Sooner or later we are all going to need to be admitted to a hospital. Most of the time the decision is made for us by our physician. Unless you are g...
Off the Leash: Let us now praise simple things …
A father and his young son leave the big warehouse store and push their cart across the crowded parking lot toward their car. After loading the grocer...
Tax Tips: Tax myths
In an 1939 BBC broadcast, Winston Churchill called Russia “a riddle wrapped in mystery inside an enigma.” This would also be an apt description of our...
Past Tense: Feb. 21, 2013
65 years ago - 1948 For the PTA Founders’ Day tea, mothers were asked to bring pennies to match their age. They were permitted, however, to bring them...
Creature Corner: Feb. 21, 2013
Paws up. All four paws and snouts and noses front and center. Have you heard the news? Winston, our American Staffordshire, has found a new forever ho...
Outside Idyllwild: Weather thou goest …
They say that March can be the cruelest month, but in Idyllwild the same could be said about January, February and sometimes April. Our recent pattern...
Lola’s Kitchen: Seductive Valentine’s Day treats …
At first I was going to write a column about bread; but since this week is Valentine’s Day I thought I would make this simple and sweet. By sweet, I m...
It Takes a Village: Idyllwild Arts welcomes 15 new students
The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. Idyllwild Arts welcomes 15 n...
Off the Main Roads: Survival steps for your gear …
For most hikers, winter spells the end of the hiking season until the spring thaw brings us back out from our caves. But wait, before you hunker down ...
Creature Corner: Feb. 14, 2013
And then there were none! Miss Olivia, our last Chihuahua mix puppy won the heart and love of her forever Valentine. Momma Sandy’s heart is bursting w...