Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the services offered by ARF to pet guardians. Whiskers: Well, here we are. Sadie: Yep. Just us adult cats and one beautiful gray kitten. Pepper: And that kitten is so darling! I cannot believe he is still here. Sadie: I hope he is…
Brendan Steele tees it up this week in the first of this year’s three post-season FedExCup Championship tournaments. The Northern Trust, with a purse of $9.5 million, will be played on the TPC Boston course in Norton, Massachusetts. The Idyllwild native goes into this contest ranked 43rd on the FedExCup list and 98th in the…
70 years ago – 1950 Les Selander was directing a Western film in Idyllwild with “so many cowhands in jingling spurs clomping through the village.” 65 years ago – 1955 At Dutton’s Corner Store in Fern Valley, 3 pounds of tomatoes were being sold for 19 cents. 60 years ago – 1960 Despite a move…
As of press time, there are a total of 21 reported COVID-19 cases since the outbreak and one death reported for the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove, according to the Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS) website. As of press time on Aug. 18, Riverside County has 48,200 confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are 913…
At about 4 a.m. last Thursday, Mile High Café, Idyllwild Ice Cream & Jerky and Fratello’s Ristorante & Pizzeria were all broken into by three individuals. “They broke into Mile High Café at 4:06 a.m., took our cash register and receipt printer and got out by 4:09 a.m.,” said Grace Han from Mile High Café….
As of Tuesday morning, four people are still missing from Idyllwild or surrounding areas. The Idyllwild Town Crier reached out twice to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD). Once on Friday, and again on Monday, to get more information about what the agency is doing to locate the four people still missing and to get…
Back at the end of 2019, Isaiah Garcia-Plazola was a senior at Helen Hunt Jackson’s independent study program. At the time, 17-year-old Garcia-Plazola shared the story of his tough upbringing and his decision to change his life for the better. Garcia-Plazola was asked to speak at the Hemet Unified School District’s State of the District…
The retail space next to Café Aroma has been intermittently filled with art over the years. Golden Pine Gallery recently moved in after the space had been vacant for some time. Julianna Poldi, the owner, opened the gallery in July. While Poldi shows her own artistic paintings, she also has other artists’ work on display….
On June 19 Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) General Manager Jerry Holldber dispatched a missive to each customer in Pine Cove in which he denigrated the Town Crier’s coverage of the water district. He claimed this newspaper had published “many stories” that were “filled” with misleading and incorrect information about PCWD. I was not aware…
For the tenth consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54405 N. Circle Dr., mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to melissa@towncrier.com by Thursday, Aug. 27. The honor is…
