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Author to discuss Esperanza Fire book: John MacLean needed five years to complete work

On March 8, John MacLean will discuss his book “The Esperanza Fire: Arson, Murder, and the Agony of Engine 57” at the Rustic Theatre. MacLean spoke to the Town Crier, Sunday, Feb. 24, about the book and his writing on wildland fires. This is the second part of that interview.

Garden Club joins oak borer fight with roadside signs

The Idyllwild Garden Club takes a major step in trying to stop further Goldspotted oak borer infestation in Idyllwild. It has commissioned and will install roadside signs advising against importation of oak onto the Hill. “Our budget allowed for 10 signs,” said Mike Feyder, Garden Club instigator of the sign project. At present the club plans to install signs...

Esther Kennedy, Spirit Mountain Retreat director, leaving

Esther Kennedy, director of Idyllwild’s Spirit Mountain Retreat Center, is returning to Adrian, Mich., the motherhouse of her Dominican order of Catholic sisters. A new director, Jill Breslau, arrives in June. “It’s been an extraordinary 11 years of my life and I have loved every minute of it,” Kennedy said. “I feel welcomed and loved by the community. Idyllwild has...

Idyllwild Middle School students learn philanthropy

Fifteen Idyllwild Middle School students are learning and practicing philanthropy as part of a Youth Grantmakers program ...

Opinion: Pets and birds of prey

My husband Chuck and I have been residents of Fern Valley for 13 years. We have a small 3-1⁄2-pound Yorkshire Terrier dog. We are well aware of the environment in which we live and do everything we can to protect her. We never let her out in our small enclosed back yard area without being with her. We have...

Steele overcomes poor start

A two-over-par 72 was how Brendan Steele opened the Honda Classic last Thursday on the tough PGA National Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. With this score, he was good enough for only a 102nd-place tie by the end of the tournament’s first day. Then on Friday, while knowing that he had to have a very good...

Past Tense: March 7, 2013

65 years ago - 1948 The proprietor of Thorn’s General Store, Pine Cove, advertised, “I’ll sell you stuff if you’ll hunt me up. It’s too cold to be at the store every day.” 60 years ago - 1953 Ernie Maxwell was a member of the snow crew team that trekked Tahquitz Valley to complete the sixth- annual snow survey. Ten test...

Bald eagles count continues March 9: Volunteers needed

The Forest Service needs volunteers to help count bald eagles for the annual winter bald eagle counts in and near the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains. Saturday, March 9 is the final count of the 35th season of bald eagle counts. The first two days, in December and January, successfully spotted local eagles. The February count was cancelled...

Ted Belden constructs an iconic Idyllwild for ICRC Speaker Series

Ted Belden, son of Pinecraft Furniture originator Charles Selden Belden, headlines the Idyllwild Community Recreation Council’s popular series on Friday, March 15. This is a not to be missed opportunity for anyone interested in Idyllwild’s history from the 30s through the 60s, and for devotees and collectors of the Pinecraft Furniture line, which Selden began creating in 1934 when...

It’s three in a row at Berklee fest for Idyllwild Arts jazz

The upstart school from the West has made it three in a row at the annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston ...
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