Scott Redeker and Gregg Williams were married on Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2013, at their home in Idyllwild surrounded by friends and family The couple met at San Jose State University in early 1979 and then lived together in the Santa Cruz Mountains for 21 years before moving to Idyllwild in 2000. They celebrated their…
Hiking up the steep slope of a mountain can be hot and sweaty. The refreshingly cool feeling of raindrops merrily pelting off your head in a sudden downpour is a welcome relief. Getting rained on can be fun, but it’s easy to get chilled to the bone if you’re not properly prepared. As we’ve seen…
Local Community Service Advisory Committees 36 (Idyllwild) and 38 (Pine Cove) will remain suspended indefinitely, according to Verne Lauritzen, Riverside County Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone’s chief of staff “The CSA committees are an extension of the supervisor’s office to the community,” Lauritzen stressed. “Some of the actions and maneuvering of the CSAs has not…
Editor: Thoughts on JP’s “Many refused to vote …” article: I was intrigued by two back-to-back full-page ads on the back page of the Town Crier asking folks to write in “Cal Fire” in the recent election. What puzzled me was reading the election returns and seeing that 100 percent of the votes were dispersed…
Editor: “Many refused to vote for candidates,” read the damning headline. Refused? How about, “Didn’t vote for three candidates, only voted for two, or only voted for one?” Well, 37.10 percent of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District registered voters at least voted, which is pretty much in line with the turnout in both 2001 and…
Meanwhile, there’s a college kid behind me with a slack look on his face and ear buds dangling from his supposedly getting-educated face. He props his Vans against the back of my seat, already cramped with 6 feet, 3 inches of height and about that much girth, and regularly pushes to the beat of a silent alternative rock song. His shirt reads “Atomic Shrimp Peelings” with a picture of a tasty crustacean whaling on a lemon-and-butter keyboard.
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Monday, Sept. 9: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Sept. 6 — Three medical aids, Idyllwild. Sept. 6 — Good intent call, Idyllwild. Sept. 7 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Sept. 8 — Unintentional transmission of alarm, Idyllwild. Sept. 8 — Three…
It’s not all complaints from people who don’t like the facts you print or that you print both sides of their controversy. There really are many feel-good times in the running a small-town newspaper. For example, every day we get to see the good things that people are doing for our community — sometimes as…
Photos by Doris Jean Lombard
Soroptimist International of Idyllwild has scholarship money for women furthering their education or vocational skills. Applicants must be residents of the mountain communities between Twin Pines/Poppet Flats and Anza. The scholarships can be used for expenses at any accredited institution of higher learning when pursuing an associates, bachelors, masters or doctoral degree, or for a…
