Thank you for the nice emails about the new column. OK, it’s true, and without getting overly specific time wise, the photo may not be super current. Enough of that topic. In an effort to provide continuity, I asked in the last issue for you to try and get your hands on a pizza pan….
Editor: I moved from Louisville, Colorado, back to Idyllwild in 2011. Throughout the last third of my childhood, I lived in this forest. In 2009, a friend told me that Clesson Harvey, a man accountable for a lengthy translation of many Egyptian hieroglyphs, claimed a visitation, like in the days of the pyramids, would happen…
Editor: If any of your readers believe that war is something that happens to other people, they are living in fantasy land. I was a 10-year-old boy living in a Chicago suburb when World War II began with Pearl Harbor. In the next four years, I lost a close, older friend whose B-17 bomber was…
Last week, two Idyllwild School employees were honored by the Hemet Unified School District. Health Technician Melissa Churchill received Idyllwild School’s classified employee of the year award. Bob Leih received both the school and the district’s teacher of the year awards. Even though we had given both of these employees coverage in the TC for…
65 years ago – 1951 Hazel Cress raised more than $60 for the Mountain Branch of the American Red Cross going door-to-door in a single-day campaign. 60 years ago – 1956 The Idyllwild Inn was growing more mountainy every minute. In addition to the Indian motif, mountain-made Pinecraft furniture had been added to the lobby…
Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” Jake from State Farm was getting to know the feline members of ARF. Jake: Hey! Guess what I just heard! We have another ARF dog, and I’m so glad. I was feeling pretty outnumbered. London: So, what’s the 411 on this one? Jake: Aw, he’s just…
Editor: Our last refill with Suburban cost $2.90 per gal. And now they refuse to cooperate with the Town Crier? We’re done with them. Greg Matson Pine Cove
Editor: Each time my wife and I travel to our cabin in Idyllwild from our home in the desert, the pine trees, fresh air and magnificent mountain views refresh our senses and energy level. Likewise, we find joy and inspiration in the very active and professional arts scene on the Hill. The multitude of accomplished…
Editor: First, just a short question for Mr. Smith: Just where are you getting the information that Cal Fire already has a county contract in place to replace IFPD if their district is desolved? He complains of the price of IFPD, although at this time, every city in Riverside County faces the same problems and…
Raising a director’s compensation from $50 to $100 a meeting (including committee meetings) in 2013 hit a nerve. By voting out two Idyllwild Water District incumbents last November, the community obviously wasn’t thrilled with some of the past board’s actions. Because doubling sewer fees (and water revenues are going up while consumption is going down,…
