Marshall Smith
Marshall Smith has been writing for the Town Crier since 2005. His favorite quote is: '"Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not." Robert Kennedy quoting George Bernard Shaw
Mountain Disaster Preparedness seeks volunteers
Mountain Disaster Preparedness, as part of an outreach campaign to recruit new volunteers, held an open house at Silver Pines Lodge on Thursday, April...
First or last meeting for the Idyllwild Chamber?
David Jerome, Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce secretary, is preparing for what could be the first meeting of a new Chamber board or the last...
PCT ‘thru hiker’ gives concerts along the way
Mark Votapek, assistant professor of cello at the University of Arizona, is an accomplished cellist with a distinguished resume. A graduate of Indiana...
Idyllwild Arts now has a jazz choir
As cross discipline cooperation continues to expand at Idyllwild Arts. One of those opportunities is the relatively new jazz choir ...
Idyllwild Spring Challenge race gains popularity
The Hill’s homegrown mountain bike race, the Idyllwild Spring Challenge, is gearing up for its ninth year. The Idyllwild Cycling event is held each...
Park rangers find lost hikers
Robert Peek, State Park ranger, reported that park employees Eric Hanson and Diana Santiago, who had been dispatched to help locate two hikers lost...
Historic district board meets stressing community outreach
The local review board of the Idyllwild Downtown Historic District met to begin the process of adopting design guidelines, governing documents and application forms...
More than 200 attend celebration of Mayor Max’s life
By any measure it was joyous ...
Dean finishes Boston Marathon: Mark and Margie are both safe
Pine Cove resident Mark Dean finished the Boston Marathon well before two bombs exploded near the race finish line. Nevertheless, Dean’s months of...
Idyllwild Chamber’s future bleak: Last director looking for an endgame
The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce now has only one director, David Jerome, out of an authorized 11. Directors Gary Taylor, Peter Buhl, Mike Lackey...