By Bobbie Glasheen From our back porch I shout into the pines and the bare, black branches of the oaks. “Give that back, doggone! That belongs to me and I want it back NOW. What else have you taken, besides my good looks and strong arches?” Time has taken a lot but not the strength…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers Nine Patrons and 60 Sponsors grace the Town Crier’s Membership list into this new year. These are folk with the means and willingness to give considerably more toward saving and supporting the Town Crier for our community. The TC now has nine Patron members at $500 [Scott Bump &…
Editor: I knew that Jo’An’s restaurant would be replaced by a park, but did not realize until reading in the Town Crier that the land was purchased for the benefit of Idyllwild by Dave and Loie Butterfield. I have no idea who those people are, but have to say I am feeling super blessed by…
Editor: When I agreed to move to the Hill in 2014, I was unaware of the fact that Kaiser Permanente (Senior Advantage) doesn’t service in the area. I was forced to sign up with the V.A. since I’m 70 and live on a fixed income. A couple of years ago, the V.A. started the Choice…
Now that we leave the holiday season behind with all the kind greetings and promises of a new year, I follow through with my promise to readers to address inadequacies among our local government agencies. Those of you new to Idyllwild, or those who neglected in the past to follow the goings on of your…
Long-time resident/friend of the “Hill” Lloyd G. Wood died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at home, surrounded by his wife Shirley of 70 years, daughters Karen McCoy and Linda Richerson, and grandchildren Jennifer Wood and Robert Whaley. Lloyd came to live in Idyllwild in 1947 when he and Shirley were married on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27,…
Influenza is spreading and the toll is affecting local healthcare capabilities. Last week, hospitals in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties were overwhelmed with emergency visits from patients complaining of flu and influenza-like symptoms. The rapid rate of spread is occurring throughout California, according to state public health officials. They have advised that influenza is…
Other agencies announce free days Not only are the National Park Service and other federal agencies proposing to raise entrance fees for use of the public lands, but they have reduced the number of fee-free days from 11 in 2017 to only four in 2018. The first NPS fee-free day will be next Monday, Jan….
Last week, officials from the state Department of Water Resources conducted the annual January snow pack survey. But unlike January 2017, DWR found little snow pack in the Sierra Nevada mountains. At the usual measuring site, they found some snow with the water equivalent of less than half an inch. This is about 3 percent…
The U. S. Forest Service has scheduled one more bald eagle count for this winter. The count will be on Saturday morning, Jan. 13. Two bald eagles reside on the shores of Lake Hemet. In 2014, they produced two eaglets. The local count will be at Lake Hemet. Volunteers meet at the Lake Hemet Market…
