I am so glad this discussion of dogs on and off leash has been spurred. Dog owners, Riverside County and state forest laws require all dogs to be leashed when in public. Then why do we see dogs off leash in town, in campgrounds, and on trails? Ask the dog’s owner and you might hear,…
I have a vision — a vision for a prosperous and happy Idyllwild. A place where all the locals, Pine Cove, Idyllwild and Mountain Center, closely work together on the Hill’s problems. A place where we all trust one another. A place where the local heroes, our firemen who put their lives on the line…
Yes, I am looking at you! ’Cause I think I want to do my happy dance and jump right into your purse. Need a couple lumps of sugar for your teacup? Well, Charlie Brown is a teacup Chihuahua and has all the sugar you need. Snuggle him in your arms or in your purse,…
65 years ago – 1947 Town Crier visited the Kretsingers: “In the front room, a rehearsal of the Mounted Music Makers was in process. Jean was strumming his guitar, Evie was at the piano, and little George was singing at the top of his voice. Down at Kretsinger Corners, everyone gets a BANG out of…
The first thing you will probably realize by the time you are done reading this is that I am no Carl Sagan. I am just an avid researcher on current scientific topics, with a particular interest in the research being conducted at the 16.5-mile long Large Hadron Collider or LHC tunnel outside Geneva, Switzerland.
It’s time to terminate the IFPD and CSA 38 special assessments. Congress passed, the President signed and the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that each resident of the country, legal or not, must have health insurance. Wow! It pays 100 percent of our paramedic and ambulance service — when up to this point only 36 percent…
Idyllwild Pines Camp is a business because it’s one of the few camps that operates with no funding from any outside help. They are here for the people that want what they have to offer. When those people come to the camp, they come here for the chance to learn more and to leave the…
I am writing in response to the person who wrote the letter in last week’s Town Crier complaining about the leash law. The key word is “law.” The law isn’t arbitrary, ambiguous or open to interpretation. You can’t choose which laws you will obey and which ones you won’t. Do you choose to stop at…
OK, Idyllwild, here’s a modest proposal for the “elephant in the room” on the Hill. Are we really going to continue this path of self-indulgent public sniping without substantiation (i.e. libel) or any sincere attempt to personally resolve perceived problems, call it free speech (an insult to the concept) as an excuse for a lack…
We had a great couple of days during the Fourth on Daffodil Hill. The “non-fireworks” were better than those in San Diego. Big surprise this evening when my credit card called and advised me of probable fraudulent charges against my credit card. The caller knew the charges that originated in Michigan were not in accord…
