Breaking news: Chewy’s agent has found him a new gig as a forever member of a forever family. The cast is happy for him, but will miss his charming antics. When we left off last week in The Days of Our Nine Lives, Sadie was charming a visitor in the ARF cattery, much to…
65 years ago – 1951 Town Crier founder and publisher Ernie Maxwell was the moderator of the Chamber’s Community Night for “the Hillfolk’s get-together to exchange ideas of what they want to see accomplished on the Hill.” 60 years ago – 1956 A group of locals set up an Idyllwild booth at the Indio…
ARF announces a new production: “Like catnip through the hourglass, so are the days of our nine lives.” Furball Bill: (Talking with Rey and Chewy, trying to not smile.) Kids, kids, kids! Do you ever get tired? Chewy: (Bouncing around.) Aw, come on, Bill! You know we love to play with you! And we…
Editor: Like may Idyllwilders, I’m not much of a sports fanatic, but Sunday’s outcome of Super Bowl 50 was something special to me in a very personal way. Before the game, both quarterbacks were interviewed. Peyton Manning was asked, “What do you want your legacy to be?” His answer was simple: “I want to be…
Editor: As a cyclist and motorist living in Pine Cove, I want to respond to my friend Jim Krug, whose letter in last week’s issue of the Town Crier spoke of cyclists creating hazards for motorists. First, let me assure your readers that cycling safety is greatly in the best interests of the cyclist. He…
Editor: I appreciate the Town Crier keeping the fire under the feet of the Idyllwild Fire Department, local water districts and the propane-gas price gouging. Why do we need three water companies? All have a general manager, office staff and field persons. Could one reason be that all these people do not want to, maybe,…
Editor: Talk about the little engine that shouldn’t. Telling cheap law-breaking tourists what to do should be obvious. Riv. Co. Ordinance 10.12.010 — “Driving on private land — Owner’s permission required,” explicitly states, “No person shall drive a motor vehicle on lands belonging to or occupied by another without having in his or her immediate…
Editor: My family was one of only a few (to my knowledge) who called 911 when someone began firing shots close to Highway 243 near the Nature Center. Approximately 45 to 50 shots were fired, including four rounds of five shots. We called Dispatch three times during a one-hour period — even holding the phone…
I attended last week’s Governmental Affairs Day in Sacramento, speaking out to four elected officials on the propane issues we face on the Hill. The first was at the open mic following Santa Barbara Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson’s address. I spoke up then because she serves on the Natural Resources and Water Committee. She expressed interest,…
65 years ago – 1951 Idyllwild Fire Chief Bill Price had his truck equipped with a radio so he could keep in touch with the California Department of Forestry Fire Station in Perris. 60 years ago – 1956 Glenn Froehlich, chair of the Chamber Membership Committee, reported that the Hill canvass of local residents netted…
