Obituary Gary Busher 1941-2014 Gary Busher passed away Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, at Manor Care in Palm Desert. Gary Edison Busher was born March 22, 1941, in Buffalo, New York, to Edison and Georgia Busher. Gary’s family moved to San Diego in 1947. He grew up there and also in Riverside and Idyllwild. Gary graduated…
For anyone who travels Highway 74 from Palm Desert to Idyllwild, the Lake Hemet Market is a landmark, one of few commercial respites between the desert communities and Idyllwild and the only market on the route. Sadly, it is temporarily closed and will remain so until reopened under new management in March, according to Tom…
65 years ago – 1949 The Will Stevensons lugged sacks of walnut hulls from their Hemet ranch to assure the squirrels a frisky Christmas. 60 years ago – 1954 Five Oceanside high school boys were lodged in Riverside juvenile hall Monday night after a shoplifting spree on the Hill. 55 years ago –…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Dec. 23 to Dec. 29. The station was unable to provide the rest of the week’s report by the paper’s deadline. Idyllwild • Dec. 23 — Medical aid, 1:32 a.m., one patient. • Dec. 23 — Medical aid, 7:36 p.m.,…
New Year’s Eve is a holiday that is celebrated everywhere. Unfortunately, some people celebrate the arrival of the New Year by firing guns into the air when the clock strikes midnight. This can turn a joyous event into a tragedy. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department would like to ensure a safe holiday for everyone in…
Idyllwild’s Rustic Theatre has a long history, but might have ceased to exist were it not for a critical development in 2012. On Monday, April 16, owner Shane Stewart shuttered the theater for four days to complete a conversion from 35-millimeter film to state-of-the-art digital projection. Stewart had previously installed Dolby Digital Surround Sound. Had…
Rebekah Louisa Smith, Ph.D., “The Film Festival Doctor,” could have used her doctorate from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, to teach. Instead she carved a niche career as a matchmaker – marrying films to particular international film festivals. She recommended three films for screening at the sixth year of Stephen Savage’s Idyllwild International Festival of…
“Ron and Laura Take Back America” is one of the opening night films at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. The film has already received a number of awards on the festival circuit. “We are honored that our ‘Ron and Laura’ was chosen as the opening film of the IIFC,” said Sue Vaccaro, the film’s…
At 7 o’clock Wednesday evening, Jan. 7, those attending Idyllwild 2015, will be able to watch the premiere of “Solitary.” “It’s a deeply personal script,” said the film’s writer and star Katharine McEwan, and producing the film “was an all-consuming experience.” The movie is about an adult woman returning home to an aging father. The…
Editor’s note: This week begins the Town Crier’s two-part series examining the top 10 stories affecting Idyllwild in 2014. IFPD inundated with grand jury investigations In 2014, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District was again the subject of a Riverside County grand jury investigation. Two reports were issued about the local fire district and possibly a…
