Idyllwild Arts young talent say goodbye to their long-time conductor Larry Livingston The talented students of the Idyllwild Arts High School Summer Chamber Festival Orchestra and Festival Choir didn’t just perform on the home stage of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, they owned it! Staff and students spent many hours preparing for what sounded like…
With less locations and more bands, this year’s Idyllwild StrongBenefit Music Festival event promises to deliver. The event is organized to make sure that patrons are able to travel easily between venues. The popular fire engine will be back this year with stops at or very near venue locations. This year’s main stage will be…
Last week the Town Crier reported that the federal lawsuit stemming from the 2013 Mountain Fire, by which court action the United States sought to recover some $24 million in fire suppression costs and damage to federal wildlands, had been dismissed by the DOJ/U.S. Attorney’s Office without any monetary recovery to U.S. taxpayers. The DOJ/U.S….
The Local Review Board (LRB) of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District (IHPD) spent some time discussing how to elevate its presence and help local businesses. While reviewing a draft logo, created by member Ron Kammeyer, board member Nancy Borchers asked, “How do we get some teeth?” She added that the review board exists simply to…
Questions about first responders’ preparation for evacuations, which may be mandated during disasters, such as wildfires, were raised in two public meetings this week. Both the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commission addressed their agencies’ planning for potential evacuations. Idyllwild couple, Sue Nash and Tom Paulek, were at…
Editor: I recently took a drive up to Idyllwild. I parked my car and walked around to see the sights. After a while, I realized I wasn’t seeing something. There were no chargers for electric cars. I am an electric car driver, so I am usually on the lookout for chargers. I did not see…
Editor: I was sad to read about the fire at Gastrognome because the article failed to turn this into a learning moment. My brother is a retired California licensed painter. Any licensed painter or any person who reads the label of a stain knows how to handle a rag with stain/finish on it. All the…
Rebecca R. Vasconcellos, Idyllwild
For the ninth consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54405 N. Circle Dr., mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to melissa@towncrier.com by Friday, Aug. 30. The honor is…
By Bob Rahman, idyllwild
