“… I leave this stage tonight even more optimistic about this country than I was when we started… This generation coming up – unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic – I’ve seen you in every corner of the country… You’ll soon outnumber any of us, and I believe as a result that the future is in good…
The ninth-annual Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema is from March 6 to 11 this year, with more than 130 films scheduled to be shown during the six-day festival. “This is the most we’ve ever screened. 2018 could be the best year yet for quality feature films,” said IIFC chair and founder Stephen Savage. And Andrea…
The Idyllwild Fire Department’s effort to refute a reader’s opinion printed in the Idyllwild Town Crier about the adequacy of fire hydrants in the Idyllwild and Fern Valley water districts created a small snafu itself. In December, Pine Cove resident Jeff Smith wrote an opinion piece in which he argued that three fire hydrants did…
The Community Service Area 36 (Idyllwild and Fern Valley) Advisory Committee met last week and heard about the first year of the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center’s management of the recreation activities. SJMCC Board President Janice Lyle spoke about the overall effort to assume this responsibility and Bob Lewis, director, Idyllwild Community Center Recreation Program,…
For several years, Riverside County’s budget problems have continued, if not worsened. In the fall of 2016, the County contracted with KPMG, an international consulting firm, to help find ways to save money, work more efficiently and instill new management processes. The Sheriff’s Department was an important focus of KPMG’s work, since this is the…
On a Saturday moving day that saw the leaders gain little ground on the field, Brendan Steele leaped into a tie for 17th place, five shots off the lead with one round to play The Idyllwild native notched five birdies against a single bogey on his way to a 4-under-par 68. He drained putts of…
Brendan Steele had a rough time Friday on the South course at the Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla. He posted only an even-par 72 and dropped into a tie for 47th place, with one stroke to spare above the cut. (Tiger Woods made the cut Friday with no strokes to spare.) The native Idyllwilder’s…
Brendan Steele got off to a bad start on the Torrey Pines North course in the Farmers Insurance Open at La Jolla Thursday, bogeying three of the first four holes and dropping into 146th place on the leaderboard. Then, after a birdie and another bogey, he roared back with birdies on three of the next…
County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) has scheduled a special meeting for 3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss authorization to pay for the repair and replacement of the deck on Riverside County Fire Department Station 23. CSA 38 meets at the boardroom of the Pine Cove Water District,…
70 years ago – 1948 Idyllwild’s barber Bert Playle moved away, leaving local men mourning. There were still three beauty operators to take care of the ladies’ hair. 65 years ago – 1953 The local American Legion announced it would sponsor Gary Thomas and Ken Bischof at the National Scout Jamboree. 60 years ago –…
