Idyllwild Town Crier

Idyllwild native Brendan Steele played about as well as anyone from tee to green last week at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, but his flat stick did not cooperate. He shot a 7-under-par 70-70-69 — 209 for the first three days, but missed the cut by 2 strokes. Steele hit 78-percent of the fairways with drives averaging 307 yards,...

Brendan Steele entered the second round at the Farmers Insurance Open on the Torrey Pines course in La Jolla at four over par after playing the tough South Course on Thursday. With the two-round cut likely at even par, the Idyllwild native needed at least a four-under-par performance today on the North Course to make that cut. In today’s second...

Judy Marsh, 57, of Ramona, passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Born to John and Margaret Collin Feb. 21, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minn., Judy graduated from El Cajon Valley High School in 1974 and received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from UCSD in 1978. She married Patrick Marsh in 1977. Judy was a proud and loving mother and grandmother,...

Last week, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) announced $1.5 millions in funding for the repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and roads that suffered serious damage as a result of wildfires in Riverside County. This Federal grant comes after Dr. Ruiz and other federal lawmakers sought a formal disaster declaration making the State eligible for the funds. “This grant will...

Signs of General Manager Terry Lyons’ retirement are being seen more frequently at the Idyllwild Water District. At last Wednesday’s board meeting, Lyons reported that 26 applicants had responded to the board’s notices seeking a new general manager. The list has been narrowed to six and the board will conduct interviews Thursday, Jan. 23. Lyons plans to leave at the...

Editor’s note: The headline is Rollie Atkinson’s own slogan. Atkinson, publisher of the Sonoma West Publishers in Healdsburg, gave the Town Crier permission to reprint this editorial published in the Healdsburg Tribune. I couldn’t have said it better. Did you have your cup of coffee this morning on your way to work? How much did it cost? A buck, $1.50,...

U.S. Forest Service officials have released Draft Records of Decision for a proposed amendment to the Land Management Plans for the four Southern California national forests (Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres and San Bernardino). A legal notice published in each National Forest’s newspaper of record begins a 60-day public objection period. Objections will be accepted from individuals or entities who submitted...

While you are working, the taxman has you at his mercy. You can take advantage of tax-deferred accounts and pension plans but after that you have little defense. When you are self-employed, you have more options available. When you retire, the situation changes dramatically and you can have a great deal of control over your taxable income and tax bill. Social...

Art Alliance of Idyllwild The Art Alliance of Idyllwild pulled the names of the miniature deer statue winners at the end of last Thursday’s Idyllwild Community Center Speaker Series. Erich and Patsy Everbach, part-timers and one of the Deer Sighting sponsors, won the miniature doe. Phyllis Mueller and Glen Warren, the Mayor Max staff, won the buck …   The response to AAI’s upcoming...

Karina Li, the daughter of Anna-Karin Li of Idyllwild, has been named to the Dean’s List of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., for academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2013-14 school year. A graduate of Idyllwild Arts Academy, Li is a senior at Macalester last fall. To be eligible for the Dean’s List a student must have been...