Editor: Americans have received a valuable lesson regarding democracy and the balance of power. Trump, as leader of the Executive Branch, has vowed to choose two or more ultra-conservative Supreme Court justices for the Judicial Branch. In the Legislative Branch, the Republican Party controls the Senate and Congress. Republicans follow the president’s agenda in lock…
70 years ago – 1948 The Sportland amusement center burned to the ground. 65 years ago – 1953 Forty volunteer searchers combed the hills of upper Fern Valley searching for a 7-year-old girl who had wandered off with her dog. She was found in the middle of the night curled up asleep in the middle…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats and dog, Tex, were feeling a bit down about not finding their forever families. Panther: Everyone is looking a bit glum. Astro: Speak for yourself! Radar and I have so much fun together. Wouldn’t it be great if a family took us both? We…
Editor: Weekend vendors are literally taking money from the pockets of we, the brick-and-mortar store owners in the village. Now, but more than ever since the fire. Our revenue is suffering, yet we seem forced to still share what little there is. Tell me why? I’m not the only business to feel this way or…
Editor: My friend calls me, breathless with concern. Her housekeeper is late. For 10 years, S. has always been on time; today her cell phone picks up immediately. Originally from El Salvador, S. and her husband, a handyman, have raised their daughter in our small California community. We worry that S.’s family, all undocumented, will…
Editor: I am a happy taxpayer. I had the opportunity to attend the meeting on flood control and road closures on Monday, Aug. 27, at Idyllwild School. A panel of experts from the offices of many governmental agencies were in attendance. They shared information about the impact of the Cranston Fire on our mountain, and…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed those just adopted and those coming to ARF. Panther: So that was fast. Zeus: You must be referring to the Doberman puppy, Trilogy, and her adoption. Panther: Yes, but did you know she is going to be living in Colorado? Tex: Wow! How…
70 years ago – 1948 “Don’t look for the Town Crier next week,” advised the editor. “We’re skipping every other week to do our winter chores.” 65 years ago – 1953 The Marais-Miranda folk opera “African Heartbeat” premiered at the Bowman, but the weather was so cold the audience huddled in blankets. 60 years ago…
Editor: Perhaps Hemingway understood the character of John McCain the best by depiction of Robert Jordan, the protagonist of “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” who was John McCain’s literary hero, as he said in an article in the New York Times: “I have felt that way since I was boy of 12, reading Hemingway’s ‘For…
Editor: Memory is an interesting phenomenon. Recollections are quite selective and fleeting, even contradictory. For many of us in Idyllwild, Café Aroma has contributed significantly to our memories over the years and the article about Café Aroma and Hubert Halkin in the last Town Crier triggered my particular memories. For me, when I was living…
