One of my favorite things about backpacking is the way your body shifts over time to fall in line with natural cycles of dark and light. There’s nothing like snuggling sleepily into your sleeping bag at 8 p.m. (which somehow feels like midnight) and waking up in time to watch the first golden-pink blush of…
Editor: For the past the past few days, persons sitting in front of the Idyllwild Post Office have been collecting signatures for various ballot measures without being able to explain what the ballot measures were for. And the worst part was that people were actually signing the petitions without knowing what they were signing. Is…
Editor: My letter to the editor re: snow visitors did not get written so here, instead, are a few thoughts: 1. I see this issue as “a teachable moment” for our community as it is mostly about how we manage to deal with visitors from a different cultural background. For those from “south of the…
Back in early 2006, we started a news meeting in a local cafe, outside the confines of the office, to plan our weekly news budget. It became a habit and now we hold our news meetings most Wednesday mornings — publicly. The idea was to improve our news coverage through the give-and-take public interchange that…
65 years ago – 1951 The Lions Club was making plans to construct a children’s playground adjacent to Town Hall. 60 years ago – 1956 It was Civil Defense Week on the Hill. Local stores were displaying emergency supplies and residents were asked to learn about being prepared for an emergency. 55 years ago –…
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…
