Editor: One of the highlights of the week for us is to get the newspaper. There is always something interesting about news, events and “goings-on” that keep us informed. The first thing we look for in the paper is the section titled “So You Think You Know the Hill?” We love to see who won…
Editor: If I read the tea leaves correctly, $8.60/month is the lowest subscription rate? I guess a dollar a week is cheaper or read it at the library? $8.60 a month on a fixed income is not an option! Warren Monroe Idyllwild Editor’s note: In addition to copies we give to the Idyllwild Library, ever…
Editor: I wanted to share a “small world” story. My family has lived part-time in Idyllwild for more than 36 years. As a result, we experienced the joy of watching master chain-saw carver Jonathan LaBenne turn our massive “tree-in-the-road” in Fern Valley into our original, delightful Idyllwild Tree Monument. At one of our awesome lumberjack…
Since buying the TC in 2013, Jack and I have little time to travel — unlike after he retired in 2010. We dream and talk about doing so again, and, hopefully, we’ll get that chance soon. In the meantime, we take mini-vacations, particularly when serving on the California News Publishers Association board and/or Government Affairs…
70 years ago – 1948 The Town Crier reported that Editor Ernie Maxwell’s cat had five new kittens. 65 years ago – 1953 Sunset magazine featured an article about Idyllwild. 60 years ago – 1958 Actor David Niven stopped at Doro’s Market and visited for awhile. 55 years ago – 1963 Five Orange County residents…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats and Shay the dog learned that one kitten is still available for adoption. Khalessi: Where is Shay? I’d love to play with him. I just love to play, with any and every one! Shay: (enters the room) I’m here, but not for long! I will…
Editor: I was the lowest rung on the Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Morning Advocate newsroom ladder, but still very much a player. Dinnertime saw the news and sports desks empty with only me, the nighttime newsroom receptionist, left minding the store. In the total quiet, Teletype machines began clacking, spitting out tape with the alert bell…
Editor: My wife and I are campground hosts at Mt. San Jacinto State Park Campground. This is our fourth year here during the months of March and April. First of all, we enjoy reading the Town Crier and the great town of Idyllwild. One of the reasons we come back every year is that we…
Editor: A recent article in the Town Crier discussed mutual aid between first responders on medical calls in the Idyllwild area but the author, unfortunately, did not have the benefit of the most current information about the issue. Riverside County continually works to improve emergency medical response countywide and recently developed an updated operational policy…
I wrote this piece 10 years ago this week and it evokes wonderful memories of the desert stories of these authors and my experiences there: Edward Abbey and Edna Price both possessed a deep appreciation for the desert. These two authors visualized and described deserts as natural paradises. To me, the word desert epitomized a…
