes…
