Brendan Steele had a rough time Friday on the South course at the Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla. He posted only an even-par 72 and dropped into a tie for 47th place, with one stroke to spare above the cut. (Tiger Woods made the cut Friday with no strokes to spare.) The native Idyllwilder’s…
Brendan Steele got off to a bad start on the Torrey Pines North course in the Farmers Insurance Open at La Jolla Thursday, bogeying three of the first four holes and dropping into 146th place on the leaderboard. Then, after a birdie and another bogey, he roared back with birdies on three of the next…
County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) has scheduled a special meeting for 3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss authorization to pay for the repair and replacement of the deck on Riverside County Fire Department Station 23. CSA 38 meets at the boardroom of the Pine Cove Water District,…
70 years ago – 1948 Idyllwild’s barber Bert Playle moved away, leaving local men mourning. There were still three beauty operators to take care of the ladies’ hair. 65 years ago – 1953 The local American Legion announced it would sponsor Gary Thomas and Ken Bischof at the National Scout Jamboree. 60 years ago –…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers In addition to five Membership levels, the Town Crier is supported by several loyal advertisers. Currently, eleven of them enjoy discounts for their ads under one-year contracts — helping the Town Crier plan ahead. So, our special thanks to: Art Alliance of Idyllwild (Donna Elliott); Fern Creek Medical Center…
Editor: We were never prouder to be Hill residents than yesterday, Jan 20. The turnout for the Women’s March was beyond our expectations. The participants were uniformly kind, funny and thoughtful. The signs and posters carried by the marchers were insightful and often hilarious. Being with such a crowd bolsters our hope that 2018 will…
Editor: You’re probably unaware so this is just to make you aware. The Idyllwild Water District made some changes that some people wanted and here is one of the results. For the year of 2017, it has spent $95,000 on lawyer fees. If you’re concerned about raising water fees, ask why the lawyer fees went…
Editor: Does anyone know the name of the old bar located in Idyllwild that used to have live country western music and used to host such famous artists as Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. I believe the owner was Sheri (don’t know if I have the right spelling) and her bouncers were all women. The…
Other than the occasional wandering bear, lake-stocked fish and migrated bald eagle, our wildlife population primarily derives from their own local ancestry — generations and generations preceeding from time before maybe even the American Indians settled here. That’s not the case with the human population. Even most of the Native Americans, other than on nearby…
Board of Supervisors no longer sees need On Thursday, Jan. 25, County Service Area 60, which is in Pinyon, may be dissolved after 49 years. In August, the Riverside County Board of Supervisor passed a resolution requesting the county’s Local Area Formation Committee review the need for CSA 60’s continuation. The board’s resolution stated, “The…
