Editor: I would like to respond to the letter from Nicole Lovett that ran in your Sept. 28 edition. In that letter, Ms. Lovett asserts that evolution is a theory, not a fact, using Webster’s dictionary to define fact. I would suggest she go back to the dictionary and look up the word theory, because…
Editor: Old people love word searches. Old people can’t see small things. Your “Word Search” is so small it is nearly impossible to do. The font size makes for considerable eye strain. Not to mention that your “Word Search” answers are impossible for even 20 year olds to read. Please consider enlarging them. Patsy Bauman…
Readers of the Town Crier on and off the Hill are converting their old subscriptions into new Memberships. This can be done at any time; no need to wait until your old subscription runs out. Becky is adept at tacking on remaining subscription weeks onto new Membership dates, so you will lose nothing. You will…
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz will likely have to face at least three challengers in the June primary and one of them in the November 2018 election. Last week, soap opera actress Kimberlin Brown Pelzer announced her entry into the Congressional race. She was a featured speaker at the 2016 Republican Convention. She was in “The…
Two local restaurants sold last week. David Butterfield, co-owner of Ferro and the Idyllwild Brewpub, was the principal in the acquisition of Jo’An’s and Uncle B’s. He confirmed his involvement in response to a question from the Town Crier. While he was not ready to discuss the future possible uses of the Jo’An’s site, he…
Water production less in September Financial reports dominated the Pine Cove Water District meeting Wednesday, Oct. 11. General Manager Jerry Holldber reported on the current budget balance for fiscal year 2017-18 and Terry Shea, the district’s auditor, reported his findings for the completed 2016-17 audit. Through Sept. 30, PCWD’s expenses for fiscal year 2017-18 have…
Thomas “Thom” Lloyd Pentecost of Eagle Rock and Idyllwild, passed away Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Thom was born on Dec. 31, 1938, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Lloyd Thomas Pentecost and Mildred Lucille “Mid” Griffith Winkler. He had one younger brother, Bob Pentecost (d. 1992). Thom attended PS Whittier #33 Elementary and Arsenal Technical High School,…
Three vehicle crash incidents took place over the last week on Hill roads. Each of the three had injuries, some serious. At 11:35 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, Jonathan Gregory, 27, of Moreno Valley, was driving a 1990 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Highway 74, 1 mile west of South Fork Trail, when a fire began in…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats’ heads were spinning with the news of some very quick adoptions. Little Girl: I think we need to put a revolving door on the ARF House! Pepper: Why’s that? Little Girl: Mama cat, Cheerio, found her forever home, as did Anastasia Beaverhausen and Frisbee!…
Beginning Oct. 26, the Town Crier will print a special serial story for our readers to enjoy. The story is based on Opal Fleming and how she was taken to the deaf school in the 1930s by her father. Soon after her arrival at the deaf school, Pa was gone and she discovered that everyone…
