Editor: I grinned while reading this Town Crier article that explained Chelsey Grasso’s thinking on naming the nation’s “Top Ten Must-Visit Small Towns.” I’m writing to express my appreciation to the community of Idyllwild (past, present and future) for keeping Idyllwild Idyllwild — year after year — and for all of the very warm, helpful…
65 years ago – 1950 By Feb. 15, the season’s total rainfall was 20 inches. Snow line was above 6,500 feet, and the weather was warm. 60 years ago – 1955 An Idyllwild Inn cabin was badly damaged in a fire. A bucket of cleaning fluid and a throw rug, left near a floor…
The purrfect Valentine’s Day is cuddling up with a furry feline. All polydactyl lovers stand up and say “Hurray!” Ernie and Wilson, our two orange polydactyl kittens, will be living together forever with the purrfect family ever. Poppy is a young male kitten who loves to play and seems to have an interest in keeping…
Editor: I read your editor’s column that appeared in this week’s edition of the Town Crier and would like to point out some incorrect information that it contained. Shanna Robb was not the creator of the deer project. When the idea was created by the Art Alliance Board of Directors, she was not a board…
“The goal is not to try to live forever. The goal is to create something that will.” — Fred Rogers More than 100 years ago, scientists had already begun to flock to the San Jacinto Mountains to study the unique and diverse wildlife that inhabits our chaparral, mixed forest, riparian and meadow habitats. Our sky…
People lose things, like cell phones, keys, glasses and cameras. We, as well as most shops and restaurants on the Hill, store found objects people drop off in a lost and found basket. Some orphaned items hang out for years in that basket and locating their owners likely won’t occur, even with the classified ads…
Editor: I feel the comments in Donna and Neil’s letters to the editor last week need to clarification. Black dot no. 1: All checks are not promptly sent out or tracked. A photo of mine sold at May’s show and I never received payment. I said nothing at the time feeling I was offering it…
The Obamacare mandates become effective on our 2014 tax returns. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) requires that you have health coverage that meets the law’s requirements by 2014 or pay a penalty. Your spouse and dependents must also be covered or you may be subject to a penalty. However, there are 33 exemptions from the…
Dr Know It All can answer any question. He just happens to know everything. Dr Know It All selects a few questions each month. Readers may send the Doctor a question at the Town Crier (becky@towncrier.com). Dear Dr Know It All: I’ve tried every diet there is and I still can’t lose any weight….
My wife and I will be moving off the Hill this summer to live closer to family, so change is in order. At our January meeting, the board elected Chris Kramer as the new president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, and Norm Walker as the new first vice president. Both Chris and Norm…
