For Santa, readers and Honorable Mayor Max: I am “4-legged” and I speak for all my furry friends. I hear Christmas is approaching upon us. I would really like our community to know our holiday wish list. Enchance Idyllwild’s Doggie Park for us, our community and visitors. Please supply litter bags and containers throughout busy…
Having attended local meetings regarding the proposed Palms to Pines Scenic Byway, I would like to comment about the letter to editor on this topic in [the Nov. 22 issue of the Town Crier]. There are numerous such byways across the USA whose major purpose is educational and interpretative, not commerical. Near my birthplace in…
I have lived full-time in Idyllwild for more than a year now — a short time compared to the multitude of wonderful “long-timers.” I noticed right from the beginning that the Hill folk refer to their phone number as a four digit number (the last four of the rest of the world’s 10-digit number). At…
New York filmmaker Gary King, one of two Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013 honorees, spent five years in the corporate world of Silicon Valley before deciding to build a career doing what had always been his passion — storytelling, writing and making movies. He ditched the West Coast technology hub and moved with his wife to the…
Ignatius Fischer, one of two Idyllwild CinemaFest 2012 honorees, had one of those off the charts serendipitous launches into the filmmaking business. Like Quentin Tarantino who worked as a clerk in a Manhattan Beach video rental prior to breaking into the business of movie making, Fischer also worked in a South Bay store when he…
Since discovery of the invasive and dangerous Goldspotted oak borer in Idyllwild two weeks ago, scientists and professional responders from CAL FIRE and the Forest Service have been meeting to devise steps to contain the spread of the destructive beetle. Kevin Turner, Goldspotted oak borer coordinator at the University of California, Riverside, said the next…
Choirs sung holiday songs, Santa Claus was taking official gift requests, bonfires were blazing and hot cocoa was available …
65 years ago – 1947 Game Warden Cliff Donham was double-crossed by the very squirrels he protected. When investigating his car’s lack of power, it was revealed that squirrels had been stuffing the exhaust pipe with acorns and nuts. 60 years ago – 1952 There was a flurry of new construction in the village. Next…
Idyllwild’s traditional Tree Lighting Ceremony also benefited the Lemon Lily Festival, one of the town’s newest events …
Shoppers packed Town Hall this weekend for the annual Harvest Festival. Upstairs and downstairs were filled with booths of gifts, food and raffles …
