Editor: Idyllwild Fire and Idyllwild Water are sub-standard agencies that refuse to fix their problems not because they fail to identify them, but rather they don’t see the importance of doing so. The arrogance is appalling, dangerous and reason enough for dissolution. IFPD won’t be the lead agency saving your home during a wildfire nor…
Editor: My wife and I bought our cabin in Pine Cove in 2012. The cabin was a bank repo and required a lot of work. I wanted to use local “Hill” businesses but sources of information were hard to come by and not always reliable. The Town Crier was the exception and became my primary…
Editor: After many years of vacationing on the Hill, I have always wondered what reference point is used for determining the elevation of our Hill communities: Pine Cove, 6,200 feet; Idyllwild, 5,303 feet; Mountain Center, 4,444 feet. Michael Blurton Pine Cove
Editor: The only madness that appears in this movie title, “Refer Madness,” 1936, is the promotion of such a ludicrous claim. Drugs having 10 times the strength and voracity go unchallenged: cocaine, alcohol, heroin and the numerous legal pharmaceuticals on the market that are opium-based, despite their addictive nature and destructive potential on the human…
Editor: For you to know why, I have to take you back to my school years in Germany. I spent every summer vacation from school in a little village with my aunt, uncle and two cousins. There was no war, just good times, times I will never forget — such as picking mushrooms in the…
Editor: Just received the July 27 issue that includes your column “Out Loud.” I am a voracious reader of print media, including the peerless Town Crier. There are no equals that I’ve seen in my travels or libraries. While financial difficulties for the printed media are well known, it is shocking when it comes close…
Editor: After a summer of travels, we sat down to get caught up on the news from home, by reading the Town Crier, of course. So much happens on our delightful Hill that we love to keep up with: student successes at Idyllwild School and the Idyllwild Arts Academy, community meetings, sports events, art shows,…
Editor: This cute town could be even nicer if everyone who walked around town picked up one piece of trash. What happened to the sign that said “America’s Cleanest Forest?” Could we please tidy up this town? Mim Andrews Idyllwild
Editor’s note: This letter was written Aug. 10 and mailed to Supervisor Chuck Washington’s office. Editor: On Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the National Night event in Idyllwild, sponsored by the Riverside County Sheriff, our MCP members attended, and a committee of members met and spoke with Mr. Marr Christian, supervisor of Riverside County Code Enforcement….
Editor: After reading some quotes made by Marshall Hawkins regarding the jazz festival, I feel I must respond. For him to declare that “smooth jazz” is nothing more than a radio format is inaccurate at best. His comments are condescending toward so many smooth-jazz artists like The Rippingtons, Boney James, Accoustic Alchemy, Brian Culbertson, to…
