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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

‘The Red Pill,’ IIFC opening-night film, a difficult pill for filmmaker

Making “The Red Pill,” Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema opening-night film, was a difficult and extraordinarily personal journey for documentarian Cassie Jaye. When Jaye...

Associates bank on magic to fund scholarships

With a mission to raise scholarship money for Idyllwild Arts, the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation are banking that magic will fill the coffers. Celebrated...

Four crashes on Hill roads over a wet weekend

With rain, ice and a dusting of snow over last weekend, driving on Hill roads tested the skills of motorists. Four crashes took place...

Minimum wage rises to $10.50 per hour Jan. 1: To $15...

In April of this year, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into a law a minimum wage plan he called ‘careful and responsible.’ Under the...

Librarian experiences the ‘Idyllwild effect’

Idyllwild Librarian Shannon Houlihan Ng said her nearly five years in Idyllwild have changed her in ways she never expected. “I’ve always been focused...

Film festival firsts: What’s new at IIFC 2017?

One of the great pleasures of Idyllwild’s independent film festival is seeing new works by up-and-coming filmmakers. The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema year eight...

An almost white Christmas in Idyllwild: A time to come together...

In the higher regions of Idyllwild and Pine Cove, a light dusting of snow still covers the ground just days before Christmas – an...

Legion signs warming center agreement with county: Idyllwild warming facility returns...

In January 2016, the Community Action Partnership and County Health Department moved the Idyllwild Warming Center from the American Legion to Town Hall.  On Friday,...

Summer concerts uncertain for 2017: ‘One option is to go dark’

With the Riverside County Planning Commission’s approval of the conditional use permit for construction of the first phase of the Idyllwild Community Center, the...

Pickleball in a pickle

Pickleball, one of the fastest-growing new sports in the U.S., has found a footing in Idyllwild. However, finding a permanent home for pickleball courts...
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