For those of you who remember the “Journal from the James” article on bobcats, I had mentioned I would follow with more periodic articles on the wildlife that have been showing up on the cameras we have placed around Idyllwild and Pine Cove. In this month’s installment, I have decided to write about two closely…
Editor: On Jan. 28, the Town Crier reported on a gathering at the town monument to mark the death by legalized abortion of 58 million babies. For some reason, this number was hidden by the use of the phrase “The white crosses were a symbol of the many abortions since 1973.” This untruthful but accurate…
Editor: I must admit that I was furious when Gov. Brown signed AB1371 requiring motorists to allow a minimum of 3-feet clearance when passing a bicyclist. That fury was diminished substantially when I read that the intent of the bill’s sponsor, Assemblyman Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), was to provide adequate safety for bicycling children on their…
Editor: I appreciate your article about the trash left by the people visiting Idyllwild to play in the snow. I agree with Chris Trout that we should lead by example and do our best to show others how to respect our mountain community. However, I wonder if some consideration should be given to having law…
Editor: I feel compelled to comment on a statement made by Forest Service local Recreation Officer John Ladley: “This is a much messier group than the general public.” Hello, this is the general public. They weren’t struck ignorant when they turned on to Highway 243. And they need to be educated? It’s no different in…
Last week’s Idyllwild Water District story and editorial about the board deciding to postpone a meeting illicited a rant from one IWD director. He took it so personally that he said unless we publish an apology to him in the paper, he will never answer a question JP or I ask him again. I asked…
65 years ago – 1951 The paper shortage created by the Korean War caused the Town Crier to announce it was limiting the number of copies for newsstand sales. 60 years ago – 1956 At a hearing on state highways, John Gilman and Dick Elliott of the Chamber of Commerce Roads Committee presented a Chamber…
Hip, hip, meow! Puddytat and little Kaylena were adopted together and will now wake each morning to lots of love in their own forever home, and Cachoro, the beautiful Belgian Malinois-mix, craftily stole the hearts of his new forever parents. After a crazy 10 weeks where 14 “found” dogs were brought into ARF, it is…
Editor: I appreciate your long explanation on the County CUP approval process [see page 1 story from last week’s Town Crier on the Idyllwild Community Center]. It would be good to have an article with the name, phone number and email of the county planner, Phayvanh Nanthavongdouangsy (PNANTHAV@rctlma.org). If the planner is contacted, a hard…
Editor: One boulder falling on our highway was a major inconvenience and not the first of its kind. It would be better if the gentlemen who wrote the letters regarding “bouldergeddon” and many other people on the Hill were aware of Mountain Disaster Preparedness. This group, along with first responders from IFPD, Cal Fire, CHP…
