This Thursday, Feb. 19, Idyllwild Library is hosting “Hillbilly History Games.” According to Librarian Shannon Ng, the games will begin at 5 p.m. It’s possible participants will see the similarity with either “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” or, possibly, a version of “Jeopardy.” As an enticement, Ng has provided a current list of the…
On Monday Feb. 9, former Idyllwild Fire Capt. James Reyes filed a wrongful termination of employment suit in the Riverside County Superior Court against the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. IFPD Chief Patrick Reitz gave Reyes a notice of termination on July 19, 2014, after nearly six months of paid administrative leave. Reitz ascribed his decision…
The Mountain Communities Fire Code Committee heard from San Bernardino County officials and the public last week in the first of its meetings open to audience members. “Today, the San Bernardino people will tell us about how they implement their program,” said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Charlie De Hart, law enforcement and investigations, and committee…
NEW MEMBER: Soroptimist International of Idyllwild President Karen Doshier (right) inducted Suzanne Avalon at the Wednesday, Feb. 4 meeting. Photo by Theresa Teel
Idyllwild Town Crier Editor Becky Clark with Jonathan Sanchez, director of the National Association of Hispanic Publishers, Hal Fuson of Copley News, 47th District Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown, Dolores Sanchez, publisher of Eastern Group Publishers, State Controller Betty Yee and Regina Wilson, executive director of California Black Media at the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Governmental Affairs Day in Sacramento Wednesday.
By Pete Pedro Anderson Special to the Town Crier Now, in addition to screening first-run films, Idyllwild’s Rustic Theatre is following a new direction — live, hi-def, big-screen events, delivered from a state-of-the-art sound system. Next up is the 87th Academy Awards show, live from Hollywood. The event is free. As locals found out just…
Finding your way in the woods without a map or compass can be a daunting task. Yet our ancestors traveled their wild world — sometimes hundreds of miles — on foot without a breaking a sweat. How the heck did they do it? Being guided by nature is based in reading its subtle patterns to…
Editor: We would like to bring to your attention a factual error in Marshall Smith’s latest article about the Art Alliance of Idyllwild that needs to be corrected. His article states that “AAI hadn’t paid its sales tax in 2013 and had to pay a penalty.” The fact of the matter is that the taxes…
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…
At the last Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission meeting, Paul Riggi, president of Volunteer Company 621, mentioned federal legislation that may benefit volunteer fire companies such as Idyllwild’s. H.R. 343 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to encourage people to volunteer for firefighting or emergency medical service. The bill would allow individuals to value each…
