Rain still not enough
Although it seems as though this winter has been wet, in historic terms we are still in a drought and a dry rain year (July 1 through June 30) ...
Past Tense: Feb. 7, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
The two-man Forest Service staff, Ranger Don Bauer and Fire Control Assistant Bill Hersh, hiked six hours to Martinez Mountain to check a fire started when a P-80 military jet crashed and exploded.
60 years ago - 1953
The American Legion picked a site between Idyllwild and Mountain Center for a rifle range to be open...
Fire & Forest: The threat to our oaks …
There is a current and real threat to most of the oaks in our community — the GSOB or the Goldspotted oak borer.
This beetle has killed tens of thousands of oaks in San Diego County, and has now been positively identified in Idyllwild. So far it has been found in three trees around the center of town and...
Ask questions of local experts
The Town Crier staff is working on the 2013 Homes and Land Improvement edition, which comes out on March 7. Like last year, we’re asking readers to send in their questions for local service providers.
The best questions will be answered in an informative “Ask the Experts” feature. Questions can range from landscaping to roofing, chimney cleaning to plumbing. One...
Before Our Time: Photographers record history …
Fortunately for present and future Idyllwild residents, much of the Hill’s history is preserved in photographs.
We’ve seen more than our share of outstanding photographers through the years, but the most familiar name is Gray. Father and son, Ernest Benjamin (“E.B.”) Gray and Robert (“Bob”) Gray left a legacy expressed largely in their picture postcards produced between 1904 and...
PHOTOS: Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra performs
The stage was nicely lit which added to the ambiance of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra Concert on Saturday and Sunday ...
Idyllwild student finishes third at district spelling bee
Idyllwild School eighth-grader Benjamin Cruz placed third out of 44 students from 22 Hemet Unified School District elementary and middle schools. This was the district’s 36th annual spelling bee.
“It’s the highest finish of any Idyllwild School student at the district bee that I can recall in the 15 years I’ve been involved,” said former Idyllwild School teacher Diane...
Steele ties for 6th in Phoenix
Brendan Steele brought his game together in the Waste Management Phoenix Open on the Scottsdale TPC course in Scottsdale, Ariz., last week to post an 18-under-par 69-65-65-67 — 266 to tie for sixth place with two others.
The Idyllwild native’s performance earned him a $207,700 paycheck, bringing his season’s winnings to more than $260,000. He’s now in the...
Sports Roundup: Town Hall Youth Basketball
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on youth basketball for both the College League (kindergarten through third-grade) and the Pro League (third- through sixth-grade) for the week of Jan. 28.
College League (Kindergarten through third-grade)
The College League (grades K-3) played two days this week.
The first game on Tuesday, Jan. 29, was between the Gastrognome Broncos and the...
Sports Roundup: Town Hall Adult Volleyball
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Adult volleyball for the week of Jan 28.
On Monday, Jan. 28, Idyllwild Inn played Idyllwild Chevron. It was a close competitve match that went five games, three of which were decided by two points. The Inn took an early lead and won the first two games behind good...