It was so moving to attend the memorial service for Don Lenik at the Community Center site on Sunday. I have to admit, not having known him for very many years, I was not aware of much of his history — his work as a printer, writer, union member, comittment to social justice, etc. My…
I may be the only person to object to the cartoon by Chris Fisher in the Town Crier’s May 17, edition, but I need to vent. I find it ironic that the word c‑‑‑ appears in a cartoon on the same page as J.P.’s editorial which mentions, among other things, the recent awards the newspaper…
The annual Greenwood Award was presented Friday evening to Dr. Kate Kramer, botanist for the San Jacinto Ranger District. This award is given each year to a member of the community who has worked to protect our environment. The ceremony took place at a dessert reception and fundraiser at Town Hall the evening before the Earth Fair.
Idyllwild’s hometown season 10 American Idol finalist will release his first CD on the Concord Music Group label …
Idyllwild’s Mountain Community Patrol has expanded their surveillance role to include residential areas, specifically daytime patrols of around 31 Idyllwild properties listed as abandoned, foreclosed or bank owned. So far, MCP patrols have discovered two of the 31 occupied, even though the foreclosed properties they are tasked to inspect are supposed to be vacant. “We…
“I’m lost and frantically searching for my family, and everyone keeps calling me by some strange name. I’ve been moved from an unfamiliar place and car to yet another strange place, with other strange dogs. I am going to extremes to escape in search of my home, all the time howling to see if my…
Chamber members chose a new board of directors. Ballots tabulated Monday, May 21, showed Lanny Hardy and former President Mimi Lamp as the top vote getters, along with Chris Titus. Hardy received 30 votes, Lamp and Titus both received 29 and all three are elected for three-year terms. Eighty-five ballots were mailed out and 37…
Idyllwild’s own performed live at the Lumber Mill to a big audience for their fundraiser show …
The Friends of the Idyllwild Library will hold a Memorial Day weekend book sale from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27, on the library deck at 54185 Pine Crest Avenue. Riverside County planners and the contractor are moving rapidly toward the completion of property in Strawberry Plaza and soon…
