Dear editor: June 13 was the 12th annual National Lobby Day in Washington, DC for the bipartisan Citizen’s Climate Lobby (CCL). In that time, the Citizen Lobbyist meetings with the members of the House of Representatives have grown from six to 15,000 people with general CCL membership around 200,000. The purpose of the Idyllwild Chapter of CCL is…
By Tom EvansContributed I had an awkward encounter last week when a recently widowed friend joined my family for dinner in one of our local restaurants. The restaurant was operating in accordance with the governor’s mandate, and, because our friend is deaf, she and those of us needing to communicate with her, fall under one…
The myriad detailed touches involved in any office move have been completed. In case you missed it, the Town Crier office is now located at 54391 Village Center Drive, immediately next to the Idyllwild Pharmacy with the same phone number: 951-659-2145. Mandy will still help you with job printing, business cards, color Xerox copies, larger…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider. “Once you label me, you negate me,” Soren Kierkegaard Got your attention? This month we focus on effects of our unhealthy penchant for either/or thinking. Either/or thinking can be defined as “… the tendency to think in terms of polar…
In preparation for candidate filing under COVID-19 restrictions, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters is encouraging contact-less filing options for candidates who wish to run for office in the Nov. 3, 2020 Presidential General Election. Candidate filing began on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 8 a.m. and concludes on Aug. 7, 2020 at 5 p.m….
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats noticed the quiet cattery since the kittens had all been adopted. Zeus: Well, the kitten-free quiet ended quickly. Bear: No kidding! Last Thursday we took in five more kittens. Lulu: I welcome the entertainment and liveliness they bring. Whiskers: But all five were adopted within…
70 years ago – 1950 Realtors were advertising cabins with fireplaces for $3,750 and acre-sized lots for $1,250. 65 years ago – 1955 C.L. Emerson died in Hemet at the age of 82. He had been associated with the early development of Idyllwild and purchased the Idyllwild Inn in 1917. 60 years ago – 1960…
The course got progressively tougher for Brendan Steele last week in the Workday Charity Open in Dublin, Ohio. He posted a 2-under-par 69-70-71-76 — 286 to finish tied for 52nd place. Driving distance and greens in regulation were good stats for him last week, but driving accuracy and the putter cost him strokes. The Idyllwild…
With an increase in cases and hospitalizations, the county was ordered by the state to close more businesses if those businesses could not operate outdoors. The area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove has a total of 10 cases since the outbreak of COVID-19, the same number reported when the newspaper went to print last week, according to…
Unfortunately, a third person has been added to the list of missing persons linked to Idyllwild or the surrounding areas since the beginning of the year. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), Rosario Garcia was last seen July 7 wearing a brown shirt and blue jeans at the 26000 block of Katherine Street…
