Farewell, Fryday Flyer: Weekly Paper Carefully Folds After 35 Years

CANYON LAKE, CA—Publisher Chuck Golding announced the closing of his Friday Flyer weekly newspaper with a thoughtful goodbye. The Flyer, which began in 1994 as a combined effort between Golding and Carolyn Knight, has filed its last story, and offices will close on April 30. According to the publishers, the Flyer's employees will be laid off as a result of the decision.

The paper is one of the few printed local newspapers in the area, along with the weekly Valley Newsof Hemet and Temecula and the monthly Valley Business Journal.

Golding says he will continue his print business and print a miniature flyer on Fridays for the Canyon Lake POA. In a lengthy lookback over his years of business, he said this business has had its ups and downs. He attributes his success to his wife, Gwen, who has always supported his decision to start the paper.

"Although the office in the Canyon Lake Town Center will close on Tuesday, Golding Publications will continue to operate remotely," he said. "The printing business has thrived, and the printers have been relocated. Printing customers will continue to be serviced as in the past but via email, shipping, and delivery."

An adjudicated paper, he promises that public notices will continue to be published in the mini-Friday Flyer.

“There are a few of us left who are deeply impacted by the closing of the office this week,” Golding said. “But, I can feel the angst of those who have had a part in this newspaper‘s history as we shut down the lion‘s share of the operation. There are those who have passed on, too, who look down and must feel some emotion over the end of this era.”