Editor: Perhaps Hemingway understood the character of John McCain the best by depiction of Robert Jordan, the protagonist of “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” who was John McCain’s literary hero, as he said in an article in the New York Times: “I have felt that way since I was boy of 12, reading Hemingway’s ‘For…
Editor: Memory is an interesting phenomenon. Recollections are quite selective and fleeting, even contradictory. For many of us in Idyllwild, Café Aroma has contributed significantly to our memories over the years and the article about Café Aroma and Hubert Halkin in the last Town Crier triggered my particular memories. For me, when I was living…
Editor: I appreciate you, Jack, for your eloquent contribution to the difference between a free press and silly rants about “fake news.” Diann Coate Idyllwild
Editor: KNBC local news should be recognized for its weather reporting. Every evening, it displays a map of its prediction for the “Maximum Temperature for Tomorrow.” It displays various areas around Los Angeles, including one for the Inland Empire: Riverside, San Bernardino, Corona, Hemet, Palm Springs and Idyllwild. During the Cranston Fire, it featured a…
By Caroline Titus Editor/Publisher The Ferndale Enterprise, Ferndale, CA Editor’s note: Caroline Titus, who runs a small newspaper in Northern California, wrote this piece during the recent nationwide protest against attacks against our nation’s free press. Titus gave us permission to re-publish her editorial in our newspaper as it exemplifies so much of what we…
It is difficult to adequately express my gratitude to the firefighters and other first responders who saved our home from the Cranston Fire. Since we live close to the transfer station, the fire was very close and, were it not for the hard work of many, our home would be toast. I believe, however, that…
70 years ago – 1948 The PTA raised $150 at its first Hill social event. 65 years ago – 1953 The thunderstorm that drenched Idyllwild proceeded northward, leaving 300 lightning strikes in the Six Rivers National Forest. 60 years ago – 1958 Charlotte Gorzny, an eager youthful reader, read 47 books to top all other…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed their fine, adoptable features. Panther: So, in addition to Violet’s being adopted, Jax and Zoey are celebrating their own! Zeus: What great news! So glad they were adopted together. And I’ve heard that ARF is getting a puppy in about a week. Panther:…
Editor: Do you know what Socialism really means? Winston Churchill, years ago, wrote this about socialism: “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” I can attest to that; I lived under Socialism in East Germany for 10 years….
Editor: Maintained fire breaks saved our Westridge cabin. I am grateful to firefighters for maintaining fire breaks and flying retardant drops. A friend told me to read “Granite Mountain,” a story of the 2013 Yarnel Hill Fire near Prescott, Arizona. The book was written by the lone survivor of 20 Hot Shot firefighters. A 2017…
